CONNECTICUT: US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday Russia has made “significant concessions” towards a negotiated settlement in its war with Ukraine, claiming Moscow now recognises it cannot install a puppet regime in Kyiv and that Ukraine will receive security guarantees against future aggression.

The hope is that these fortifications will deter Russia from any future invasions, and the three countries have made no effort to conceal the construction of this line. Once finished, the "Baltic defense line" will extend across the three nations,

Vladimir Putin has made the startling claim that the West is responsible for the conflict in Ukraine. The Russian dictator said he was doing all he could to stop the war despite continuing to launch missile and drone strikes on civilians.