Russia's Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Ukraine's Zelensky agrees
Putin's announcement was similar to a 30-hour ceasefire he ordered last year. Each side accused the other of violating it.
Putin's announcement was similar to a 30-hour ceasefire he ordered last year. Each side accused the other of violating it.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched 420 drones and 39 missiles in another night of attacks on energy and other critical infrastructure.
Russia's development of the 9M729 prompted the US to quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, then a cornerstone of nuclear arms control.
He added that Ukraine has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Small but deadly "first-person-view" drones now dominate the skies above Ukraine's battlefields, making it extremely risky for armored vehicles to move.
The Russian invasion, which marks its fourth anniversary on Tuesday, has reshaped everything in the lives of Ukrainian Jews.
Zelensky claimed that “Putin will not stop at Ukraine,” adding that “stopping Putin today and preventing him from occupying Ukraine is a victory for the whole world.”
Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since January 27, when Kyiv says a Russian drone strike hit pipeline equipment in Western Ukraine.
It was also announced that Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure, as said by Ukrainian military and local officials.
The talks, the latest round of which took place in Geneva this week, are "negotiation theater," one European intelligence chief said.
Telegram has responded, accusing Russian authorities of using false pretexts to cripple its operations and promote a new state-owned messenger called MAX.