Putin announces a 30-hour ceasefire that Zelenskyy dismisses as ‘another attempt by Putin to play with human lives’.
These are the key events on day 1,150 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine has agreed to a full temporary ceasefire and accused Russia of stalling on a truce agreement.
Daria Kozyreva used 19th-century poetry and graffiti to protest Russia’s war on Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will decide in days whether to continue to push for peace in Ukraine.
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv for the first time accuses China of providing weapons to Moscow.
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Europe has the industrial and financial might to help Ukraine without the US, says Phillips O’Brien.
These are the key events on day 1,149 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine offiical Yulia Svyrydenko did not publish details of the memorandum, says work continues towards securing deal.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies meeting in French capital to exert pressure on Russia to reach a ceasefire deal.
Fatal attacks have shaken several Ukrainian cities, prompting an offer from Kyiv to pay for US air defence systems.
Deadly air attack on the city of Dnipro comes hours before Ukrainian officials meet US and European officials in Paris.
These are the key events on day 1,148 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Four Russian journalists were sentenced to over 5 years in prison for ties to late opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
![Journalists Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, Antonina Favorskaya and Artem Kriger, accused of taking part in the activities of an "extremist" organization founded by late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, attend a court hearing in Moscow, Russia April 15, 2025. [Yulia Morozova/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1744819285.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)