Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine in the coming days but did not address a 30-day ceasefire proposal drawn up hours earlier by European allies of Kyiv, reportedly with US backing.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has stated that Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin is stalling "to avoid any real path to peace". Source: Budrys on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Budrys stated that Russia launched more than 100 attack drones against Ukraine during the night of 10-11 May.

Vladimir Putin will “think through” a Western proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after Britain, the US and European allies threatened to send more weapons to Kyiv if Russia did not ...

In a flurry of diplomatic developments over the weekend, Russia shunned the ceasefire proposal tabled ... Donald Trump insisted Ukraine accept the Russian offer. Zelenskyy went a step further Sunday and put the pressure on Putin by offering a personal ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday (May 13) he wanted to negotiate an unconditional 30-day ceasefire face-to-face with Vladimir Putin at this week's talks in Istanbul, because only the Russian leader could enact such a pause.