In January 2023, Mr Putin had ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas. Mr Zelensky had stopped short of stating his forces would reject Putin’s ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Saturday an "Easter truce" for Moscow's war against Ukraine. Newsweek reached out to Ukraine's foreign ministry and the U.S. State Department for comment ...

Another 277 warriors have been returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and other areas in the Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions. — ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed scepticism about the unilateral Easter ceasefire unexpectedly announced ...