The ball regarding a Ukraine ceasefire is in the Russian court, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday after meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. Several European ministers asked for a deadline to be set for Moscow to answer to the U.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies have pledged more than 20 billion euros ($21.65 billion) in military support for Ukraine in the first three months of the year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump is pursuing a quick peace deal to end the war in Ukraine based on the assumption the conflict is stalemated and both sides should be satisfied with Russia keeping 20% of the country for the sake of ending the mounting death toll of combatants and

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile strike Friday on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people and injured more than 50, Ukrainian officials said, as U.S. and European leaders pressed Russia to accept a ceasefire in the conflict.

The strike was the first large-scale attack using missiles and drones since the U.S. said it had negotiated two ceasefire accords with Russia and Ukraine.

Russia launched ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine, prompting an air raid alert throughout the country. In response to these actions, the Polish military scrambled fighter jets. Before 7 am, the aircraft had safely returned to base.