Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s offer to hold direct peace talks “without any preconditions” as “a good sign,” but said the real first step should be ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed Ankara’s readiness to join ceasefire monitoring during a phone call with the “Coalition of the Willing” in Kyiv, Reuters reported on May 11.

Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct talks with Ukraine “without any preconditions” in Istanbul on May 15, he announced at a Kremlin press conference on May 11.

The European Union is currently weighing three new sanctions packages targeting Russia, Ukrainian presidential sanctions policy adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk said on May 10 during a national TV broadcast.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov brushed off threats of new Western sanctions on Saturday, May 10, saying Russia is no longer fazed by such measures as European and U.S. leaders ramp up pressure over ...

President Donald Trump announced on May 10 that India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following U.S.-mediated negotiations, marking a major de-escalation in regional tensions. The ...

Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during a visit to Kyiv that future arms supply talks with Ukraine will be kept private, German broadcaster ntv reported on May 10.

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry has suspended six top officials from the National Guard’s logistics division following reports of a sweeping corruption investigation, the Ministry announced the ...

Direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow should follow a 30-day ceasefire, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with TF1/LCI on May 10.

A group of Russian troops attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian lines while disguised as Ukrainian soldiers during Moscow’s self-declared three-day “truce,” Ukraine’s 60th Separate Mechanized Inhulets ...

Russia is grappling with a full-blown potato crisis as prices for the staple crop hit record highs, climbing nearly 50% since the start of the year, Bloomberg reported on May 9, citing official data.

Sibiha emphasized that Ukraine and its allies are ready for a full, unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea for at least 30 days, beginning Monday, May 12. He added that if Russia ...