On Friday Mr Zelensky accused Russia of planting mines at a hydroelectric dam in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, which is under the control of Moscow's forces.

The debate actually began with a lengthy explanation of the closed-captioning system that allowed Fetterman, who also has auditory processing issues that linger after his stroke, to read questions and answers transcribed on a screen in real time. There were occasional pauses between questions to Fetterman and his answers to them. At one point, during a back-and-forth on education, Oz seemed to allude to Fetterman’s struggles.

The Scottish government said it was providing sanctuary to more displaced people from Ukraine per head of population than any other part of the UK.

The Chinese police have been running two offices in the Netherlands since 2018 and there are strong indications they are being used to put pressure on critical Chinese nationals, according to research by RTL Nieuws and investigative website Follow the Money. The ‘overseas police service stations’, based in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, were first identified by Spanish civil rights group Safeguard Defenders in a report published in September. It said at the time they had been primarily set up to conduct administrative tasks to aid overseas Chinese, such as sorting out driving licences, but that they ‘also serve a far more sinister and wholly illegal purpose’.

Residents like Anya, who also cares for four other members of her family, do have access to what is called technical water in their homes, but it can't be used for drinking or cooking.

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Greg Clark thanked everyone who has welcomed Ukrainians into their homes.

Overall there have been almost 200,000 visa applications.

The hourlong debate was the most intense political test Fetterman has faced since the stroke, and his advisers sought Monday to lower expectations for his performance.

Up to ?50m funding will be made available to refurbish properties through the Ukraine Longer Term Resettlement Fund.

Areas targeted by the latest attacks include the Cherkasy region, south-east of the capital Kyiv, and the city of Khmelnytskyi, further west.