As Ukraine peace deal nears, what has Putin won... and at what cost?

The three-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week brought with it renewed hope that a long-awaited peace may soon follow.

But the road to a ceasefire is proving almost as contentious as the war itself.

Direct talks between the US and Russia - held without Ukrainian representatives - have fuelled fears that Kyiv's future is being decided elsewhere, particularly given the evident rift between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.

European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, have scrambled to Washington to present their own plans and convince the US President that Europe must also have a say in negotiations.

Trump himself has declared that Moscow 'has the cards' in the talks, but is set to host his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss potential security promises for Kyiv - if Zelensky is prepared to hand over some of his nation's mineral wealth.