Russia-Ukraine War: Russian envoy to meet Donald Trump; Zelensky ready for 'unconditional ceasefire' | 10 Updates | Today news

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky requested the United States on Tuesday to tighten sanctions against Russia, and accused Moscow of offense agreements reached during separate talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. Here are the top ten updates on the Russia Akraine War: 1. Ukraine’s president, according to Reuters, declared the readiness of Ukraine to participate in an ‘unconditional ceasefire’. 2. Russia’s newly appointed ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, is scheduled according to the US State Department to give his credentials to the Trump administration. The ceremony was drawn up for 14:15 EDT (1815 GMT), according to the public schedule of the department. Louis L. Bono, the senior official of the Bureau of European and Eurasian matters, is expected to attend the event, Reuters reports. 3. The Top Diplomat of the European Union said on Tuesday that there was “overwhelming” evidence of war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, where Russia’s army is accused of killing hundreds of civilians, AFP reports. 4. China is willing to play a ‘constructive role’ in ending the war in Ukraine, while supporting Russia to protect its ‘interests’, according to top diplomat Wang Yi in an interview with Russian news agency Ria Novosti, which was published on Tuesday. 5. Wang, which is in Moscow this week for conversations with his Russian peer Sergei Lavrov, is also scheduled to meet with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin announced. 6. Donald Trump said on Monday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to “fulfill his part” of an agreement to end the Ukraine War, after the US president expressed doubts about Moscow’s dedication, AFP reports. 7. “I want to make sure he follows it,” Trump told reporters in the White House. “I think he’s going to meet what he told me, and I think he’s going to fulfill his part of the agreement now.” 8. US President Donald Trump addressed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday (local time). 9. Trump warned that Zelensky may experience ‘big problems’ as he tries to carry out the agreement, suggesting that Zelensky’s pressure to renegotiate the agreement is linked to NATO ambitions of Ukraine, which Trump completely rejected. 10. Trump spoke to reporters, saying, ‘I think he wants to make a deal. And I think Zelensky, by the way, I see that he is trying to try out of the rare earth agreement. And if he does, he has trouble. Big, big trouble. ‘ Trump added: “We have entered into an agreement on Rare Earth, and now he says: You know, I want to renegotiate the agreement. He wants to be a member of the NATO. Well, he would never be a member of NATO. He understands it.” (With input from agencies) Capture all the business news, news reports and latest news updates on Live Mint. Download the Mint News app to get daily market updates. Business Newsnewworldsia-Ukraine War: Russian envoy to meet Donald Trump; Zelensky ready for ‘unconditional ceasefire’ | 10 Updates More Less