Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday following a report from the head of Kyiv's foreign intelligence service that China is in the process of intensifying its cooperation with Russia. Earlier, France said that Kyiv's allies in the British- and French-led"coalition of the willing" will hold another leadership meeting on Thursday, convening via videoconference to coordinate regional support. Follow our liveblog for more.

Yesterday's key developments:

• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he intends to send an updated plan to end the war with Russia to Washington after it was amended following talks with European allies. 
• In an interview with Politico released Tuesday, US President Donald Trump pressed Zelensky to accept the US proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing Moscow has the “upper hand” in its nearly 4-year-old invasion, and that Zelensky’s government must “play ball".