Provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service - firefighters extinguish a fire after Russia's air raid in the village of Bilopillya in the Sumy region, Ukraine, 14.05.2025

Ukraine claims Russia has broken its own cease-fire more than 734 times since it took effect Thursday, Ukraine said.

European leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Poland joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv in urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept a 30-day ceasefire or face more sanctions.

Russian strikes and fighting along the front line have killed far more civilians than over the same period a year ago, U.N. officials said in a presentation for diplomats in New York this week.

President Trump and European leaders are demanding Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to a 30-day cease-fire starting Monday.

President Trump on Sunday urged Ukrainian leaders to agree to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey later this week to negotiate an end to the three-year conflict. “President

The unilateral ceasefire coincides with the celebrations in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Russia’s biggest secular holiday. Kyiv has pressed for a longer-term cease-fire.

Putin’s dismissal of calls for a ceasefire is more of the same, Markarova says Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States chalked up Vladimir Putin’s dismissal of the latest call for a 30-day ...

Moscow had discussed reviving the gas pipeline in talks with President Trump on improving economic ties with Washington.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully shot down 62 Russian drones, while 29 enemy UAVs vanished from radar. — Ukrinform.