Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
This comes after Donald Trump told reporters that he would walk away from negotiations if he thought either party was hindering the agreement.
This came after Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 34 peopled died in the Russian attack.
"Only scoundrels can act like this. Taking the lives of ordinary people," Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X/Twitter.
China is reportedly verifing Zelensky's claims and has not yet commented on the issue.
Ukrainian forces engaged six Chinese troops in battle in eastern Ukraine and took two soldiers prisoner, Zelensky revealed.
Regional leaders said that they would not have wished this attack on their worst enemies.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for Russia to be punished for over 183,000 alleged war crimes documented by Ukraine since the 2022 invasion.
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US and Russia hold talks in Saudi Arabia on a Black Sea ceasefire and broader Ukraine peace efforts as scepticism remains over Putin’s willingness to compromise.
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