Russia launched approximately 48,600 aerial attacks since the start of 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 4. Zelensky said on social media that Russia has launched nearly 27,700 aerial bombs,

Ukraine suspects Russia is not really interested in pausing the conflict and ending the war, and the head of the country’s delegation, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, said the key points could only be resolved at face-to-face talks between President Zelensky and President Putin.

A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions against Russia, while uncertainty swirls over whether the next round of peace talks will move ahead in the coming days.