Putin threatened "lightning-fast" retaliation against any Western countries that intervene on Ukraine's behalf.
The threat comes as the Russian leader said the response to counterstrikes will be "lightning fast.
Volodymyr Zelensky will address the UN security council on Tuesday amid global revulsion at apparently deliberate civilian killings by Russian troops in Ukraine, as the US and EU prepared further sanctions against a defiant Moscow.
A pull-out of Russian troops is "slow but noticeable", Zelensky says
Erdoğan opens peace talks: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed delegations from both sides at an Istanbul palace, saying "stopping this tragedy" was up to them. Ukrainian television reported the talks had begun with "a cold welcome" and no handshake.
The war that was going to last just a few days is now one month old
US leader, speaking after Nato agreed to upgrade weapons supply to Ukraine, says retaliation would be proportional.
Nato has never been more united - Biden
Leaders spoke for nearly two hours but Biden did not make any direct requests to Xi to persuade Putin to end the attack
Russia and Ukraine ‘close to agreeing’ on neutral status, says Lavrov.
A deal with Kyiv on “neutral status” for Ukraine as part of a peace agreement could be close, Russia’s foreign minister has said.
Fifteen-point draft deal would involve Kyiv renouncing Nato ambitions in return for security guarantees.
