Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Zelensky has invited former German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy to come to the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region after the video, which the Russian Defense Ministry has already described as a staging and provocation.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian troops "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" on Monday after dozens of bodies were found near Kyiv, triggering global outrage and vows of tough new sanctions on Moscow.

Ukraine has regained control of the entire Kyiv region. In a video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces wanted to take over the eastern and southern parts of his country.

Ukrainian and Russian leaders "with a high degree of probability" will meet in Turkey, the head of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks, David Arakhamia, said during a telethon on Kiev-based television on April 2.

"China deeply regrets that the situation in Ukraine has reached its current level," Xi Jinping said.
Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine continued today via video link, both sides confirmed.

"Progress has been made in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine but this progress has not yet been reflected in agreements between the countries." This was stated to reporters by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, quoted by RIA Novosti.

Russian forces in Ukraine are regrouping to redouble their attacks in the east of the country, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Day 36 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Fears of Possible Secession of Kherson, Humanitarian Corridor in Mariupol

The United Kingdom says Russia is bringing in between 1,200 and 2,000 Georgian troops as reinforcements.

On their feet and with applause, MEPs welcomed the speech of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at an extraordinary sitting of the European Parliament today.

If necessary, those planes can be deployed at Polish airports, from where Ukrainian pilots will perform combat tasks, it is stated in the announcement published on Facebook, reports the Interfax Ukraine agency.
According to the command of the Ukrainian Air Force, Bulgaria will give 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s, Poland - 28 MiG-29 planes, and Slovakia - 12 MiG-29 planes.

Russia and Ukraine have completed negotiations on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. The next meeting of the delegations will take place on the Polish-Belarusian border in the next few days, said the head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky, who is an adviser to President Vladimir Putin, TASS reported.