Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Russia, US officials hold call
Defence ministers Sergei Shoigu and Lloyd Austin discussed ‘issues of international security’.

- Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has held a phone call with his United States counterpart, Lloyd Austin, where the pair discussed “issues of international security”.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin appears to be “much softer and more open to negotiations” than in the past.