attempts to end the war continue. A US official has told the BBC that Ukraine has "agreed to a peace deal", adding there are still "some minor details to be sorted out". Kyiv has not commented, and the White House has not confirmed the prospect of any Trump-Zelensky talks. Meanwhile, the US has confirmed its officials are set to meet Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi. But the fighting has continued, with Russia and Ukraine trading overnight air attacks. Officials in Kyiv said at least six people had been killed in Russian strikes on the city, while Russian officials said at least three had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the Rostov region.

Ukraine's national security chief Rustem Umerov said his team "look forward" to organising Zelensky's US visit "at the earliest suitable date in November to complete final steps and make a deal" with US President Donald Trump. In a social media post on Tuesday, he wrote that US and Ukrainian delegations have reached "a common understanding on the core terms" of the peace plan, referring to their meeting in Geneva on Sunday. Leaders in Kyiv and Europe had criticised the initial draft, which they said was too favourable to Russia.

Counter-proposals - reportedly drafted by the UK, France and Germany - excluded any recognition of Russian-held regions, raised Ukraine's permitted army size, and left the door open to Ukraine joining Nato. Zelensky welcomed the proposed changes to the controversial 28-point US peace plan. (BBC)