Turkey will take advantage of the historic opportunity and do everything possible, including negotiations, to ensure a ceasefire and lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire must be implemented without any preconditions, warning that failure to comply will result in stricter sanctions against Russia.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Lviv, where they discussed key issues related to Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
The plan to establish a tribunal to address Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine, which could begin functioning as early as 2026, is a sign of hope that the crimes will not go unpunished.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on representatives of more than 40 countries gathered in Lviv today to support a decision to establish a tribunal to address the crime of aggression committed by Russia against Ukraine.
Poland intends to finalize the 17th package of EU sanctions against Russia before the end of its presidency of the Council of the European Union, which concludes on June 30.
International justice has previously seen extraditions for crimes committed 20 years earlier, and it continues to work on behalf of victims of the war in Ukraine, even though it is currently impossible to extradite Russians from Russia.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament Marketa Pekárová-Adamová and her deputies the strengthening of sanctions against Russia and Ukraine's future in the European Union.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that, despite ongoing negotiations on a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, it may not be possible to reach one.
Russia provides data on Ukrainians held in Russian captivity to the Central Tracing Agency of the International Committee of the Red Cross very selectively.
The international human rights organization Amnesty International has published its 2024 report, listing among other issues the war crimes Russia continues to commit against Ukraine.
Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk has announced that Ukraine's American partners are working on a new package of sanctions against Russia.
Russia’s military expenditures in 2024 reached approximately $149 billion, a 38% increase compared to the previous year and double the amount spent in 2015. This figure represents 7.1% of Russia’s GDP and 19% of its total government spending.
Russia is plotting another attempt to legitimize territories it captured from Ukraine, within Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, through the State Duma elections in 2026.