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.
"It was very nice. A lot of people said, 'Don't waste the call, you're not going to get that.' And he did it," Trump added.
Speaking at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Rubio said there might be a U.S. presence in the follow-up Ukraine talks, but Trump, Witkoff, and Kushner will not be involved.
US security guarantees are considered by Ukraine as the linchpin for any settlement ending Russia's four-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
New billboards have focused on the family, with Ukrainian soldiers carrying babies on their shoulders or raising them above their heads, embracing their mothers and elders.
"This barbaric attack once again proves that Putin's place is not at the board of peace, but at the dock of the special tribunal," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.
Speaking to reporters in a WhatsApp media chat, he added that Kyiv would "fight" to be able to use all frozen Russian assets to fund post-war recovery inside Ukraine.
Russia, the US, and Ukraine hold security talks in Abu Dhabi, with Moscow stressing the need to resolve territorial issues for lasting peace, despite ongoing military operations.
The problem of draft dodging has become part of a broader crisis of manpower, according to locals, as Ukrainian soldiers have been worn down by a long and bloody war.
"If both sides want to solve this, we're going to get it solved," Witkoff said in Davos. "I think we've made a lot of progress."
Ukraine is still reeling from a wave of Russian strikes earlier this month that knocked out power and heating to thousands of apartment blocks, particularly in the capital Kyiv.