23 h. ago Zelenskyy employs strategic optimism to highlight Russia’s abundant bad faith

Ukrainian president has learned Trump’s team demand positivity and there is little point in trying to ‘inject reality’At a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, explaining where initial US-brokered peace negotiations had got to, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, struck a notably different tone. Long gone is the tetchiness on display in London in the aftermath of the Ukrainian leader’s catastrophic trip to the White House. In its place was a degree of optimism so high that it could only be interpreted as political positioning.Though he complained about comments made by Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, that four Ukrainian regions wholly or partly occupied by Russia consisted of people who wanted Moscow’s rule in an “overwhelming majority” – these were “in line with the messages of the Kremlin”, Zelenskyy said – he insisted that had advantages too. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago ‘A deal with Putin is an illusion’: Ukrainian officials warn Russia making ‘mockery’ of ceasefire talks

Deals with the Russian president cannot be trusted and once Donald Trump sees this he may change his attitude, says Zelensky ally

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52 h. ago Russian strikes show Moscow does not want ‘real peace’, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president said drone attacks just hours after ceasefire talks were ‘a clear signal to the whole world’See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s president has accused Russia of being insincere about moving towards peace as he reported an attack by 117 drones, just a day after both countries had agreed to a maritime ceasefire subject to Moscow obtaining agricultural sanctions relief.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that launching nationwide strikes after the peace negotiations was proof of Russia’s true intentions, though the Kremlin insisted the US-brokered talks were proceeding constructively. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire after days of intense talks, US says

Kremlin agrees to deal if the US helps with sanctions relief on agricultural exports

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3 d. ago Ukraine and Russia agree Black Sea ceasefire deal after talks in Saudi Arabia

Talks have been taking place this week

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3 d. ago Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire deal after US talks in Saudi

US officials have been keen to broker a long-lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, although Western leaders have questioned whether too few demands are being made of the Kremlin

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3 d. ago Dozens wounded in Ukraine as Russia strikes hospital and school amid ongoing Trump ceasefire talks

Ukrainian officials say 13 children are among at least 74 wounded after Russian missile attack on Sumy

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4 d. ago Russian missile hits hospital in Ukraine as US holds ceasefire talks with Kremlin officials in Saudi Arabia

Discussions in Riyadh over a 30-day truce came hours after a round of ‘productive’ negotiations between Ukrainian and US officials

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4 d. ago Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praises ‘super smart’ Putin ahead of Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff claims questions over whether Ukraine can cede four regions to Russia is ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks

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4 d. ago Ukraine ceasefire talks: What will be discussed in Saudi Arabia as Trump pushes for truce by Easter?

Kremlin appears to temper hopes of swift truce, despite Trump’s special envoy praising ‘gracious’ Putin

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4 d. ago Trump’s special envoy praises ‘super smart’ Putin ahead of Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff claims questions over whether Ukraine can cede four regions to Russia is ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks

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5 d. ago Trump's envoy mocks Starmer's peacekeeping Ukraine plan as 'Churchill

Steve Witkoff, 68, criticised Britain and France 's plan to send peacekeepers to Ukraine in order to prevent another Russian invasion if a ceasefire agreement is made.

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5 d. ago Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy urges allies to put ‘new pressure’ on Russia to bring an end to ‘daily reality’ of attacks

US and Ukrainian officials to meet for ceasefire discussions in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, ahead of US-Russia talks on MondayAs well as Kyiv, the overnight Russian attacks were reported to have struck the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk regions.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russian attacks across his country continue to be a “daily reality” despite the partial ceasefire agreed to last week. He referenced the overnight drone attack on Kyiv, in which at least 3 people were killed, and a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia which reportedly killed a family of three late on Friday evening.These attacks are a daily reality. This week alone, over 1,580 guided aerial bombs, nearly 1,100 strike drones, and 15 missiles of various types were used against our people. All of this weaponry contains at least 102,000 foreign components. That’s why sanctions against Russian terrorists must be more effective. Every loophole that allows them to byp...

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5 d. ago Ukraine war live: Russia launches deadly drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia

US and Ukrainian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, ahead of US-Russia talks on MondayRussian shelling killed three people on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, the regional governor confirmed in a Telegram post this morning.Pokrovsk has been under attack for months as the former mining city in the eastern Donetsk region is seen as a strategically important logistics hub. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine strikes military base

Russia and Ukraine have continued to exchange fire following calls agreeing to a limited ceasefire

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8 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘wants Zaporizhzhia power plant for US’

White House has ‘moved beyond’ minerals deal; Zelenskyy expects ceasefire deal to cover civilian as well as energy infrastructure. What we know on day 1,121Europe live: latest news updatesDonald Trump told Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the US could own and run Ukrainian nuclear power plants as part of a ceasefire. The Ukrainian president said following their call that “we talked only about one power plant, which is under Russian occupation”, referring to Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power station. The White House said it had “moved beyond” the idea of taking possession of Ukraine’s mineral wealth as part of negotiations. “We are now focused on a long-term peace agreement,” said White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.Kyiv was “ready” to pause attacks on Russia’s energy network and infrastructure, Zelenskyy said, write Shaun Walker and Pjotr Sauer. Zelenskyy indicated he did not yet consider a ceasefire to be in place, instead saying it could be established quickl...

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer says Vladimir Putin respects UK nuclear weapons

Keir Starmer is expected to join dozens of military chiefs from the so-called coalition of the willing today for crunch talks on how to shore up potential ceasefire in Ukraine

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9 d. ago Trump summit with Putin 'likely,' says US special envoy after Russia rejects 30

Ukraine’s President Zelensky demands the world block Russia’s attempts to drag out the war following Moscow’s latest attacks

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9 d. ago Putin demands Ukraine is muzzled and blinded before proper talks begin

The apparent olive branch offered by Moscow after lengthy talks on Tuesday in fact suits the Kremlin tactically, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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9 d. ago Russian drones strike Ukraine after Putin's ceasefire talks with Trump

Russia has launched a series of drone strikes that struck civilian areas overnight and damaged a hospital in Ukraine following the refusal by President Vladimir Putin to back a full 30-day ceasefire during discussions with his American counterpart

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