Get the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as allies in the West respond to the international conflict.
Putin ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, triggering Europe’s biggest ground conflict since World War Two and the largest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War. Read more
Zelenskyy also said he and Trump agreed that a 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow was the correct first step toward ending the war in Ukraine. Read more
The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last moment with word of an eleventh-hour snag. Read more
North Korea’s unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops, as well as massive amounts of artillery ammunition and missiles, gave Russia a crucial battlefield advantage in the western Kursk region and has brought the two economically and politically isolated countries closer together. Read more
Following Trump’s remarks, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said the Senate is poised to move forward on bipartisan legislation that would impose trade sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and other products. Read more
The attack, which Trump said was “not necessary” and “very bad timing” as he pushes for peace, also wounded 90 people, smashed buildings and set off fires, Ukrainian officials said. Read more
Japan signed an agreement with Ukraine on April 18 for the loan of 471.9 billion yen ($3.3 billion). Read more
It was the first time a U.S. official had publicly laid out a plan to end the war that favors Russia in such stark terms. Read more
Putin’s announcement comes a week after a Russian missile attack killed 35 people and wounded nearly 120 in the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Read more
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Russia’s Defence Ministry said two of its missiles had struck a meeting of Ukrainian military officers on Sunday in Sumy. Ukraine called the strike a deliberate attack on civilians. Read more
Writing on X, where he posted a video of one of the alleged men, Zelenskyy said Kyiv has “information suggesting that there are many more Chinese citizens” fighting. Read more
The strike was the first large-scale attack using missiles and drones since the U.S. said late last month it had negotiated two ceasefire accords with Russia and Ukraine, including one that would halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. Read more
Both Ukraine and Russia confirmed the agreement, although it appeared to come with some serious caveats on the part of Moscow. Read more
Videos verified by Reuters showed a huge blast spreading out from the airfield, wrecking nearby cottages. Russia’s defense ministry said air defenses had shot down 132 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions. Read more
Zelenskyy asked Trump for more air defense support to protect his country against Russian attacks and the U.S. president said he would help locate the necessary military equipment in Europe. Read more
Putin emphasized that any resolution of the conflict would require an end to all military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine, it said. Read more
Trump is trying to win Putin’s support for a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine accepted last week. Read more
“If we can sustain this amount … for a longer period of time, that would be the amount that would allow Ukrainians to keep their armed forces at current strength,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told Reuters on Sunday. Read more
Putin’s heavily qualified support for the U.S. ceasefire proposal looked designed to signal goodwill to Washington and open the door to further talks with President Donald Trump. Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would now take the offer to the Russians, and that the ball is now in Moscow’s court. Read more
