KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are stepping up attacks along Ukraine's northeastern border in a bid to break into the Sumy region, Kyiv's top general said on Thursday. Sumy borders Russia's Kursk region,

In a joint interview with public broadcasters for Eurovision News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Ukraine lacks the capability to independently monitor Russian ballistic missile launches and instead depends heavily on intelligence support from the United States.

After three days of intense negotiations, the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire in which the key details, including what was covered and how it will start, were disputed by the warring sides.

US President Donald Trump, who insists he remains determined to end the bloodshed in Ukraine, has found himself confronted with the complex reality of even pausing this brutal war, exploited by Putin’s tough and seasoned negotiators.

Here are some of the issues that Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine are discussing in talks aimed at paving the way for an end to the war in Ukraine: