Kovalenko highlighted that the Kremlin leader "appears delusional" for continuing to attack Ukraine with weapons like Shahed drones, despite Russia’s repeated failures to achieve its primary objective of destroying Ukraine either militarily or politically.

A 30-day ceasefire is necessary to initiate dialogue, but it won't be enough time for Russia to regroup, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference. According to him, this period is not sufficient for a full restoration of forces,

It was a proposal that the Kremlin could neither outright reject nor accept, intended to force it into an awkward choice, revealing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s true appetite for his brutal war of choice.

This is the moment Vladimir Putin called Western leaders ‘morons’ after he was threatened with new sanctions. Key European leaders warned that Russia will face the sanctions if Putin fails to agree to a 30-day ceasefire and attend peace talks in Turkey on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'prevaricating and obfuscating' peace talks with Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, as reported by The Independent. Speaking in the House of Commons, Conservative MP and former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly asked Lammy what steps the UK is taking to ensure that Donald Trump remains "committed to

President Vladimir Putin said, according to a translation by the BBC: "We are determined to have serious negotiations with Ukraine. The purpose is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and establish long-term, lasting peace with a historical perspective.