Russia said Saturday that a Ukrainian strike killed at least 14 people and injured 108 in the city of Belgorod, a day after Russian strikes killed dozens in Ukraine.
Russia launched a massive air attack over Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding over a hundred across the country in the fiercest assault since the first days of the war nearly two years ago.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has quietly signaled openness to a ceasefire in Ukraine. However, it is unclear if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would accept the deal.
Many in the West are skeptical of a ceasefire because they say Putin would rearm for a future assault. President Edgars Rinkevics of Latvia argued in an interview that Putin was committed to war because he dreams of “reestablishing the empire.”