Russia-Ukraine war live: Vladimir Putin to be sworn in for fifth term as Russian president

Many European diplomats will avoid lavish ceremony amid war in Ukraine and his disputed landslide election

Good morning and welcome to our Ukraine blog as the time has just passed 10am in Kyiv and Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be sworn into office at a lavish ceremony in the Kremlin later today, embarking on a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever before.