US pushes UN for immediate Russia-Ukraine peace deal as casualties soar

At the UN Security Council, the United States urged Russia to secure an immediate ceasefire and negotiate a peace deal to end the Ukraine war, arguing Moscow’s military and economy are deteriorating and citing roughly 40,000 Russian casualties per month, as well as condemnation of Russian bombardment of cultural heritage sites like Kyiv Pechersk Lavra; Washington said a negotiated settlement is the only viable path to stop the violence, noting Ukraine is deploying frontline innovations while Russia rejected a European peace framework.