Erdogan told Macron that international cooperation is critical for initiating peace negotiations and the "sensitive implementation" of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction processes, the Turkish Presidency reported.
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Pope said he was praying to God to grant the world the "miracle of peace."
Ushakov’s comments follow Russian President Vladimir Putin's May 11 invitation for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul starting May 15.
The assault began around 2 a.m. on May 11, with Russian forces deploying 108 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy UAVs from multiple directions, Ukraine’s Air Force said.
Zelensky called a ceasefire the essential first step toward ending the war.
The number includes 1,310 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"Think of the hundreds of thousands of lives that will be saved as this never ending 'bloodbath' hopefully comes to an end... I will continue to work with both sides to make sure that it happens."
"An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations," French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on May 11.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce called for "concrete proposals from both sides" in order for Washington to "move forward" in peace negotiations.
"If they speak to each other in Russian, he doesn't know what they are saying," one Western official told NBC News. Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, called Witkoff's approach "a very bad idea."
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Tougher sanctions "should be applied to (Russia's) banking and energy sectors, targeting fossil fuels, oil, and the shadow fleet," the leaders of Ukraine, the U.K., France, Germany, and Poland said in a joint statement.
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"Russia is ready for negotiations without any preconditions," Putin claimed in an address marking the end of the three-day Victory Day ceasefire. He invited Ukraine to begin talks in Istanbul on May 15.
The American-made weapons cannot be exported, even by a country that owns them, without approval from the U.S. government.
While serving as a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, called the full-scale war "a true invasion, imperialist in nature, where Russia seeks to conquer territory for reasons of power."
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Russia claims control over central Soledar, Ukraine reports heavy fighting ongoing
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Russia has claimed to have taken control of the center of the embattled town of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk Oblast, inferring that the entire town will soon be captured. The claim was made by Denis Pushilin, head of Russian proxies in Donetsk Oblast, live on Jan. 10 on Russia's Channel One, as reported by state media agency TASS.
"The guys have already entrenched themselves on one side, on from the other side they are already moving quite effectively and are conducting a sweep somewhere in the western part of Soledar," said Pushilin.
Ukraine has given no indication of an ongoing or imminent retreat from Soledar.
Speaking in his regular evening address on Jan. 10, President Volodymyr Zelensky gave special thanks to the soldiers of Ukraine's 46th Airmobile Brigade for the bravery shown in their defense of the area.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on the evening of Jan. 10 that fierce battles are raging for the salt-mining town.
According to Maliar, Russia ignores the heavy losses of its military personnel and continues to attack actively.
"The approaches to our positions are simply littered with the bodies of dead enemy fighters," she said, adding that Ukrainian service members "bravely defend themselves."
"Only a very strong nation can fight so desperately against such a powerful enemy," Maliar added.
Earlier on Jan. 10, Serhii Cherevatyi, Eastern Military Command spokesman, said that Russian troops shelled Soledar and its outskirts using different artillery systems 86 times over the past 24 hours.
Soledar has long been a target of Russia's offensive. Cherevatyi said earlier that the city was "practically destroyed."
The salt-mining town of Soledar is located just 10 kilometers northeast of Bakhmut and is a crucial stronghold for Ukraine's efforts to defend the city, which is among Russia's most valuable targets. The capture of Soledar and Bakhmut, are seen by the Kremlin as the next important step in its goal of occupying the whole of Donetsk Oblast.
Russia moves into Soledar, making rare progress amid stalled offensive
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