Ukrainian lawmakers are highly likely to extend martial law before it expires on May 9, parliamentary speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk told Reuters in an interview.
Stefanchuk emphasized the practical and legal impossibility of holding free and fair elections in a country partially occupied and continuously under attack.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to US President Donald Trump that their two countries conclude a free trade agreement (FTA), Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative Taras Kachka.
Following his two-hour call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start "immediately."
US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, after peace talks in Istanbul failed to secure a temporary ceasefire.
