Russia breaches three-day ceasefire with Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Vladimir Putin stated on Saturday that he believes the Russia-Ukraine war is "coming to an end" and expressed willingness to negotiate European security arrangements, remarks made as a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect amid mutual accusations of violations and continued drone activity. The Kremlin said it has no plans to extend the truce, and Putin conditioned any meeting with Zelenskyy on prior agreement on peace terms, while suggesting Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a preferred negotiating partner.