The Aftermath: By leaving early, the U.S. has signaled that the "14-day ceasefire" is now essentially a countdown clock for a massive military escalation. The "negotiation" phase is over; the "enforcement" phase begins.
Kyiv lays out $750bn ‘recovery plan’Reconstructing Ukraine is expected to cost $750bn, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said, adding that seized Russian assets should be used pay for the recovery.President Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian troops on “liberating” the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia will respond in kind to Bulgaria’s expulsion of 70 Russian diplomatsLuhansk governor says Russia will shift the focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing LuhanskUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledges to retake lost territory, including the city of Lysychansk after Russia claimed full control of the Luhansk region.