Air defence systems and Nato warplanes were placed on high alert last night as Russia pummelled Ukraine with bombers, drones and missile strikes. Despite peace talks ramping up as world leaders seek to bring the three-year war to an end,

As we hit the three-year mark since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Europe and NATO appear to be at their most fractured and vulnerable.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lauded U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for saying that previous U.S. support of Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance was a major cause of the war in Ukraine.

Alarm bells rang earlier today on the eastern flank of NATO as Ukraine suffered once again a massive airstrike.

It has been 3 years since Russia invaded Ukraine, but a change in America's Presidency has fast-tracked a potential peace agreement between the two sides. Trump has also sidelined key European NATO allies and Ukraine itself from these critical discussions.