Kovalenko highlighted that the Kremlin leader "appears delusional" for continuing to attack Ukraine with weapons like Shahed drones, despite Russia’s repeated failures to achieve its primary objective of destroying Ukraine either militarily or politically.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin must respond to the ceasefire proposal in Ukraine by the end of the day, The Guardian reports. According to German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius, "the clock is ticking" for Russia.

The path ahead that Europe’s leaders appear to envisage is of a worsening of the war – where Putin violates a ceasefire, is hit with “massive sanctions,” and Europe must escalate its military backing for Ukraine. They do not appear to think the ...

President Vladimir Putin said, according to a translation by the BBC: "We are determined to have serious negotiations with Ukraine. The purpose is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and establish long-term, lasting peace with a historical perspective.

Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that he would be waiting in Istanbul for Putin and Donald Trump said he would potentially fly out if the Russian President decided to attend. Emmanuel Macron, Sir Keir Starmer,

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he was in favour of imposing new sanctions on Russia in coming days if Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire, mentioning financial services and oil and gas as possible targets.

Ukraine's air force reported an overnight Russian attack involving more than 100 drones, as Russia's President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal of an immediate 30-day ceasefire.

A Russian politician has condemned Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent promise to wait for Vladimir Putin for peace talks in Istanbul. After his Russian counterpart offered to “resume negotiations” on ending the Ukraine war in Turkey last week,