The Kremlin said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pissed off with Vladimir Putin, that the United States and Russia were working on ideas around a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties.

The Russian President could try to take more territory from Ukraine to strengthen his hand in negotiations, it has been warned.

Finland's President Alexander Stubb said on Sunday he had told U.S. President Donald Trump that a deadline needs to be set for establishing a Ukraine ceasefire in order to make it happen. "April 20 would be a good time for a full ceasefire without any conditions

It marks the first time Trump has seriously threatened Russia for dragging its feet in Ukraine ceasefire negotiations.

The Republican president appears to be fast running out of friends on both sides of the ongoing war in Eastern Europe.

Europe's top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged Russia on Monday to show goodwill and agree on a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Europe is seeking to retain its leverage as President Donald Trump moves to strike a deal with Russia to stop the war in Ukraine. But some of Russia’s key demands — including sanctions relief and the end of military aid to Ukraine — require European buy-in.

Meanwhile, Russia attacked the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. Separately, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, said that Russia and the United States are already discussing possible cooperation on Russian rare earth projects.

Russia has attacked the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine for a second consecutive night, injuring three people, sparking fires at industrial buildings and damaging two kindergartens, Ukrainian officials said early on Monday.

Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were killed in the attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city. Ukraine’s General Staff denounced the “deliberate, targeted shelling” of the military hospital.

Ukrainian officials say two people were killed when Russian drones struck a military hospital, shopping center and apartment buildings in Kharkiv late Saturday

Russia launches a deadly drone attack on Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say::State Emergency Service of Ukraine::March 29, 2025The State Emergency Service of Ukraine released footage showing firefighters putting out fires in destroyed homes and carrying a body bag to an ambulance.

Zelenskyy said Sunday that over the past week “most regions of Ukraine” came under Russian attack. Writing on X, he said “1,310 Russian guided aerial bombs, over 1,000 attac