Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Ukraine proposes that Russia abandon drone and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. “If Russia does not agree to such a step, it will be proof that it intends to continue doing only those things which destroy human lives and prolong the war,” Zelensky said on X.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has not issued an order to extend the Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, TASS news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Sunday. The ceasefire expires at midnight (2100 GMT) on Sunday.
Manchester City edged closer to securing Champions League football next season as Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic struck late to seal a 2-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. City climbed to fourth with 58 points from 33 matches, four points clear of sixth-place Chelsea and seventh-place Aston Villa, although they have played one more game. The top five finishers qualify for next season’s Champions League. O’Reilly opened the scoring by tapping in from four meters after meeting Matheus Nunes’ low cross, while Kovacic added a second with a precise strike from the edge of the box to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday. “Based on humanitarian considerations … the Russian side announces an Easter truce. I order a stop to all military activities for this period,” Putin told his military chief, Valery Gerasimov, at a meeting in the Kremlin. “We assume that Ukraine will follow our example. At the same time, our troops should be prepared to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations by the enemy, any aggressive actions,” Putin…
At least 12 people were killed in an attack in Ecuador’s coastal province of Manabi, police said on Friday. The attack took place overnight at a cockfighting ring, a venue where people gather to watch rooster fights. Police said there were also injured individuals who were taken to the health centers, but did not specify how many. Investigation units are at the scene working to gather information and identify the perpetrators, police added.
Ukrainian air defence units were repelling an attack by Russian drones on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that Russian drones in Ukrainian skies showed Moscow’s true attitude to Easter and the lives of people. He posted his statement after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
The United States is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The United States is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Russia’s Defence Ministry accused Ukraine on Saturday of attacking Russian energy facilities 10 times over the past 24 hours. The U.S. brokered a 30-day moratorium in March between Ukraine and Russia against strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. Both sides have repeatedly accused the other of violating it. On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when asked if the energy moratorium was over, said it had already been a month but that no orders from the president had been received to change Russia’s position.
Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months despite President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. was for now unwilling to support such a move, according to an Israeli official and two other people familiar with the matter. Israeli officials have vowed to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and Netanyahu has insisted that any negotiation with Iran must lead to the complete dismantling of its nuclear program. U.S. and Iranian negotiators are set for a second round of preliminary nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday. Over…