Overview

• Russia’s UN ambassador Wassili Nebensja outlined two prerequisites for any ceasefire: cessation of Western arms deliveries to Ukraine and an end to Ukrainian mobilization.
• President Zelenskiy and Foreign Minister Sybiha have insisted on an unconditional ceasefire and have withheld confirmation of Kyiv’s participation in the June 2 talks in Istanbul.
• Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has proposed hosting a summit of the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, the US, and Turkey to advance the peace process.
• US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal traveled to Kyiv to pledge support for stricter sanctions on Russia and to explore potential US arms sales to Ukraine.
• Ukrainian authorities have ordered the evacuation of eleven more villages in Sumy region citing a feared large-scale Russian offensive.