Ukraine remains committed to the idea of a ceasefire and hopes for continued support from the United States in achieving lasting peace, states Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. "First and foremost,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to support international efforts to get Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, in a first phone call between the two leaders since Merz took office earlier this month.

Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies on Friday after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in more than three years, with Russia presenting conditions that a Ukrainian source described as "non-starters".

Russia and Ukraine conducted the largest prisoner of war exchange of the war to date on Wednesday, with around 1,000 soldiers from each side swapped.

After a phone call Monday between Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Trump appears to be walking away from negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

Looking ahead to U.S. President Donald Trump's call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for Putin to take peace talks seriously,

Donald Trump in his Presidential election promise said that he would Russia-Ukraine war. However, the conflict in the Europe is yet to resolve.

Russia fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys, Ukraine’s air force said Sunday. Of those, 88 were intercepted and a further 128 lost.