Meanwhile China, another power that Putin has sought the support of, is also distancing itself from Russia’s war effort.
Meanwhile, the chief negotiators from the UK and the EU, lord David Frost and Michel Barnier, are meeting face to face in separate talks to help break the deadlock on negotiations for a future trade deal.
Meanwhile, the Russian president has attempted to annex four Ukrainian regions in violation of international law to add to the Crimean peninsula occupied by Moscow’s forces since 2014.