Ukraine war latest: ‘Very difficult’ for Kyiv to get Crimea back, says Trump, as he warns Putin to stop strikes

Analysis: Even China objects to US peace plan and barbaric Russian strikes made Putin’s stance clear – so what happens next? By Dominic Waghorn, international affairs editor Events in Ukraine over the last 24 hours have been utterly barbaric. Bad even by the standards of this horrendous war. Multiple Iranian drones and North Korean missiles laden with explosives brought carnage to swathes of the country, killing yet more civilians. This was Russia’s answer to President Trump’s peace plan and ultimatum. Normally strangely reluctant to criticise Russia, even Trump was moved to implore Vladimir Putin to “STOP”. But in truth, throughout…