Putin vows to restart horror strikes on Ukraine as Trump ceasefire hopes collapse

Vladimir Putin's spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, said that the Russian leader had not renewed a month-long moratorium on strikes against Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure as hopes for a ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump collapsed. Earlier today, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, hinted that the US could abandon - peace talks after a meeting in Paris to end the war. He added that Washington may be ready to "move on" if there is no progress on a peace deal in the coming days.

After the remarks, Peskov said: "The month has indeed passed, but at the present time there have been no other instructions from the supreme commander-in-chief, President Putin." Despite a moratorium on striking energy infrastructure, .

Mr Rubio was in the French capital on Thursday for talks with UK, EU and Ukrainian delegations and a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Meanwhile, 's economy minister said the US and signed a memorandum as a first step towards the stalled minerals deal. As he left Paris, Mr Rubio told reporters the US administration wants to figure out "very soon, and I'm talking about a matter of days, not a matter of weeks" .

"If it can, we're prepared to do whatever we can to facilitate that and make sure that it ... ends in a durable and just way. If it's not possible, if we're so far apart that this is not going to happen, then I think the president's probably at a point where he's going to say, well, we're done."

He added: "We need to figure out here now, within a matter of days, whether this is doable in the short term, because if it's not, then I think we're just going to move on."

Talks about a possible peace have faltered since Moscow rejected a ceasefire proposal that the US and had agreed on last month.

Meanwhile, the UK and France have been seeking to assemble a coalition of nations willing to defend a truce if one is reached.

Foreign Secretary Mr Lammy said after the Paris talks that "unity is our strength".

"Today's meetings with France, the US, , and Germany underscore our shared commitment to global security," he said.

He added: "We are working hard with allies to secure a lasting peace in .

" must agree to an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire as has done."

's economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in a post on X that a memorandum of intent with the US has been signed for an economic partnership agreement between the two nations.

It was a step towards an agreement that would grant the US access to 's mineral resources. Ms Svyrydenko said that a final deal would also involve an investment fund for the reconstruction of . US officials expressed hope that an accord could be completed by the end of next week.