Ukraine has asked Turkey to help arrange a summit meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a renewed effort to end the war, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in Kyiv.

Ukraine is pushing for face-to-face talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kyiv’s top diplomat said, presenting a potential summit as a way of injecting new momentum into U.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire but warned of a swift military response to any violations.

The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock.

Ukraine’s foreign minister has said the country’s frontline position is the “strongest” it has been in a year. Andrii Sybiha credited the progress to Kyiv’s superiority in drone warfare and air defence,

The United States will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a G20 summit in Miami, a US official said Thursday, but President Donald Trump said he doubted his counterpart would come.

Ukraine supports organizing a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin to inject “new momentum” into stalled negotiations, Sybiha said. “We have asked the Turks and several other capitals,” Sybiha said. “If any capital other than Moscow or Minsk hosts such a meeting,

The United States will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a G20 summit in Miami, a US official said Thursday, but President Donald Trump said he doubted his counterpart would come."All G20

Ukraine says it is in ‘strongest frontline position in a year’ as Russian advance grinds to a halt - Russia has lost miles of land in Ukraine since 1 March according to expert reports