15 h. ago In Kyiv, we don’t believe in the fantasy of Trump's ‘peace deal’. Our reality is more dead civilians | Nataliya Gumenyuk

At the scene of the deadliest attack on our capital this year, I see the war on Ukraine is still very real – and Putin shows no signs of ending itWar teaches you to believe only in what happens, rather than what is merely said or promised. A day after the “peace talks” in London, which the US secretary of state Marco Rubio didn’t even turn up for, Ukrainians were not anxiously waiting for the results of a possible deal, which looked unfeasible anyway. Instead, they were counting their dead.According to Ukraine’s air force, in the early hours of Thursday morning Russia launched 11 Iskander ballistic missiles, 37 KH-101 cruise missiles, six Iskander-K cruise missiles, 12 Kalibr cruise missiles, 4 KH-59/KH-69 missiles and 145 drones. For Kyiv and Kharkiv residents that night, this was not just a case of reading numbers on a news feed, but hearing and feeling explosions rock their cities. It turned out to be the deadliest night for the Ukrainian capital this year.Nataliya Gumenyuk is a ...

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64 h. ago UK and Ukraine ministers meet as officials discuss peace plans

US secretary of state Marco Rubio did not attend the talks in London but defence and foreign ministers from the UK and Ukraine met.

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66 h. ago Hopes of breakthrough at London peace talks to end Ukraine war dashed after US top envoy Marco Rubio pulls out

Officials from Ukraine, US and the UK are meeting in London – but the talks will not be the high-level meeting of ministers originally envisaged

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66 h. ago UK peace talks on Ukraine downgraded as Marco Rubio pulls out

Planned ministerial-level talks replaced by discussions at official level amid reports of change in Kremlin stanceRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMinisterial-level Ukraine peace talks that were due to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed at the last minute amid speculation that Russia is willing to change its position and after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said he could not attend.The UK Foreign Office indicated that ministerial-level meetings would be replaced by discussions at an official level – though initial public comments from the Kremlin suggested Moscow still opposed Nato countries sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Ukraine peace talks chaos as Marco Rubio SNUBS London summit after Kyiv 'denies Russia owns Crimea'

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68 h. ago Ukraine peace talks chaos as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio SNUBS London summit after Kyiv 'refuses to accept Russian sovereignty over Crimea'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been scheduled to join discussions with David Lammy and European powers.

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68 h. ago Ukraine peace talks chaos as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio SNUBS London summit after Kyiv 'refuses to acce

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3 d. ago Russian drones batter Ukraine's Odesa as peace talks come to a crux

Authorities in Ukraine say Russian drones have battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in a nighttime attack

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7 d. ago Trump says US may ‘take a pass’ from Ukraine talks if they prove too difficult

Sir Keir Starmer discussed Ukraine with the US president in a phone call on Friday, Downing Street said.

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7 d. ago Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine peace efforts unless deal reached ‘very shortly’

President says US may ‘take a pass’ on brokering agreement as Kyiv signs minerals memorandum Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talksDonald Trump has said the US is ready to “take a pass” on brokering a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless a settlement is reached “very shortly”, as Kyiv announced it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.“Now if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say: ‘You’re foolish. You’re fools. You’re horrible people’ – and we’re going to just take a pass,” Trump told reporters in Washington. “But hopefully we won’t have to do that.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US ready to abandon Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state threatens to pull plug ‘within days’, as Kyiv says it has signed mineral deal memorandumRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said, as Kyiv says it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.Speaking in Paris on Friday after meeting European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio said Donald Trump was still interested in a deal. But he added that the US president had many other priorities around the world and was willing to move on unless there were signs of progress. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rubio hints US may drop Ukraine peace talks as Lammy hails ‘shared commitment’

The US secretary of state said Washington may be ready to ‘move on’ if there is not progress on a peace deal in the coming days.

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7 d. ago Marco Rubio says US may be ready to 'move on' from Ukraine peace efforts

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the US may be ready to 'move on' from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days

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8 d. ago Macron hosts ‘excellent’ ceasefire talks with top US, European and Ukrainian officials

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8 d. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says US minerals deal could come today but attacks Witkoff for ‘spreading Russian narrative’ – Europe live

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8 d. ago Emmanuel Macron meets Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff for talks on Ukraine – Europe live

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2 w. ago A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here's what we know

Russia has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S. Thursday’s prisoner swap comes as the two countries work to repair ties

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3 w. ago Marco Rubio warns Russia to take action on Ukraine peace talks

‘We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not,’ said Rubio

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