Emmanuel Macron has said that he believes that a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine could be struck as early as next year, as he announced that Kyiv had purchased 100 fighter jets in a landmark deal.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and France's Emmanuel Macron inked a landmark deal for Paris to supply Kyiv with advanced weapons, including Rafale jets.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a letter of intent for the provision of French fighter jets and air defense systems.

Russian attacks have killed four people and wounded more than a dozen in Balakliya and Velykyi Burluk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Two people have also been killed and many wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region.