Ukraine war: Russia bans 963 Americans from country; Finland holds talks with Turkey over Nato bid – live

Meanwhile, Turkey reportedly told Finland’s neighbour Sweden that it must act on its concerns about terrorist organisations and that lift an arms export embargo after objecting to its Nato application.

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, stipulated the requests during a call with the Swedish prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, on Saturday, reports Reuters, citing the Turkish state-owned news agency Anadolu.

Finland and Sweden formally applied to join Nato on Wednesday after months of deliberation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Turkey surprised Nato allies last week by objecting to their membership. However, western leaders have expressed confidence that Turkey will not block them from joining.

Ankara claims that both countries shelter people linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) militant group and followers of Fethullah Gülen, who Ankara claims orchestrated a coup attempt in 2016.

The Finnish president, Sauli Niinistö, has said he and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had “open and direct” talks to discuss his country’s bid for Nato membership.

It comes after Erdoğaan openly questioned whether Finland and its neighbour Sweden should be permitted to join the alliance.

Niinistö tweeted after the call:

The full published list comes after Biden signed a support package Saturday providing nearly $40bn (£32bn) in aid for Ukraine.

The list includes President Biden, the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the CIA chief, William Burns, Reuters reports.

Last month, Russia’s foreign ministry banned Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Ben Wallace and 10 other British government members from entering the country.

In April, the ministry said the decision was made “in view of the unprecedented hostile action by the UK government”.

It’s past 2pm in Ukraine. Time to take stock of developments so far today:

• President Biden signed the Ukraine funding bill. The United States will provide nearly $40bn, or £32bn, in aid for Ukraine.
• Canada has imposed sanctions on the Russian-born billionaire and newspaper proprietor Alexander Lebedev. The former KGB agent is the owner of UK newspapers the Evening Standard and the Independent.
• The United States and several countries walked out of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia’s military said it destroyed a major western arms consignment, west of Kyiv. Sea-launched Kalibr missiles were used, reported the Interfax news agency.
• Russia’s Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland. They have demanded that European countries pay for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but Finland refuses to do so.
• Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city’s Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms.
• Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, has disclosed that the UK has begun discussions with its international allies about sending modern weaponry to Moldova to protect it from Russia.

The United States will provide nearly $40bn, or £32bn, in aid for Ukraine, according to a statement from the White House.

The news comes after the US Senate approved Biden’s massive new military and humanitarian aid bill for Ukraine on Thursday. The final vote was 86 in favour, 11 against.

Biden is in Seoul for his first summit with the new South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol.