🇷🇺🇪🇺⚡- Putin expressed hope that relations with European countries will one day begin to improve.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "It is known that Russia previously came up with initiatives on ceasefire. But these initiatives, time and time again, were undermined by the Kiev regime [Ukraine.] They violated the moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure. This moratorium was announced after the agreement we reached with President Donald Trump. They did not adhere to the ceasefire on Easter." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "I believe our counterparts in the West are working to resolve this conflict." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "The Kiev authorities [Ukraine] did not respond to our ceasefire proposal." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President, referring to the 3-day ceasefire for Victory Day.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "They [Ukraine] violated the ceasefire over these three days. There were 5 targeted attempts to infiltrate the state border of the Russian Federation, in the Kursk region and the Belgorod region." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "The attempts to infiltrate the border of the Russian Federation were repelled." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "The Kiev authorities did not just reject our proposal on ceasefire, they were trying to intimidate the heads of state that were traveling to participate in the commemorative events in Moscow." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦⚡️- BREAKING: Putin offers direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15th for a ceasefire.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "We need to ensure long-lasting peace in the historical context. Maybe we can agree on another truce, on another ceasefire, a real ceasefire." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "Our offer is on the table. Now it is up to the Ukrainian authorities and their handlers." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "Russia is prepared for negotiations without any preconditions. We seek to resume the talks that were halted, not halted by us. Those who want this must support this." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺⚡️- Putin is thanking the press, negotiators, and foreign nations as the US, Brazil, and China.

🇷🇺⚡️- Putin's remarks have ended.

🇷🇺 - As Putin said in his speech: "The war rages on." This speech changes really nothing.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Negotiations in Istanbul will be held at the appropriate level," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "A delegation from the Russian Federation will go to Istanbul, its composition will be announced," - Yuri Ushakov, Russian Presidential Aide on Foreign Policy.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Turkey has repeatedly told the parties that it is ready to accept negotiations on Ukraine and will wait for concrete actions," - RIA Novosti, Russian outlet.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "A solution to establishing sustainable peace in Ukraine can only be found through serious negotiations," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- "India and Pakistan were close to miscalculation either side couldn't afford," - Sky News.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️- Indian locals report blasts in the city of Amritsar, Punjab region of western India. Unconfirmed at this time.