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We can bring you some more comments from US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who says the White House "will engage in shuttle diplomacy".

During Trump's earlier comments in the Oval Office, Waltz outlined that Trump has had multiple conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as with the Ukrainians and the Russians.

In a look ahead to next week, he adds that the Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte will be coming to speak with US officials.

US suspends Ukraine’s access to satellite imagespublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

18:39 GMT 7 March

By Jake Horton

The US has temporarily suspended Ukraine’s access to some satellite imagery, space technology company Maxar tells BBC Verify.

This comes after the US decided to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine following a breakdown in relations after the Oval Office clash last week.

Maxar, a US-based company, has contracts to provide satellite imagery to various governments and companies.

One of those is the Global Enhanced GEOINT Deliver (GEGD) programme, which gives users access to high quality imagery collected by the US government.

"The US government has decided to temporarily suspend Ukrainian accounts in GEGD," Maxar said. "Each customer makes their own decisions on how they use and share that data."

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, part of US Department of Defense - confirmed the suspension was "in accordance with the administration’s directive on support to Ukraine".

Satellite imagery is an important tool during a war as it allows armies to gather intelligence on their rivals.

As we've been reporting, US President Donald Trump says he's "finding it more difficult to deal with Ukraine" than Russia in reaching a peace agreement.

Speaking to a room of reporters, Trump acknowledged that Ukraine are "taking tremendous punishment" and that Russia are "bombing the hell out of Ukraine".

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In his evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "Ukraine is ready for peace as soon as possible: we have proposed concrete steps."

He adds that "every day, new Russian strikes and reality itself prove that it is Russia that must be forced to peace – to stop the war, to real diplomacy, to guarantee security and to a reliable, lasting peace".

His comments came as US President Donald Trump was making his own remarks from the Oval Office. As a reminder, Trump said that Russia was "easier to deal with" in terms of reaching a peace deal.

We've also heard from Yehor Cherniev - Ukrainian MP and chairman of the Nato Ukrainian Delegation - who says Ukraine is "ready for peace, but not just for any price".

Speaking to the BBC, he says: "We should never forget who is the aggressor and who is the victim, it's unfair to expect the victim to surrender and give up."

On Trump's assertion that Russia holds the cards in the war, Cherniev responds: "We have been fighting for three years against a huge country - and, so, we have some cards. We can protect ourselves."

He adds that the US is Ukraine's strategic partner and his country is working to build the relationship, to reach a peace deal.

Trump hardens tone on Russia, but still says they are easier to deal withpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

17:41 GMT 7 March

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

US President Donald Trump's tone on Russia seemed to have hardened slightly, in a social media post earlier today. But in his most recent comments he sounds sceptical of Ukraine's leadership and their willingness to come to the negotiating table.

Speaking in the Oval Office just moments ago, Trump said that Russia "is bombing the hell out of Ukraine" - and that he's told them they "can't do that".

His remarks were tempered by the suggestion that other leaders around the world would similarly take advantage of a decrease in foreign military assistance to their enemies.

"I think he's doing what anyone else would do – he's hitting them harder than he's been hitting them, and anyone in that position would be doing right now," Trump said. "He wants to get it ended. I think Ukraine wants to get it ended. I suspect he wants to get it ended."

The US president appears to have not shifted much on his position - starkly highlighted after last week's infamous Oval Office meeting with Zelensky - that he is not convinced by Ukraine's desire for peace.

"I'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine," he said.

At one point, Trump was asked why he doesn't supply Ukraine air defence weapons, despite Russia's mounting aerial attacks.

His answer is unlikely to assuage concerns in Kyiv or in European capitals.

Trump, however, seems increasingly confident that Russia is willing to negotiate, despite statements from the Kremlin. Just yesterday, he suggested he is privy to information - that only he knows - that indicates "they have no choice".

Over the last few moments we have been hearing from President Trump in the Oval Office.

He had been speaking about the US economy but took questions from reporters on the situation in Ukraine. If you missed it, here are the key takeaways:

• The president reiterated the point he made earlier on Truth Social that Russia is "bombing the hell" out of Ukraine while adding that he is finding it "more difficult" to deal with Ukraine
• Adviser Mike Waltz told reporters they believe things will "get back on track" with Ukraine - a message that was echoed by Trump
• Trump acknowledged that Ukraine was suffering - explaining Putin was hitting the country "harder that it has ever been"
• However, he expressed uncertainty over whether Ukraine wants to "settle" - adding a warning that the situation could end up as "World War Three"

Stay with us - we'll have some further analysis with you shortly.

One reporter asks why European countries have not come up with their own peace plan. Trump replies that "sometime questions are unanswerable".

He says "they don't know how to end the war" but says that he does have an idea of how to bring it to an end.

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The president is asked why the US will not provide Ukraine with air defences in light of his decision to pause military assistance - and the fact that Trump himself said Russia was "pounding" Ukraine.

Trump says it's a good question, but he has to know that Ukraine "want[s] to settle".

"If they don't want to settle, we're out of there," he says - adding that he's trying "to stop death".

Referring to the European meetings across the last week, the president warns this could end up as "World War Three" if it's not settled.

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Trump says he thinks that Putin is doing what "anyone else would do", saying he thinks the Russian leader wants to get this war "settled and ended".

The president then adds that Putin is "hitting them harder" than he has been before, but adds he believes the Russian leader wants to get the war ended.

He adds that Ukraine is taking "tremendous punishment", but Trump seems uncertain on whether he believes Ukraine wants to settle the war - he adds: "I think they do" but that he "doesn't quite get it".

Mike Waltz says the Russians are taking incredible losses on the front, and describes the war as a "meat grinder" of people, material and national treasure.

We're hearing now from White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz who says the president has been "crystal clear" to both sides that the "fighting needs to stop" and that both need to come to the table.

He adds that both leaders have said "only" President Trump could do this.

Waltz points to an "initial engagement" with Russia, and then a proposed minerals deal with Ukraine - which would have been a chance to "bind our economies together".

"Unfortunately, that didn't go so well, but we think we're going to get things back on track," he adds.

He confirms that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, himself and the Ukrainian delegation will be in Saudi Arabia next week for talks on ending the war.

Trump adds that he thinks they will "get it settled and stopped".

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We're hearing now from Donald Trump, who was delivering an update on the US economy, but is now answering questions on the war in Ukraine.

He's asked if he still believes that Putin is committed to peace.

Trump says that he does, adding: "I think we're doing very well with Russia. But right now they're bombing the hell out of Ukraine."

He also says that he is "finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine".

He adds that to get a final peace deal, that it may be "easier to deal with Russia, which is odd, as they have all the cards".

He looks ahead to next week's meeting in Saudi Arabia - where US and Ukraine teams are due to meet to discuss a peace framework. The president adds that he is trying to help Ukraine but says they "have to get on the ball, to get the job done".

Trump's threat unlikely to bother Putin undulypublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

17:00 GMT 7 March

Frank Gardner
Security correspondent

Compared to the colossal blow that Ukraine has just sustained in losing – even if only temporarily – its military and intelligence assistance from the US, President Trump’s verbal threat of sanctions and tariffs on Russia is something of a pinprick.

Russia is already under the heaviest Western sanctions in its history.

It has been able to get around them to a large extent by selling discounted oil to India and China, while importing many of the goods it previously got from the West through countries like Kazakhstan.

China is reported to be helping to sustain Russia's war effort with large volumes of dual-use technology, which it denies.

The Trump administration cannot have failed to notice the chorus of criticism that all the pressure for a peace deal is being piled on just Ukraine, not Russia.

So it is possible this is an attempt to present itself as being more even-handed. The problem is, we simply do not know what was discussed and what was agreed in that "lengthy and highly productive" 90-minute phone call that Donald Trump suddenly announced he’d held last month with the Russian President.

So far, Vladimir Putin has played a clever hand, sitting back and doubtless enjoying watching the transatlantic alliance come apart at the seams.

Compared to that gain, the threat of US tariffs is unlikely to bother him unduly.

Donald Trump's warning to Russia that he is "strongly considering" sanctions to push for a peace deal could see a tightening of oil sanctions, BBC's US partner CBS reports.

Though Trump is yet to release more details on what the possible sanctions on Russia would involve, CBS reports that sanctions on Chinese banks that do business with Russia could come into effect. They add this could be as punishment for supplying dual-use items that Russia has been using on the battlefield.

According to CBS, sanctions on all Russian banks could also be on the table - depending on how hard Trump wants to hit Russia.

Or, he could select something much lighter. These options above would be the most harsh actions he could impose, the BBC's US partner adds.

As we've reported, the US and Ukraine will hold talks in Saudi Arabia next Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has issued a statement welcoming the planned meeting in Jeddah.

It says: "The Ministry affirmed the Kingdom's continued efforts to achieve lasting peace to end the Ukrainian crisis, as the Kingdom has continued these efforts over the past three years by hosting many meetings on this matter."

Delegates from Washington and Kyiv are expected to attend. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he'll travel to Saudi Arabia next week, but he won't be at the talks.

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It's just seven days since Ukrainian President Zelensky left the White House following an angry exchange with Trump and JD Vance in front of the media.

It seemed unclear at the time how things might move forward - with the weekend seeing a meeting between a number of international leaders in London to discuss how to end the war.

Since then, Zelensky has underlined he is ready to work under Trump's "strong leadership", while calling for a ceasefire in the air and at sea, and an end to attacks on energy and other civilian infrastructure.

French President Emmanuel Macron has floated a four-week truce "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure".

We know of a planned meeting next week between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia - delegations for both Washington and Kyiv will attend.

Russia has said they are "in touch" with the US regarding talks on Ukraine but on Thursday rejected calls for a temporary ceasefire.

Trump's warning to Russia not completely out of the bluepublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

16:24 GMT 7 March

Natalie Sherman
New York business reporter

Donald Trump’s warning that he is considering using “banking sanctions, sanctions and tariffs” against Russia does not come completely out of the blue.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled a similar move in a speech in New York on Thursday, when he said the Biden administration had, for much of its term in office, put in place “egregiously weak” sanctions against Russia, and warned that Trump would not hesitate “to go all in to provide leverage in peace negotiations”.

What leverage might such measures actually provide?

When it comes to tariffs, not much. The US imported just $3bn in goods from Russia last year, down from $29.7bn in 2021 – the year before the war in Ukraine.

But Bessent raised the prospect that the US will take a harder line on Russian oil exports, which had gotten unusual treatment for much of the Biden administration, largely exempting oil from the country that was sold under a set price.

A few weeks before leaving office, it toughened the measures on the sector, aiming to further isolate Russia’s economy.

Ramping up action against oil could deliver a harder punch.

The Global News Podcast is teaming up with Ukrainecast for a special Q&A, in a week that has seen US military aid halted.

Can Trump and Zelensky get back to talks on a peace deal? Our BBC experts are answering your questions now, and you can tune in on BBC Sounds.

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

Ukraine has seen bigger attacks, sometimes involving more than 100 missiles launched in the course of one night.

This one involved 67, according to the Ukrainian air force. Notably, up to 20 of them were fired from Russian warships in the Black Sea – the largest number this year, which is still smaller than in comparable attacks in 2024.

The damage caused by this latest attack is difficult to assess because it targeted Ukraine's gas extraction facilities – and Ukraine has a policy of not reporting details of damage to strategic infrastructure so as not to help Russian forces with post-strike assessment.

It is a relief that no fatalities were reportedly caused by the attack.

Here’s another video showing the impact of Russia’s missile and drone attack overnight.

Several regions were hit, including Odesa, Poltava, Chernihiv and Ternopil.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian missile struck near an apartment building in Kharkiv, injuring several people.

Watch below to see some of the aftermath in the city.