Moscow accuses Kyiv of violating U.S.-brokered truce
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Russia accused Ukraine of violating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, reporting over 1,000 violations and attacks on civilian and military targets, while Ukraine confirmed casualties from Russian drone and artillery strikes but did not explicitly accuse Russia of breaking the truce.
- Ukrainian officials reported casualties including one death and multiple injuries in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions due to ongoing Russian attacks within the past 24 hours.
- The ceasefire, requested by U.S. President Donald Trump to coincide with Russia's Victory Day celebrations, also included plans for prisoner exchanges, with Trump suggesting it could mark the "beginning of the end" of the conflict.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy responded to the ceasefire by humorously declaring Red Square off-limits for Ukrainian strikes during the Russian parade, a comment dismissed by the Kremlin as a joke.
- Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov indicated upcoming visits by U.S. envoys involved in peace talks but emphasized Moscow's insistence on Ukrainian troop withdrawal from the Donbas region as a precondition for progress in negotiations.
