The Russian leader addressed the potential for talks with the European Union, after rounds of U.S.-led peace talks that have so far failed to bring an end to the conflict.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides reporting casualties from drone and artillery strikes carried out in the last 24 hours.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Ukraine had emerged following discussions with the United States, following the Russian Ministry of Defense's statement about the possibility of retaliatory attacks on Kyiv.

Russia has accused Kyiv of breaking a US-brokered ceasefire, while Ukrainian officials claimed one person had been killed and more injured by Russian drone and artillery strikes in the past 24 hours.

This came shortly after Ukraine and Russia agreed to a three-day ceasefire brokered by America, though by May 10th both sides were accusing the other of having violated it. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president,

Ukrainian forces have significantly intensified strikes on Russian logistics, military equipment, and manpower, which has weakened Russia's ability to conduct offensive operations. — Ukrinform.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed unwavering confidence in a victory in Ukraine during Saturday's Victory Day parade in Moscow, an event notably scaled back and missing heavy military hardware for the first time in almost two decades.

Russia has increasingly focused its aerial attacks on small ​Ukrainian power substations, with increased drone capacity allowing it to disrupt Ukraine's grid over the past winter more than ever, data from ‌a London-based research group shows.