Russia and Ukraine both see opportunities to resume talks on a peace settlement, but only at a lower level. That is the most concrete result so far of US envoy Steve Witkoff’s meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, despite Witkoff’s effusive praise of Putin.
WorldThe Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump that he has "no aggressive plans" toward Europe in a conversation.
World politicsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees no quick end to the war, saying that it “looks like it will continue into the winter at the moment.” US envoy Steve Witkoff says after his meetings in Moscow and Kyiv that both sides must compromise.
ConflictsRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, the Kremlin said. They reportedly discussed the situation in Ukraine ahead of an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
ConflictsVolodymyr Zelenskyy has held a "substantive" telephone conversation with Donald Trump ahead of the two presidents' meeting in France on Tuesday.
World politicsRussian President Vladimir Putin has landed in China for meetings with President Xi Jinping - less than a week after US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a three-day ceasefire. In addition, 1,000 prisoners from each country will be exchanged.
ConflictsRussia proposes a ceasefire for Victory Day, which commemorates the end of World War II. Ukraine reacts with skepticism.
ConflictsConflicting claims come from both parties in the Ukraine war - with Russia and Ukraine each claiming successes on the battlefield.
ConflictsRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation earlier in the day. On the agenda were the war in Iran and Ukraine. "It was a very good conversation," Trump said when asked at a press conference.
ConflictsUkraine and Russia have concluded two days of talks on ending the Russian war of aggression. Prisoners have been exchanged - but the two crucial issues appear to remain on the table. New talks are expected in the coming weeks.
ConflictsUkraine, Russia and the United States are meeting in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. It is being described as the first trilateral meeting since Russia's invasion. According to the Ukrainian president, a draft peace agreement is "almost, almost" ready.
ConflictsRussia claims that Ukraine tried to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence. Putin has told US President Donald Trump that Russia should therefore "reassess" certain points in the peace plan. Another lie from Russia, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warns of new Russian attacks on Kyiv.
ConflictsUkraine's chief negotiator has met with US and European representatives in Miami for further talks to try to end the Russian war of aggression. Both sides say the discussions have been "productive and constructive" - but no breakthroughs are reported.
WorldTrump's man in Moscow is taking the lead in peace talks with an uncompromising Vladimir Putin. With Ukraine under more pressure than ever, allies and analysts fear that US envoy Steve Witkoff will negotiate a solution that puts both Ukraine and Europe in even greater danger.
ConflictsUkrainian representatives are meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Florida today, Ukrainian media reports. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin shows zero signs of wanting to compromise.
WorldThe meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff went "pretty well," according to President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, reports are emerging that representatives from the United States and Ukraine will meet on Thursday.
World politicsRussia has not rejected Trump's peace plan, the Kremlin claims after Tuesday's summit in Moscow. However, the signals from Russia do not indicate any breakthrough - parts of the proposal "do not suit" the regime in Moscow, it says. Ukraine is sending its peace negotiators to the United States to meet with the American envoys to Ukraine.
World politicsRussia describes ongoing talks to end the war in Ukraine as "serious", ahead of US envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow next week.
WorldUS President Donald Trump has previously said he wanted to hear from Ukraine about the peace plan by Thursday. Now he is instead saying the deadline is “when it’s over.” Meanwhile, reports are emerging that Witkoff in October advised Putin’s close advisor Yuri Ushakov on how the Russian president would sell a peace plan for the war in Ukraine to Trump.
World politicsEfforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine continue. After Ukraine and the United States filed a new proposal, the country's other allies will deliberate on the matter. US Representative Daniel Driscoll is meeting a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi in talks that are "going well," according to his spokesman.
ConflictsRussia rejects European proposals for a possible peace plan for Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin's advisers call the proposals "non-constructive."
World politicsAdvanced cruise missiles are one of the most important issues when Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Donald Trump meet at the White House on Friday. After a conversation with the Russian president, Trump seems to be hesitant about sending the highly sought-after cruise missiles to Ukraine.
ConflictsUSA's president Donald Trump says that he will meet the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary's capital Budapest to try to find a solution to the Russian invasion war in Ukraine. The Kremlin states that they will "immediately" prepare for the meeting.
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