"We discussed in detail the logic of further steps and shared our approaches... It is critical that Russia reciprocate Ukraine's constructive steps. So far, it has not. Moscow must understand that rejecting peace comes at a cost," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
"I am waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take. So far, the signals from them in the media are unconvincing," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m. The number of victims killed rose to three, Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported at 8:42 p.m.
If confirmed, the decision would mark the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion that President Volodymyr Zelensky is absent, either physically or virtually, from a NATO summit.
The disclosure follows a warning from Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who on May 6 said Moscow was carrying out an "unprecedented" interference campaign.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had appealed to his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to ask Putin if he was willing to conclude a peace agreement.
Earlier reporting from the Washington Post cited a former Russian official who claimed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, would represent Moscow in the talks.
The Council of Europe on May 14 approved the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia's top leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian lawmaker Maria Mezentseva reported.
A banner with a message on the technical failure from the recently hacked Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) was displayed on the Moscow Metro website on March 31, 2025. (Screenshot)
The Moscow subway's website became unavailable on March 31, displaying only a banner with a message on the technical failure from recently hacked Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).
Russian users on the crash detection service Downdetector.su have reported malfunctions with both the Moscow Metro app and the mosmetro.ru website.
A large-scale cyberattack hit Ukrainian Railways' computer networks on March 23, causing the website and app to fail and making it impossible to purchase tickets online. The state-owned rail operator's press service blamed "the enemy" for the attack.
Earlier on March 31, the Moscow Metro website displayed the same banner as the one on Ukrainian Railways' website during its technical failure. As of the moment of publication, the website is not accessible.
The Moscow transport department wrote on its Telegram channel that due to technical maintenance, users may encounter temporary problems accessing personal accounts in the Moscow Metro application.
According to the transport department, specialists are working to resolve the technical issues, and passengers can still replenish their "Troika" Moscow transport cards at ticket offices and terminals throughout metro stations.
Roskomnadzor, the Russian information agency, confirmed in a comment to the Russian media outlet Rusbase that there was a spike in problem reports with the Moscow Metro app on March 31 but did not specify the causes of the technical failure.
According to Downdetector.su, a crash detection service, up to 40,000 users have noticed malfunctions in the Moscow Metro service over the past day.
Users from Russia complained that "the site is hacked," "the app does not load," "I cannot enter my personal account," and "the section with cards doesn't show, making it impossible to pay."
On March 27, Ukrainian Railways announced a partial restoration of online ticketing services after "89 hours of non-stop work."
The Ukrainian Railways press service told the Kyiv Independent that despite the attack, 96% of trains were running on schedule, although passengers faced hours-long lines at ticket offices and staff worked in emergency mode to restore the system.
Yana Prots
