The pause in massive attacks on Kyiv during the visit of US presidential envoy Keith Kellogg proves that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is afraid of President Donald Trump, stated Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a joint briefing with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

Putin’s refusal to compromise on Ukraine, say analysts, is a colossal error costing Russia regional influence, lucrative energy markets and its place in the world.

Vladimir Putin is open to peace after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky suggested fresh ceasefire talks, Moscow said. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Russian president was ready to negotiate, but that Russia remained committed to “achieving its goals”.

Ukraine unleashed chaos at Moscow's four airports with a wave of drone attacks that saw more than 100 flights diverted as the air space closed twice

The paper notes that as Putin rejects U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace proposals, and Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities continue to kill civilians, hopes for a ceasefire deal or a reset in Moscow’s relations with the West are rapidly fading.

Russia wants to stop Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine from learning their native language, according to the UK. In Vladimir Putin’s latest bid to impose Russian culture on his European neighbours,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants cease-fire negotiations next week and would be willing to meet directly and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Fox News contributor and former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman breaks down U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration in Ukraine and the Middle East on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.'