Putin may have called for direct talks with Ukraine to break the US-Europe front, says the BBC
While Donald Trump was welcoming the proposal, European leaders expressed objections and spoke of a welcome but not sufficient step, the British network comments
Pope Leo XIII calls on major powers: No more wars
In his first Sunday message, the new pope urges for lasting peace in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of Israeli hostages
Zelensky: First ceasefire, then talks with Russia – “Negotiations will be based on the situation on the ground,” Kremlin says
Putin proposed immediate negotiations on Thursday in Istanbul while Europeans and Trump were talking about a ceasefire from Monday