Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, Kier Starmer and Giorgia Meloni called for an "unconditional ceasefire" in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is set to hold a call with Russia's Vladimir Putin. DW rounds up the latest.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, criticized Vladimir Putin's Sunday statement about his readiness to negotiate with Ukraine, calling it a "delaying manoeuvre." What you need to know Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions,

Putin’s proposal came after leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Moscow if it does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

After Ukraine, the EU, and the US proposed a temporary ceasefire starting May 12, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said he was ready to talk on May 15, with no mention of any ceasefire. The Kremlin's move sparked a wave of international reactions.

Emmanuel Macron announced on platform X that he had spoken with President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Merz was responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to hold direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey from Thursday. Turkey ready to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron ...

Western countries have set a deadline for Russia to respond to the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. If this does not happen, sanctions will be strengthened, stated French President Emmanuel Macron, Le Figaro reports.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, criticised Vladimir Putin's Sunday statement about readiness to negotiate with Ukraine, calling it a "delaying manoeuvre." What do you need to know? Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions,

Russian president Vladimir Putin is refusing to offer a timeline for peace talks despite Donald Trump saying negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow would begin “immediately”.The Kremlin quickly poured cold water on the US president's optimistic statements following a two-hour call with Mr Putin aimed at ending the war in Ukraine,