But Fico said that the halt from Ukraine has cost his country €500m (£418m) in transit fees and €1bn (£838m) in higher gas prices. 14:30:01 Latest battlefield maps: A closer look ...

For context: Kherson sits on the frontline in the south of Ukraine, as shown in the map above. The city was liberated by Ukrainian troops during a counteroffensive in late 2022.

Russia launched dozens of glide bombs across Ukraine over the last 24 hours, Ukraine’s military has reported in its latest update, as the casualty toll from an attack on civilian-populated ...