Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to peace talks with Ukraine's Zelensky but questioned his legitimacy to sign any treaty, citing the expiry of Zelensky's term and constitutional concerns. Putin warned any deal without legal authority could be dismissed later, RT reported.<
Zelensky has rejected Russia's proposal as an ultimatum, insisting on a full ceasefire. Meanwhile, a second group of Russian POWs was released under a prisoner swap deal agreed in Istanbul, RT reported.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under a deal made in Istanbul. Russia released Ukrainian POWs and received its own soldiers, now under care in Belarus. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies, but Kyiv representatives didn't show up for the handover.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the importance of upcoming international meetings, including the G7 Summit in Canada and the NATO Summit in the Netherlands, hoping for some results.
In his address to the nation on Sunday, Zelenskyy thanked Ukraine's Security Service and all those involved in the operation and mentioned that 117 drones were used in the operation. He noted that the preparation of the operation took over a year and a half and mentioned that planning, or
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he was "playing with fire" for stalling efforts to finalise a peace agreement with Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia's Putin has "gone crazy" and is wrongly attacking Ukraine. He also blamed Ukraine's leader Zelenskyy and former US President Biden for the war. Trump said the war wouldn't have happened if he had been in charge earlier and called it a result of bad
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that 307 Ukrainian defenders have returned home as part of a negotiated exchange in Turkey. This brings the total number of returnees to 697 over two days, with the process expected to continue on Sunday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a Russian attack in Ukraine, with 250 strike drones, primarily Iranian-made 'Shaheds,' and 14 ballistic missiles targeting civilians across seven regions, including Kyiv, Odesa, and Kharkiv, causing widespread damage and casualties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday (local time) expressed his gratitude for the European Union's adoption of its 17th sanctions package against Russia while advocating for even stronger measures to pressure Moscow into ceasing hostilities in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday (local time) expressed his gratitude towards UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer following the UK's new sanctions on Russia, as Zelenskyy believes it would help pressure Moscow toward peace.