Putin declares Easter ceasefire but Ukraine says Russia still firing
Putin’s announcement comes a week after a Russian missile attack killed 35 people and wounded nearly 120 in the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Read more
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Ukraine: Russia launched guided bombs on Sumy after 35 killed
Russia’s Defence Ministry said two of its missiles had struck a meeting of Ukrainian military officers on Sunday in Sumy. Ukraine called the strike a deliberate attack on civilians. Read more
Zelenskyy: Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Writing on X, where he posted a video of one of the alleged men, Zelenskyy said Kyiv has “information suggesting that there are many more Chinese citizens” fighting. Read more
Ukraine: Russian missile strike kills 1, injures 3 in Kyiv
The strike was the first large-scale attack using missiles and drones since the U.S. said late last month it had negotiated two ceasefire accords with Russia and Ukraine, including one that would halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. Read more
Russia, Ukraine agree to halt Black Sea fighting, White House says
Both Ukraine and Russia confirmed the agreement, although it appeared to come with some serious caveats on the part of Moscow. Read more
Ukraine strikes Russian bomber airfield, causing massive explosion
Videos verified by Reuters showed a huge blast spreading out from the airfield, wrecking nearby cottages. Russia’s defense ministry said air defenses had shot down 132 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions. Read more
Trump, Zelenskyy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine
Zelenskyy asked Trump for more air defense support to protect his country against Russian attacks and the U.S. president said he would help locate the necessary military equipment in Europe. Read more
Trump, Putin agree to 30-day halt on Ukraine energy facility strikes
Putin emphasized that any resolution of the conflict would require an end to all military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine, it said. Read more
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Trump, Putin to discuss power plants, land in talks to end Ukraine war
Trump is trying to win Putin’s support for a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine accepted last week. Read more
Lithuania backs plan to double E.U. military aid for Ukraine
“If we can sustain this amount … for a longer period of time, that would be the amount that would allow Ukrainians to keep their armed forces at current strength,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told Reuters on Sunday. Read more
Putin says U.S. ceasefire plan for Ukraine needs major revisions
Putin’s heavily qualified support for the U.S. ceasefire proposal looked designed to signal goodwill to Washington and open the door to further talks with President Donald Trump. Read more
Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire with Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would now take the offer to the Russians, and that the ball is now in Moscow’s court. Read more
Sen. Mark Kelly slams Trump on Ukraine, rejects Musk ‘traitor’ insult
Since Thursday, Ukrainian authorities have reported Russian attacks including damage to Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure, and an assault with missiles and drones in which at least 14 people were killed and 37 wounded. Read more
Poland pays for Ukraine to use Starlink service
Poland pays for Kyiv to use the services of Elon Musk’s Starlink, which provides crucial internet connectivity to Ukraine and its military. Read more
At least 14 killed, 37 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine
On Friday, Russian forces damaged Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure in their first major missile attack since the U.S. paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Read more
Ukraine’s troops in Kursk nearly surrounded, maps show
The precarious situation for Ukraine comes after Washington suspended its intelligence sharing with Kyiv and raises the possibility that its forces may be forced into a politically awkward and psychologically difficult retreat back into Ukraine, or risk being captured or killed. Read more
U.S. cuts intelligence to Ukraine, pressuring Zelenskyy on peace
The suspension, which could hurt Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russian missile strikes, followed a halt this week to U.S. military aid to Kyiv. Read more
Zelenskyy regrets Trump clash, seeks to ‘make things right’
In his statement, Zelenskyy said he supported peace negotiations and was ready to sign a deal giving the United States access to Ukrainian minerals, which he had left on the table when he abandoned a visit to Washington after an Oval Office argument with Trump on Friday. Read more
Trump halts all U.S. military aid to Ukraine after White House clash
The move comes after Trump upended U.S. policy on Ukraine and Russia upon taking office in January, adopting a more conciliatory stance toward Moscow. Read more
Zelenskyy calls for diplomacy, U.S. support to end Ukraine war
“It is very important that we try to make our diplomacy really substantive to end this war the soonest possible,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. Read more
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