239K views · 2.3K reactions | European leaders have given Russia’s president an ultimatum on agreeing to a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire or else face ‘massive’ new sanctions. Vladimir Putin instead proposed direct peace talks in Istanbul, which Zelenskyy has called ‘positive’. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook

38K views · 355 reactions | EU ministers have unanimously agreed new sanctions against Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into two regions in the east of Ukraine. Mr Putin has said the Minsk peace accords, which were designed to reduce tensions between pro-Russian separatists in the east of Ukraine and the central government, no longer exist. | Read: https://bit.ly/3vePwDn | RTÉ News | Facebook

767K views · 7.2K reactions | "We need to get through this period." Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to overcome the stringent sanctions imposed by the West in response to his war on Ukraine. Read the latest here: news.ae/3sOZGrf | The National | Facebook