The Russian president didn’t directly respond to President Trump’s ultimatum that Moscow halt its offensive by the end of next week or face financial penalties.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he hoped peace talks between Russia and Ukraine would continue and that working groups could discuss potential compromises, but said Moscow's goals remained unchanged.

The Ukrainian parliament descended into chaos on Thursday as two MPs brawled before voting to restore the independence of the country’s anti-corruption agencies.

After protests, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky signed an anti-corruption bill reversing one he signed last week. Parliament voted unanimously.

The Ukrainian parliament acted to undo changes to two anti-corruption offices after mass protests forced President Volodymyr Zelensky to reverse course.