1 week ago Zelenskiy tells Putin to come to Turkey if he wants talks, after Trump intervention

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump told him publicly to immediately accept the Kremlin leader’s proposal of direct talks. Zelenskiy’s suggestion of a meeting with Putin capped a dramatic 48 hours in which European leaders joined Zelenskiy in demanding a […]

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2 w. ago European leaders meet Zelenskiy to show support after Putin’s parade

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks in Kyiv on Saturday in a show of unity a day after Russia’s Vladimir Putin hosted his allies at a Victory Day parade in Red Square. The summit will discuss a U.S. and European proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in […]

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3 w. ago Russia’s Medvedev says Ukraine minerals deal means Trump has forced Kyiv to pay for US aid

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that the signing of a minerals deal between Ukraine and the United States meant U.S. President Donald Trump had forced Kyiv to pay for future U.S. military aid. The deal, signed in Washington on Wednesday, will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals […]

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4 w. ago Trump says Ukraine deal close after envoy Witkoff meets Putin

US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow on Friday to discuss the US plan to end the war in Ukraine, and Trump said the two sides were “very close to a deal,” despite apparent differences in their positions. Trump said in a social media post […]

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4 w. ago Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin for fourth time in bid to end Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday to discuss a U.S. plan to end the Ukraine war on terms that Kyiv and its European allies fear are too advantageous to Moscow. Witkoff has emerged as Washington’s key interlocutor with Putin as Trump pushes for a deal to […]

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4 w. ago Witkoff in Moscow for peace talks amid deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Friday, where he is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Interfax news agency. Witkoff has become a central figure in Washington’s push to end the war in Ukraine and has already held three lengthy meetings in Moscow. His visit comes […]

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