Putin calls for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine to work on ceasefire
Russian president Vladimir Putin is proposing direct talks with Ukraine aimed at ending three years of fighting.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin is proposing direct talks with Ukraine aimed at ending three years of fighting.
They want a 30 day halt to fighting starting on Monday.
Trump said he supports a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announcing it on social media Thursday and threatening additional sanctions from the United States if it's not respected.
The president took to social media on Thursday to announce the ceasefire and threaten additional sanctions from the U.S. if it's not respected.
The ceasefire was set to begin at midnight in Ukraine, but Ukraine says just hours later, Russia launched guided bombs into northeastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is ready for an immediate cease-fire if Russia agrees to a 30-day truce. The comments come after he dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a 72-hour ceasefire.
American officials are reportedly finalizing new economic sanctions targeting the country's banking and energy sectors, according to Reuters.
The strikes happened overnight in the capital of Kyiv and southeastern Ukraine.
Negotiations continue on Friday, as Russia launched another strike overnight on Kyiv. Natalie Brand has the latest reaction from the White House.
President Trump blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of prolonging the war with Russia by refusing to surrender Crimea to Putin as part of a peace deal.
A murder investigation has been launched after a car bomb killed a senior Russian general just outside Moscow.
Russia attacked Kyiv with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones overnight, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 70 as peace talks brokered by America appeared to stall.
Ukraine opposes extending recognition of Russia's control of the Crimean Peninsula, something the U.S. has told Moscow it is prepared to do.
It’s part of a potential peace deal over the war in Ukraine. The framework also establishes a ceasefire along the frontlines. A source also says the Trump administration plans to work with Europeans and Ukrainians on the missing pieces next week in London.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. could move on from efforts to reach a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia if progress isn't made in coming days.
Trump's Envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the third time about possible ceasefire talks, but Trump is becoming more frustrated that no deal has been reached.
A Russian American ballerina is headed back to the United States this morning after over a year in Russian custody. She was initially sentenced to 12 years in a Russian penal colony for treason.
Russia's defense ministry says it was targeting military in the city of Kryvyi Rih. The strike targeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown.
The attack sparked a huge fire inside a hotel and restaurant complex and homes. It happened in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro .
Ukrainian authorities say Russia launched a massive drone attack on a residential area in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv.
In one southeastern city, officials say a 14-year-old girl and her parents were killed in a string of strikes. In the capital of Kyiv, drone strikes killed five people -- including a family there.
Ukraine and Russia have carried out one of their largest prisoner swaps since the war began over three years ago. About 175 servicemen from each side were returned to the other.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration could be closer to a partial ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine after three long years of fighting.
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on the phone Wednesday morning, a day after Mr. Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the U.S. seeks to hammer out a ceasefire agreement three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia could be on the horizon, after a lengthy phone call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but there are conditions. The progress comes as the Trump administration is in multiple battles with the courts, leading to a rare public rebuke by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
