Volodymyr Zelensky says he is travelling to Saudi Arabia next week, where talks between Ukrainian and US officials aimed at ending the war will take place
The Ukrainian president says he will work "constructively" with Trump to reach a "fast" and "lasting" peace
Earlier, US envoy Steve Witkoff said the idea was to "get down the framework for a peace agreement"
At a summit in Brussels, the Ukrainian president called on European leaders to support steps he's outlined for building a "full and fair" end to the fighting
Meanwhile, Russia has repeated its opposition to European troops in Ukraine after any deal - saying it would be "direct war"
Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
Image source, ReutersWe are now seeing key European leaders arriving to a packed entrance room for the EU emergency summit in Brussels.
There's media everywhere, as officials walk down the line to speak.
Briefly addressing the press, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says leaders are meeting today to "rearm Europe" and help defend Ukraine.
Image source, State Emergency Service Of UkraineFirefighters attended the scene of the attack in Sumy, where vehicles where also damaged
So far today, we've reported on a Russian missile strike in President Zelensky's home town of Kryvyi Rih that killed four people.
Other areas of the country have also been targeted by Russian attacks, with one civilian killed and three more people injured in Novoolenivka, in the Donetsk region, according to the regional administration head.
And in Ukraine's north-eastern city of Sumy, another civilian died after Russian troops struck a "civilian infrastructure facility", the State Emergency Service of Ukraine says.
After the United States yesterday announced it was pausing the sharing of intelligence with Ukraine, France has now stepped in to assist Kyiv.
Speaking this morning, France's Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu told French public radio station France Inter that they were passing their intelligence onto the Ukrainians.
Image source, Getty ImagesProtests have taken place outside US embassies, including in Warsaw, this week
On Monday, Donald Trump announced that Washington had paused shipments of military equipment to Ukraine following a heated meeting with its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, just days before.
Washington then announced on Wednesday that it had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
Kyiv has relied heavily on US military aid since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, and there are fears the country's defences may be able to hold out for only a matter of months without Washington's support.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Europe was ready to "step up" on defence while France's President Emmanuel Macron issued a stark warning that the continent was at a "turning point of history".
Image source, Getty ImagesUkrainian opposition MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says "we have a big problem now" that US President Donald Trump has stopped sharing intelligence and military aid with Ukraine.
"It's very, very dangerous. Tens of thousands of people are under threat because of this," he tells the BBC's Newsday programme.
"We need to be clear with President Trump about our intentions," to make a deal within Ukraine's terms, Goncharenko says.
At the EU summit today, the MP wants to see "concrete steps", but the problem is "you can't destroy a Russian missile with a statement".
We've just seen an update from Ukraine's Armed Forces, who report 112 Russian drones and two missiles were launched overnight.
Sixty-eight of these drones were shot down by Ukraine's Air Force, whilst 43 of them were lost "without negative consequences".
The two missiles were fired from two different locations – Voronezh region and occupied Crimea.
Some drones were shot down in Odesa, a region which was "massively attacked" by overnight Russian strikes according to the region's governor.
Image source, State Emergency Service Of UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says US and British volunteers from a humanitarian organisation were among those at a hotel in Kryvyi Rih struck in a missile attack last night.
Writing in Ukrainian on his Telegram channel, Zelensky says the rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih "lasted all night".
"Ballistic missiles hit an ordinary hotel. Just before the strike, volunteers from a humanitarian organisation - citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and Britain - checked into the hotel," he says.
"They survived because they managed to get down from their rooms. But, unfortunately, four people were killed in the attack."
He adds: "In total, more than 30 people were wounded, all of them were provided with the necessary assistance. The strike damaged many civilian objects around the hotel. Rescuers are still working at the scene - all services.
"There can be no pause in the pressure on Russia to stop this war and terror against life."
We've been reporting on a Russian missile attack in Zelensky's home town - but this was not the only Ukrainian city targeted overnight.
Over 190 miles away, the Ukrainian southern port city of Odesa was also "massively attacked", according to the region's governor.
Oleh Kiper says Russian drones targeted civilian and energy infrastructure, injuring two people and destroying a two-storey home.
Image source, ReutersRussian drone strikes also hit Odesa and its surrounding areas yesterday, with at least one civilian killed
Image source, State Emergency Service of UkraineA fourth person has died after a Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih overnight, according to the city's regional administration chief.
The missile hit a hotel in the central city, also causing damage to a number of apartment blocks and shops.
Daniel Wittenberg
Reporting from Brussels
Image source, ReutersIt has been a bruising, emotional, and relentless seven days for Ukraine’s under-pressure wartime leader.
This time last week, Volodymyr Zelensky was on his way to Washington DC, expecting to sign a landmark minerals deal with the United States and hoping to persuade Donald Trump to back Ukraine with security guarantees.
Instead, the meeting erupted into a full-blown confrontation.
I was inside the Oval Office as tensions boiled over – Zelensky looked frustrated, perhaps a little tired, as he clashed with an angry Trump and Vice-President JD Vance in a showdown that sent diplomatic shockwaves.
Since then, Zelensky and his advisers have been in overdrive.
Their next stop – London – was brought forward. He was welcomed with literal open arms by Keir Starmer on Downing Street and headed for a fireside audience with the King at his Sandringham home, as well as attending a planned summit of European leaders.
Back in Kyiv, Zelensky hit the phones, making more than a dozen calls to world leaders. But not to Trump.
Instead, Zelensky penned a letter to the US president, stressing Ukraine’s willingness to negotiate for peace, while posting on social media that their White House clash was “regrettable”.
Then it was back on the move: an overnight train out of Ukraine and a flight to Brussels, where we’re reporting from today, as he joins EU talks on ramping up defence.
Plenty of airmiles, countless conversations – but a long way still to go before peace.
Image source, EPAEuropean leaders gathered for a Ukraine summit in London on Sunday
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels today for a special council on defence following a warning from French President Emmanuel Macron that the continent is at a "turning point of history".
This is the latest in a series of meetings focussing on security on the continent, as well as on how to further support Ukraine. Most recently, leaders gathered in London for a summit hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
As well as rearmament, the leaders are expected to discuss how the EU can further support Kyiv after US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would suspend aid to Ukraine, and Washington confirmed its decision to pause intelligence sharing with the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to attend the talks.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced an unprecedented defence package on Monday, saying Europe was ready to "massively" boost its defence spending "with the speed and the ambition that is needed".
Europe was facing a "clear and present danger on a scale that none of us have seen in our adult lifetime", she said.
Image source, State Emergency Service Of UkraineAt least three people have been killed and 31 injured by a Russian missile in Kryvyi Rih, says the head of the Dnipropetrovsk region administration.
Serhiy Lysak says the missile hit a hotel in Ukraine's central city - the home town of Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky - also damaging 13 apartment blocks and 12 shops.
Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine's Ministry of Strategic Industries, describes it as an attack on "a civilian, peaceful hotel".
Imogen James
Live reporter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky heads to Brussels today to join an emergency EU security summit with leaders from across the continent.
It comes as his home town Kryvyi Rih deals with the damage from an overnight Russian missile strike that killed three and wounded 31.
Yesterday, the US confirmed it had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, adding to the suspension of military aid to the country.
We're waiting to hear from President Donald Trump, who has been quiet on the topic since his address to Congress on Tuesday night, where he welcomed a letter sent by Zelensky which said he was prepared to work with America for a peace deal.
The relationship might be thawing as Zelensky, in a video update shared on X on Wednesday evening, said the two countries had been speaking, and there is "positive movement" on a meeting next week.
The UK is pushing on its diplomatic efforts with the US too - with Defence Secretary John Healey set to meet his US counterpart Pete Hegseth later today in Washington DC.
We'll bring you the key movements today on the war in Ukraine, with the summit kicking off in just a few hours.
James Waterhouse
Ukraine correspondent in Kyiv
US intelligence sharing is central to Ukraine's survival.
In the early battle of Kyiv it was shared intelligence from the US which allowed Ukraine to repel Russian forces in a way few predicted.
It's American information that helps alert mobile phones if there is an air strike – a nightly occurrence.
It also allows Ukrainian troops to identify the locations of invading Russian soldiers and launch long-range missile strikes.
The scope of this US pause is not yet clear.
But this is a White House approach which is less an unpopular measure to force Ukraine to negotiate, and more a reckless gamble with its future.
The question now is – where will Donald Trump stop?
We have now paused our live coverage, thanks for joining us.
We'll be pausing our live coverage shortly, but before we go here is a short summary of what unfolded today.
If you want more on this story, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler has taken a closer look at how European leaders are reacting to the changes in the US's position on Ukraine and the continent's security more broadly.
You can also read our main news article.
Returning briefly to Emmanuel Macron's speech, the French president suggested that he will open debate about extending the French nuclear umbrella to European partners.
"I have decided to open the strategic debate on the protection of our allies on the European continent through our (nuclear) deterrence," he said.
As it stands, France and the UK are Europe's only two nuclear powers, with programmes unique to their countries.
Historically, European Nato members have also had the safety net offered by the US' nuclear stockpile too.
However, with Donald Trump's commitment to the organisation under question, Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for France and the UK to extend their nuclear protection over Europe.
During his speech, Macron stressed France would always retain control of when it would use its nuclear arsenal.
"Whatever happens, the decision has always been and will remain in the hands of the President of the Republic, head of the armed forces," he added.
Image source, Getty ImagesGermany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for France and the UK to extend their nuclear protection over Europe
Here's part of Macron's televised address to his country earlier, as he said the US had changed its position on the Ukrainian war which had sent Europe into a new age.
Watch: Macron says we are living in a new era
Hugh Schofield
Paris Correspondent
This was a president seeking to make the French understand the unprecedented gravity of the current predicament: a continent, Europe, for the first time since World War Two obliged to fend for itself.
He said he hoped the alliance with the US would survive, but the French – and Europeans – had to prepare to go it alone.
This would mean re-industrialisation in defence and the raising of huge amounts of money.
How this might be done at the European level may become clearer in Brussels tomorrow, but the president indicated that important and painful choices would also have to be made in France.
The president also said that a huge change in France's nuclear doctrine was possible, as part of the European defence rethink.
Until now France's nuclear deterrent has been used solely as a guarantor of national sovereignty, but he said discussions could take place over extending the nuclear umbrella to other countries.
One US Republican senator tells the BBC that he believes "we need to continue" supporting Ukraine, "but I think it's even more important for Europe to step up and contribute more".
Speaking to the BBC's state department correspondent Tom Bateman, Senator John Cornyn says "Russia clearly can't be trusted" and he is "sceptical of any promises" its President, Vladimir Putin, makes.
"That's why we need some sort of backup plan, hopefully led by the Europeans, but supported by the United States."
That need for European involvement is reiterated by Senator Rick Scott.
"Russia is the aggressor... Ukraine needs to win", he says, but "the Europeans are going to have start standing up" in their defence of the country."
"You can't expect American taxpayers... to do all this", he adds.
Democratic lawmakers in the US have slated the decision to suspend military assistance - and intelligence sharing - with Ukraine.
Senator Cory Booker tells the BBC's state department correspondent Tom Bateman that he had not heard the reports of a halt to intelligence sharing with Ukraine "but that would be unacceptable to me, and pretty outrageous".
He adds that the stopping of military aid is a "betrayal of Congress's intent", since it has already approved funds for Ukraine.
Senator Tim Kaine calls it "a huge mistake". "This secession of aid, military aid that Congress has appropriated, I think, is illegal," he adds.
This is something Democrats in Congress will "try to stop", Senator Chris Murphy says, "but it doesn't seem like Republicans are willing to stand up for democracy abroad or here at home right now".
"Donald Trump is allied with Vladimir Putin, there is no mystery there", he says.