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Friday, April 10
Witkoff-Kushner visit to Ukraine in doubt as trilateral peace talks could resume, Zelensky says
Zelensky said that it is "difficult to say" if the visit will happen soon or if the meeting will take place in another location involving all three negotiating teams.
Druzhba oil pipeline repairs to be completed this spring, Zelensky says
Ukraine expects to complete the repairs of the Druzhba pipeline this spring, but the "responsibility for the supply itself will lie with the Europeans," Zelensky told journalists.
Ukraine’s NATO bid stalled amid alliance divisions, Rutte says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on April 9 that the question of Ukraine’s potential membership in the alliance is unlikely to be settled anytime soon due to a lack of political consensus among member states.
Putin’s envoy Dmitriev meets Trump officials ahead of oil sanctions deadline
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev is currently in the United States holding meetings with officials from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Friday, April 10
Hungarian opposition party Tisza leads ruling Fidesz ahead of parliamentary elections, poll finds
Hungary's opposition Tisza party holds a 13-point lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections, according to a public opinion poll released on April 9.
Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire after rejecting Ukraine's proposal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 9 announced a ceasefire for the upcoming Orthodox Easter weekend, after previously ignoring Ukraine's calls for a similar truce.
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Editor’s Note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first name and call sign only. ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST – For tonight's clearing mission on the cold windy steppe of southern Ukraine, the munition of choice is the Spear. In a cramped dugout less than eight kilometers from Russian forces, Ukrainian soldiers prepare the bombs, taping wires and tail fins onto long tubes of black steel fitted with menacing iron spikes
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