4 d. ago EU ‘has the tools’ to progress efforts towards resumption of Cyprus talks

The European Union “has the tools which can function positively and catalytically” towards a resumption of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on Thursday. “First of all, the EU has the tools in relation to its relations with Turkey, but also because any solution to the Cyprus problem, […]

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8 d. ago Peace on pause: the attempt to scupper the Imagine programme

In the halcyon days of 2016 when there still seemed to be hopes for progress in the Cyprus talks, the Imagine programme offered the potential to turn the page on the usual entrenched narratives on both sides. Launched by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) under the auspices of the bicommunal Technical Committee […]

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9 d. ago UN envoy sees signs of progress ahead of Cyprus leaders’ crucial talks

UN envoy sees signs of progress ahead of Cyprus leaders’ crucial talks  Kathimerini

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1 week ago Our View: Finger on button, Putin blaming Europe for Ukraine crisis

As was widely expected, Tuesday’s talks between the United States and Russia made no progress towards a Ukraine peace deal. This was the view expressed by a Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov to the Russian media, after the five-hour meeting with President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]

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1 week ago Peace push falters as Putin rejects key US proposals on Ukraine

Russia and the U.S. did not reach a compromise on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s top envoys, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly complained that ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two has been one […]

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2 w. ago Zelenskiy says ‘tough issues’ still need to be resolved after Florida talks

Tough issues have yet to be resolved after U.S.-Ukrainian talks in Florida, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as he and other Ukrainian officials toured Europe to rally allies and Donald Trump’s envoy headed to Moscow to brief the Kremlin. Intensified diplomacy to end Europe’s deadliest war in generations jumped across the Atlantic on Monday […]

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2 w. ago US sees progress after talks in Florida with Ukraine, but more work needed to reach deal

U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than 3-year-long war. Rubio met with a Ukrainian delegation led by a new chief negotiator in Florida, his home state, for […]

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3 w. ago Christodoulides, Erhurman signal cautious progress in Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday highlighted four key outcomes from his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, signalling cautious progress toward restarting Cyprus talks. The meeting, held at the residence of the UN special representative for Cyprus, resulted in an agreement to hold a joint meeting with UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin in […]

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