Russia-Ukraine war live: Nato in talks to put more nuclear

Secretary general says move would ‘communicate the direct message’ to Russia that Nato is a nuclear alliance

A building was destroyed after Russian troops attacked a children’s recreation facility in the Shevchenkiv district of Kharkiv, the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov, said last night. No casualties were reported.

Speaking at the end of the two-day Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, yesterday suggested the military situation had “stabilised” in Kharkiv, the north-eastern region subject to fierce bombardment from advancing Russian forces.

I won’t go into operational details about how many nuclear warheads should be operational and which should be stored, but we need to consult on these issues. That’s exactly what we’re doing.

Transparency helps to communicate the direct message that we, of course, are a nuclear alliance.