Russia's President Vladimir Putin is ready to dispatch a high-level delegation for talks with Ukraine in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the Kremlin says, as the Russian military campaign in Ukraine enters its second day.

The Kremlin says Russia has been developing hypersonic missiles to counter actions taken by the US and NATO that damage military 'parity' with Moscow.

According to a new poll, only 15% of Russians believe the Kremlin poisoned Alexei Navalny while nearly half of them say it was either faked or a provocation by the West.