If the Russians are not ready to stop the killings, there must be stronger sanctions.

I am ready to accept the proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

The authority and voice of the Holy See can play an important role in bringing this war to an end.

Pressure on Russia must continue until it is ready to stop the war.

Pressure is needed against Russia until they are eager to stop the war.

I confirmed Ukraine’s readiness for genuine diplomacy and stressed the importance of a complete and unconditional ceasefire as soon as possible.

We discussed the talks in Istanbul, where the Russians sent a low-level delegation that had no decision-making authority.

Ukraine has long proposed this — a full and unconditional ceasefire in order to save lives.

Ukraine has long proposed this - a full and unconditional ceasefire in order to save lives.

Pressure on Russia must be maintained until Russia is ready to end the war.

There should be a strong reaction.

because we all know who actually makes decisions in Russia.

Despite the relatively low level of the Russian delegation, out of respect for President Trump... we still want to try to take at least the first steps towards a ceasefire.

Our delegation is at the highest level - the ministry of foreign affairs, the office of the president, the military, our intelligence agencies... in order to make any decisions that can lead to just peace.

From what we see, it looks more like a decorative deployment by Moscow.

We do not legally recognise any of our temporarily occupied territories as Russian. This is the Ukrainian land.

everything in Russia depends on Putin.

anything other than an agreement on an unconditional ceasefire would be a failure.

I informed the Pope about the agreement between Ukraine and our partners that, starting today, a full and unconditional ceasefire for at least 30 days must begin.

Ukraine wants to end this war and is doing everything for this.

We now await similar steps from Russia.

I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.

We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy.

We have agreed that from Monday 12th of May, a full and unconditional ceasefire must start for at least 30 days.

The coming weeks are expected to be very active for Ukraine in diplomacy.