Her name was Kira. Invited to speak as a “hero’s child,” she broke from the carefully prepared script. In front of the cameras, she told Putin that her uncle, wounded in the arm, had been sent back to the front without proper treatment.

The US has imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in its war with Ukraine.

The White House hopes new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry will pressure Putin to enter peace talks with Ukraine. Follow along for live updates.

Russia has been using drones to hunt civilians living near the frontline in Ukraine, hounding them out of their homes, a UN inquiry has found. The tactic has forced thousands to flee whole areas in what amounts to a crime against humanity,