内容摘要：Netanyahu retorted that Macron was “echoing the false propaganda” of an extremist militant organization.

Netanyahu retorted that Macron was “echoing the false propaganda” of an extremist militant organization.

Andrii Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said Russia is still trying to break through the around 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line while also launching long-range attacks on civilian areas.“Putin can give the order for his forces to stop,” Yermak said, “but he does not do this in the hope of deceiving everyone.”

Zelenskyy also accused Putin of trying to string along the U.S.“Russia has consistently rejected everything and continues to manipulate the world, trying to deceive the United States,” he said.He also said in his nightly address late Monday that the ceasefire “must be immediate, full, and unconditional — for at least 30 days to ensure it is secure and guaranteed.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Ukraine hasn’t properly responded to Putin’s announcement and accused Kyiv officials of conniving.“I would say that not giving a direct response to such an initiative by President Putin is, rather, a manipulation,” Peskov told reporters.

The Institute for the Study of War said Putin likely wants to avoid the embarrassment of Ukrainian strikes on Victory Day, when foreign dignitaries will be visiting Moscow to mark the day.

The ceasefire would also offer a respite for Russian forces, the Washington-based think tank said late Monday.KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people Thursday, officials said, just hours after Kyiv and Washington

granting U.S. access toThe attack in the partially occupied Kherson region of southern Ukraine, which struck a market in the town of Oleshky, killed seven and wounded more than 20 people, Moscow-appointed Gov. Vladimir Saldo said.

“At the time of the attack, there were many people in the market,” Saldo wrote on Telegram. After the first wave of strikes, he said, Ukraine sent further drones to “finish off” any survivors.Police officers carry an injured man on a stretcher after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)