Russia violated the ceasefire more than 2,900 times, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram statement in the early hours on Monday.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, adding that Moscow continued to target Ukrainian cities after Putin announced the unilateral temporary truce.
The accusations from both sides follow the announcement of a 30-hour unilateral ceasefire by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
Washington mulls backing out of ceasefire efforts as Trump shares that negotiations between warring Russia and Ukraine are “coming to a head”.
Ukraine and the United States signed a ‘memorandum of intent’ on Thursday seen by Euronews laying the groundwork to finalise the mineral deal. Key negotiations are expected in Washington between 21-26 April.
After weeks of efforts by the Trump administration to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have failed to bring an end to the fighting, Rubio said the US administration wants to decide ‘in a matter of days whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks.’
Kyiv insists all Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia should be returned home “unconditionally” as it reiterated its “red lines” for any possible deal to put an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Rutte’s visit came days after two Russian ballistic missiles struck the centre of Sumy on Palm Sunday, killing at least 35 people, including two children, and injuring 119 others.
European allies cheered the CDU leader’s announcement, while a key would-be coalition partner appeared to try to argue against the suggestion.
As Ukrainians, we continue to fight for our lives, and this fight for a peace deal that protects us for the future is one of the most urgent and important battles of all, Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk writes in a Euronews exclusive.