The Ukraine Live Briefing was discontinued on March 14, 2025.
RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees. For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war, click here .
Latest Developments At A Glance
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agrees in principle with the US proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Ukraine, but added that "there are nuances," such as Western weapons deliveries to Kyiv, that he wants addressed first.
- Russia reacted cautiously to a proposed cease-fire agreement announced by Ukrainian and US negotiators and held out the possibility of a phone call between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in the coming days.
- A Finnish district court has convicted a Russian man of war crimes in eastern Ukraine and sentenced him to life in prison.
- US military aid to Ukraine has now started moving across the border from Poland, following an agreement between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
- A Russian missile killed one person as it struck an infrastructure facility in the central Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih. Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor, also said the March 12 missile strike injured at least two other people.
- Strikes were also reported in Kharkiv, and Ukraine's Digital Transformation Ministry said air-raid alerts were issued in 10 regions surrounding Kyiv.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air-defense systems shot down six drones overnight on March 12, one over Ukraine's Russia-annexed Crimea and five over the Black Sea.
- Ukraine has agreed to a US proposal for a 30-day cease-fire in the war against Russia, and the United States will lift the suspension of military aid, officials and a joint statement published by Kyiv said after more than nine hours of talks in Saudi Arabia.
- Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack that struck Moscow and the Moscow region overnight on March 11, killing at least one person and causing damage to residential buildings and infrastructure.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that Ukraine would have to make concessions to Russia over land it has occupied since 2014 as part of any peace agreement.
