Kyiv under pressure: For Ukraine, the past few days have brought back the distinct taste of the Oval Office showdown: public pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusations that Ukraine is obstructing peace and a growing fear (again) that the aim is not compromise, let alone a just peace, but to force Ukraine to surrender, our correspondent Sasha Vakulina writes this morning.
Blindsided: US President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure. There was just one rather significant problem: at least one of those parties appeared unaware of the agreement.
