Putin’s 72-hour ceasefire slammed by Zelensky as ‘manipulation’ - Putin manipulating the world after consistently rejecting peace efforts, says Zelensky

Russia has launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people.

The president said he has a "deadline" in mind for talks to make progress, though he did not say what it was. Trump administration officials say they had initially hoped to have secured a negotiated settlement before the 100th day of the president's second term next Tuesday, but that that goal now seems like a pipedream.