President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and intense work is going on with the United States, but the conflict is so complicated that the rapid progress which Washington wants is difficult to achieve,

Last week, the president issued a rare rebuke of Putin while later suggesting that the Russian leader may not be serious about wanting peace.

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that the signing of a minerals deal between Ukraine and the United States meant U.S. President Donald Trump had forced Kyiv to pay for future U.

After months of bad-tempered exchanges and a bust-up on live TV at the White House, the Trump administration finally struck an agreement with Ukraine that grants the US privileged access to the embattled country’s natural resources,

The text of the agreement, made public by Ukraine’s government, made no mention of the security guarantees that Kyiv had long sought.

U.S. and Russian officials continued Ukraine peace discussions Monday as the Kremlin announced a three-day ceasefire during May's Victory Day celebrations.

M ballistic missiles and 170 loitering munitions and decoy drones since the evening of 30 April. Reports indicate that 142 drones have failed to reach their targets.

On the night of April 30, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 108 drones. Kharkiv and Dnipro suffered the most, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The Russians launched 108 attack drones and imitation drones at Ukraine.