Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering Russian forces to halt combat operations from 6 p.m. Moscow time until midnight on Sunday.
Ukraine’s economy minister says it has signed a memorandum of intent with the US, paving way for a rare earth mineral agreement to be finalized next week.
Trump will drop efforts to clinch a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the absence of any clear signs of progress, Sec of State Marco Rubio said.
Defense ministers from 30 countries are meeting at NATO’s HQ in Brussels to discuss possible deployment of troops in Ukraine to police future peace agreement with Russia.