Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says: 'Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict and we will hold Putin and his regime to account.'
• Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for more weapons from the West, particularly for the defence of Mariupol
• Allegations of rape, executions, and other war crimes are still coming to light in areas around Kyiv, where the Russians pulled out in recent weeks. Russia says these are Ukrainian and Western provocations. • Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia would not stop fighting for any new round of peace talks. Talks were last held on 1 April.
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