Zelenskyy said on X on Sunday morning that it was a “positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war,” but insisted on a ceasefire first.

Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.

There was no response from the Kremlin to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s challenge for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to meet him for face-to-face peace talks.