Russia said on Saturday that fighting had been taking place in four regions of Ukraine despite this week's unilateral ceasefire by Moscow, saying its troops had been forced to respond to Ukrainian attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine was ready to accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day cease-fire, provided Russia did the same.

Ukraine and its European allies have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which could start as early as Monday, after the leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday.

It’s a proposal that the Kremlin can neither reject nor accept, but one that may force it into an awkward choice, revealing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s true appetite for his brutal war of choice.

Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that they

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that by 4:00 PM on May 10 Kyiv time, there have been 84 combat engagements on the frontlines since the start of the day. Ukrainian forces are holding their ground,

Russia would require a halt to U.S. and European arms supplies to Ukraine during any potential ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with ABC News.

A staged reading of Cassandra -- the iconic poem by Ukrainian literary legend Lesia Ukrainka -- takes place in the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York on Friday, May 9. The performance is directed by Artemis Wheelock and produced by Illia George and Kaitlin Rowan. A full theatrical performance of Cassandra has been planned for autumn 2025.

Events to mark the holiday in the occupied territories seem to be an effort to show Russian control of land it has captured.