President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure. The test included the launch of a land-based "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile from a cosmodrome,

The Kremlin stressed on Wednesday that the dates for the face-to-face talks, due to take place in Hungary, "weren't set" and that this would still happen.

The White House Tuesday said there were “no plans” for President Donald Trump to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin “in the immediate future,” less than a week after Trump said they would meet in Budapest “within two weeks or so” for Ukraine peace talks.

Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.

At least six people were killed overnight, shortly after President Donald Trump announced that he did not "want to have a waste of time" holding a summit with the Russian leader.

The drone and missile attacks on Ukraine came as the US president put on hold his plans for an imminent summit in Budapest.

President Trump said last week that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet in Budapest, Hungary, though he did not say when.

Ukraine’s president and European leaders are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling on peace efforts in Ukraine.