New Efforts to Reinvigorate Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
A resident in his heavily damaged house, in Fenevychi, Ukraine.
Photographer: Alexey Furman/Getty Images
This is a special daily brief on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the most urgent security crises in Europe since World War II.
Diplomatic efforts are underway to restore momentum for talks between Ukraine and Russia. Pope Francis said he continues to press for a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, while French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Putin in their first conversation since late March.