European leaders called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to an immediate and complete ceasefire that allows talks to begin on a lasting peace deal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk expresses concerns about being excluded from ceasefire talks regarding the war in Ukraine, as Western European leaders meet with President Zelenskiy to discuss peace efforts.

By Paul Sandle, Ronald Popeski and Jekaterina Golubkova LONDON/KYIV June 7 (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said on Sunday they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to secure a ceasefire,

Russia also launched several attacks in Ukraine on Tuesday, hours before the deadline for Kyiv’s ceasefire offer, killing at least 27, Ukrainian officials said.

Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours. President Trump had announced Friday that Russia and Ukraine would swap 1,

Ukraine's air force has said that Russia attacked the country with three ballistic missiles and more than 100 drones overnight.

By Andrius Sytas and Jekaterina Golubkova TALLINN, June 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday as he met with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs on the sidelines of a summit between Ukraine and Nordic and Baltic states in the Estonian capital Tallinn.

President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over the weekend, after Moscow pushed Kyiv for a temporary truce to allow Vladimir Putin to host a parade in his capital.

The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point. Since the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, Russia’s full-scale invasion settled into a predictable rhythm of summer and winter offensives, between which the pressure of attacks would ease while Russian units rotated and regrouped.

The British, German and French leaders backed a call by Ukraine's Zelenskyy for direct talks with Russian President Putin. The European leaders met Zelenskyy in London.