Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed their countries' relationship on May 8, vowing to increase cooperation in all areas, including military ties.
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"There is Turkey, which maintains channels of communication. And then, above all, there is the People's Republic of China, which, more than anyone else, has the means to make (Russian President Vladimir) Putin come to the negotiating table and soften his demands," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on May 8.
The United States will be ready to "walk away" from the negotiating table if it does not see Russia making progress in negotiation to end the war, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on May 8.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico arrived in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate Victory Day, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
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US President Donald Trump on May 8 called for a "30-day unconditional ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia. Writing on Truth Social, Trump expressed his hope for "an acceptable ceasefire," with both countries "held accountable for respecting the sanctity of... direct negotiations."
President Volodymyr Zelensky had a "constructive" phone call with United States President Donald Trump on May 8, discussing the war, continued pressure on Russia, and a potential ceasefire.
The survey, conducted between April 24 and May 4, shows that 56.9% of respondents would not be willing to compromise on either territorial integrity or Ukraine’s pro-Western direction in any potential talks with Moscow.
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U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced on May 8 to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, according to Vatican News.
Despite the Kremlin’s announcement of a May 8–11 truce, heavy fighting continued in multiple regions throughout the day.
The shooting occurred around 3:22 p.m. local time in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, a residential area in Bucha district, according to the Kyiv regional police.
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General Staff: Ukrainian military hits multiple Russian personnel concentration areas.
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Ukraine’s rocket and artillery forces have hit a command post and six Russian personnel concentration areas in the past 24 hours, as well as one unspecified “important” military object and an ammunition warehouse, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
The General Staff also said that Russian forces continue conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions in Donetsk Oblast “despite significant losses in manpower” while trying to improve their tactical position in the Lyman direction.
Earlier on Dec. 27, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said that Russia had set the goal of reaching the administrative border of Donetsk Oblast by the end of the year.
The Donbas region, made up of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, is the scene of the war’s most intense fighting as Russia seeks to capture the entire region.
On Dec. 26, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported that over 60% of the infrastructure in the city of Bakhmut is partially or fully destroyed.
On the same day, Eastern Military Command spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty said that the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas in Donetsk Oblast remain the sites of the heaviest fighting at the current stage of the war.
Russia invaded and occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in 2014. Since the start of the full-scale invasion in February, Russia has occupied more areas in Donetsk Oblast and nearly all of Luhansk Oblast.
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