He said Ukraine had again pushed for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire — a proposal supported by several of its international partners. In response, Russia only offered a short-term local ceasefire — two to three days in limited areas — to allow the ...

A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between the warring sides to swap more prisoners of war. The Ukrainian negotiators said Russia again rejected an "unconditional ceasefire" - a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US.

Kyiv also suffered a damaging blow when a Russian missile struck a Ukrainian military training base, killing at least 12 soldiers. Hours before that strike, Russia launched what Ukrainian officials said was the largest combined overnight aerial assault on the country since the start of the war.

Ukraine launched a large-scale drone assault on multiple Russian air bases Sunday (June 1), reportedly striking more than 40 military aircraft. Separately, the Ukrainian Air Force on Sunday said that

Hundreds of towns are under evacuation orders in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region where Russian forces are focusing their attacks, as Kyiv officials warn it could be preparing a new offensive.Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for 11 settlements on Saturday,

The United States at the UN insists that a ceasefire in Ukraine should be immediate and unconditional. — Ukrinform.

Trump previously said it would take him "about two weeks" to know whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin was serious about a peace deal.

The Trump administration is weighing options to pressure Russia into concessions at the negotiating table, after direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian teams failed to produce a clear breakthrough.