Help us end war by year's end, Zelensky urges world leaders

JUNE 27: President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the G7 summit via video-link, calling for more weapons for Ukraine.

He tells global leaders gathered in Germany that he wants the war to end by the end of the year "before winter sets in", sources say.

G7 leaders are expected to offer more military support as well as further sanctions against Russia, with some planning to ban Russian gold imports.

UK PM Boris Johnson is to call for action to get grain supplies out of Ukraine's blockaded ports as fears grow of famine in Africa and the Middle East.

Meanwhile, Russia has reportedly defaulted on its debt for the first time since 1918.

Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities on Sunday - one strike on a residential apartment block in Kyiv killed at least one person and injured others.