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The Ukrainian president made the announcement as he visited Estonia for a meeting with the leaders of the Nordic and Baltic countries
Russian authorities said that Ukrainian drones struck a passenger train in Crimea, injuring the driver and killing his assistant.
U.S. envoy Dan Negrea said that Moscow cannot achieve its goals on the battlefield and that ‘escalation will not change that.’
Independent groups that map battlefield data have reported Russia’s total advances as having slowed in recent months.
A Ukrainian drone crossed into Moldova near the village of Lopatna, with fragments indicating the ‘occurrence of an explosion,’ Moldovan officials said.
The leaders outlined five conditions for reaching lasting peace between the two nations.
Zelenskyy sent Putin a letter on June 4 proposing that they hold peace talks in a country such as Switzerland, Turkey, or an Arab nation.
The Russian Embassy in Romania said that any attempts to link these drones to Russia and hold it responsible for the incidents are ‘completely groundless.’
Moscow is demanding that Ukraine surrender the rest of its eastern Donbas region, which includes two of the four disputed regions in their entirety.
Zelenskyy proposes direct talks with Putin and a full ceasefire as U.S. lawmakers back $8 billion in Ukraine loans and Russia sanctions.
Lawmakers voted 226–195 to pass the bill, dubbed the Ukraine Support Act.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled to speak at the event on June 5, will not meet with any members of the American contingent.
Last week, a Russian drone strayed into Romanian territory while conducting missions in Ukraine, hitting a block of flats and injuring two people.
The strikes came a day after Russia launched missile and drone volleys against several Ukrainian cities.
The attacks followed threats that Russia would begin ’systematic strikes’ after Ukrainian drones struck student housing in Russia-occupied Luhansk.
The Institute for the Study of War said Russia’s battlefield performance reveals that ’the character of the war is shifting in favor of Ukrainian forces.’
The EU and NATO both vowed to stand with Bucharest in the wake of the incident, which comes amid heightened concerns about Russian activity in Eastern Europe.
Ukraine struck a deal with Sweden to buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets, with Stockholm agreeing to donate 16 older models next year.
Moscow said it was preparing to launch the strikes in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone attack on a university in Russian-controlled Ukraine.
The military has what it needs for any future conflict, the Pentagon said.
