US Demands Immediate Ceasefire in Ukraine at UN Security Council

The site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2026. Stringer/ReutersU.S. envoy Dan Negrea on June 8 called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.Speaking at the U.N. Security Council, Negrea said that Washington urges “both sides to immediately agree to a comprehensive ceasefire leading to a negotiated end to the war,” adding that the “cycle of retaliation, escalation, violence, and death must stop.”