Putin said that Russia was proposing direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul in an attempt to "eliminate the root causes of the conflict" and "to achieve the restoration of a long-term, lasting peace."
UK defense officials, fearing a direct attack from Russia, began revising contingency plans to prepare the country for a potential wartime stance.
The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers - if it occurs - would help support Russia's grinding assault on its neighbor and reaffirm the deepening security ties between Moscow and Tehran.
The singer was in Sweden at the time of the Russian attack, practising for her performance with the band Ziferblat.
"Is Russia ready for a ceasefire lasting at least 30 days in order to be able to build a solid and lasting ceasefire?" Macron asked.
Behind the scenes of the Trump administration's decision to cancel a shipment of arms o Ukraine earlier this year.
Erdogan invited Trump to visit Turkey, and said Ankara would continue to take steps to advance cooperation with the United States in many areas, especially in the defense industry,
This comes as Russian President Putin is trying to push for a three-day ceasefire in remembrance of the 80th anniversary of World War II's end, which many parties are saying is a farce.
The US National Security Council “is trying to coordinate some set of more punitive actions against Russia,” said the source familiar with the issue.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said that America's methodology for the talks "will change in that we will not be the mediators."
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