NATO has scrambled its fighter jets and put them on the "highest state of readiness" after Russia launched brutal strikes in Western Ukraine, coming just weeks after Vladimir Putin claimed to want pea

Ukraine has appeared to split over the return of Crimea despite Volodymyr Zelensky doubling down on his commitment to securing their territory. Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko instead suggested the ex-Soviet state may have to give up land to Russia.