Breaking News - Boris Johnson said on Sunday he doubted Russian President Vladimir Putin's sincerity over entering talks with Ukraine, but that he agreed all avenues should be tried to end the conflict.

"If he (Putin) wants to stop, if he wants to withdraw, if he wants to negotiate that's very good news. I have my doubts ... There is nothing I've seen so far in his behaviour that leads me to think that he could possibly be sincere," Johnson told reporters. "But if he is, then we should pursue every avenue."

The Prime Minister also dismissed Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he is putting Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent on high alert as a “distraction” from struggle his troops are facing in Ukraine.

KYIV came through another night of siege as the brutal war between Ukraine and Russia enters day five.

It came as high level peace talks are expected to be held at 10am UK time between Moscow and Kyiv on Belarusian-Ukrainian border.

Ukraine continues to mount a firm resistance to the invading Russians as all Vladimir Putin's hope for a rapid victory have been crushed.

So instead the tyrant has been forced to the negotiating table for the first time - but it is unclear how successful such talks will be.

It came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country faces a "crucial" 24 hours in a call with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

And meanwhile, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace warned that the stalled invasion could force Russia to unleash "ruthless, indiscriminate" bombing of Ukraine.

His warning came after Putin's ally Belarus accused the West of pushing Russia to the brink of World War 3 as Moscow put its nuclear forces on "high alert".

Ukraine holds out no great hope after agreeing to talks with Russia in Belarus - the launchpad for attacks on Kyiv.

"But let them try," said Zelenskyy.

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