The Foreign Office summoned Russia's ambassador to the UK over the strikes on Kyiv, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer called “senseless,” PA Media reports.

Starmer said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “sabotaging” hopes for peace, while US-led efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict were struggling to gain momentum.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy shared a post about the Russian ambassador's summons. 

“Putin's strikes last night killed civilians, destroyed homes, and damaged buildings, including the British Council and the EU office in Kyiv. We have summoned the Russian ambassador. The killing and destruction must stop,” he wrote on social media.