Cease-fire Tainted With Continued Attacks
The pause had been scheduled to take effect at midnight Thursday, the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II. But in less than 12 hours, Ukrainian military monitoring reported 734 violations of the truce and 63 independent Russian attack operations. Twenty-three of them were still ongoing at the time of the report.

“We don’t let Putin deceive anybody, and not even himself,” Sybiha said. Ukraine is in constant contact with the United States, the European Union and other countries and international organizations to inform them of all documented violations of the ceasefire," he continued.

Demand for Real Peace Moves
The foreign minister of Ukraine said the country was ready to back a “reliable” cease-fire, proposing a complete 30-day cessation of hostilities as one possible path to peace. He was unequivocal on the point that symbolic or performative truces are no substitute for serious diplomatic efforts.

International Pressure Mounts
Kyiv and Moscow both are confronting growing pressure from President Donald Trump to resolve the conflict, still the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. But, in the face of such pressure, events on the ground have undermined the claims of Russia that it has initiated a ceasefire.

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