Zelenskyy hails potential US Tomahawk deliveries as a “signal of strength,” saying Russia’s air terror and nuclear plant blockades prove it must be forced, not persuaded, toward peace.
Journalist unions call the killing a war crime and demand an investigation into the attack. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed sorrow over the death of Lallican, killed by a Russian attack.
While Ukraine fights for survival, Macron phones Putin. French MEP Glucksmann calls it peak European performance: busy, public, and strategically empty.
In a phone call, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron emphasized Ukraine’s willingness to engage and stressed the importance of creating conditions for genuine peace talks.
Ukraine's attempt to organize a diplomatic counter-event to Putin's Victory Day parade has hit a roadblock as multiple European leaders decline to attend.
Chinese diplomats approached EU officials about joining Ukraine peacekeeping forces, potentially increasing Russian acceptance of an international mission.
France, Germany, and UK are moving toward seizing the frozen Russian Central Bank assets to Ukraine for military support if Russia violates a ceasefire.
Emmanuel Macron emphasized that American withdrawal from supporting Ukraine would fundamentally weaken Western security strategy against the Kremlin's expansionist ambitions.