Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is headed to Moscow for talks with his counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as Russia and Ukraine discuss U.S.

Russia considers the proposals of US President Donald Trump for ending the war against Ukraine unacceptable. They allegedly do not address the "issues" of Moscow, states Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov,

Moscow will not accept U.S. proposals to end Russia's war against Ukraine in their "current form," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview released on April 1. "As far as we can see,

Russia launched no long-range strike drones into Ukraine on Monday night and into Tuesday morning, Ukraine's air force said.

Frustrated Russians living near the frontlines of the war celebrated Ukraine’s massive drone attack against Moscow, according to newly released calls intercepted by Kyiv. After Kyiv fired 337 drones at Russia on March 11,

"Let them bomb the Kremlin," one man from Belgorod Oblast said in an intercepted call released by HUR on March 31.

The Kremlin said that Russia and the United States were working on ideas for a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying that he was "pissed off" with Vladimir Putin.

The Russian leader’s drones are deluging Ukrainian cities, while his negotiating tactics test the patience of the friendliest White House he has faced in decades.

The spring call-up for a year's military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size of its military to almost 2.39 million and its number of active servicemen to 1.