Russia Claims Luhansk, Putin Pressures Zelensky

On April 1st, Russia's military claims they've seized full control of the entire Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, wrapping up what's been mostly.

There's for a while now.

State media says more than 99 percent was already under their grip, and this makes it official for one of the four areas they annexed back in.

2022.

Troops also reportedly took the village of Verknia, Pysarevka, and Karkiv and Boykov in Zaparigia, though none of these battlefield winds have been.

Checked independently.

Meanwhile, Putin's wrapping up the pressure on Zelensky, demanding Ukraine pull out of the remaining Donetsk territory right now to end the intense.

Fighting phase.

His spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, Zelensky should have decided yesterday to save lives and halt the hot war.

Ukraine's pushing back hard, refusing to give up that last one-fifth of Dombas they hold, fearing it'll just invite more invasions down the line.

Zelensky offered a ceasefire on current lines as a compromise for talks, but Russia's not biting.

With U.S. efforts for peace talks stalled over Middle East issues, Peskov insists no American role for now, and the standoff drags on after 12.

Years of tension in Don Boston's 2014.