Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington.

A Russian airstrike on a prison in southeastern Ukraine killed at least 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others, officials said.

The Ryazan refinery, about 120 miles (193 km) southeast of Moscow, is one of the largest in Russia and has a design processing capacity of about 340,000 barrels of crude a day

President Donald Trump condemned Russia's continued attacks against Ukraine as "disgusting" and "disgraceful" Thursday and said the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Moscow, but admits he's not sure they will have any effect.

I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” Trump said in a social media post that called Medvedev’s statements highly provocative.