3 h. ago Zelensky aides meet US diplomats for fresh Ukraine peace talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio anticipated ‘more progress’ from talks with Ukrainian officials

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5 h. ago Zelenskyy aides meet Trump team in Florida for talks on peace plan

US-Ukraine meeting expected to open potentially pivotal week of diplomacy to end war

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7 h. ago Zelenskyy aides to meet Trump team in Florida for talks on peace plan

US-Ukraine meeting expected to open potentially pivotal week of diplomacy to end war

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8 h. ago World holds its breath: Ukraine flies to the US for Russia peace talks as Turkey condemns drone attacks on two Putin tankers amid fears of war spreading

Ukrainian negotiators are flying to the US for peace talks as the Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers in the Black Sea. 

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33 h. ago Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills two as Ukraine peace talks continue

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 15 people were wounded

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35 h. ago Zelensky’s top ally reveals he’s ‘going to the front’ after quitting as corruption scandal plunges Kyiv into crisis

VOLODYMYR Zelensky’s top ally has announced he will head to the frontlines - just hours after storming out of the Ukrainian government. Andriy Yermak quit as chief of staff under Zelensky on Friday amid an anti-corruption probe and a shock dawn raid on his house. Yermak - a key player in peace talks in recent...

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36 h. ago While politicians wrangle over Trump’s peace plan, soldiers are still dying, says Ukrainian filmmaker

Oscar-winning Mstyslav Chernov expressed scepticism that Putin would accept peace terms as Trump’s support wavered for Ukraine

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48 h. ago Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

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49 h. ago The Guardian view on Ukraine peace talks: Putin is taking Trump for another ride on the Kremlin carousel | Editorial

Russia’s president is only interested in a deal on Moscow’s terms. Equipping Kyiv with the resources to fight on is the quickest route to a just settlementAs Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving Day deadline for a Ukraine peace agreement came and went this week, the Russia expert Mark Galeotti pointed to a telling indicator of how the Kremlin is treating the latest flurry of White House diplomacy. In the government paper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a foreign policy scholar close to Vladimir Putin’s regime bluntly observed: “As long as hostilities continue, leverage remains. As soon as they cease, Russia finds itself alone (we harbour no illusions) in the face of coordinated political and diplomatic pressure.”Mr Putin has no interest in a ceasefire followed by talks where Ukraine’s rights as a sovereign nation would be defended and reasserted. He seeks the capitulation and reabsorption of Russia’s neighbour into Moscow’s orbit. Whether that is achieved through battlefield attrition, or through a Trum...

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51 h. ago Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine’s anti

‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Andriy Yermak resignsThe Commission also totally rejected dismissed Russia’s criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “illegitimate” leader of Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin suggested yesterday that was a technical reason he couldn’t agree a peace deal with Zelenskyy.“President Zelensky is the democratically elected president, by the Ukrainian people, of Ukraine,” a commission spokesperson said in response, somewhat mockingly adding that Putin seems to have “some difficulties in recognising the democratically elected president of his neighbour country, Ukraine.”“Let me stress the fight against corruption is a key element for a country to join the EU, it requires continuous efforts and a strong capacity to fight corruption. This is a key element that we also address in our enlargement report that was published a couple of weeks ago, so we will continue to follow the situation very closely.” Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Trump 'is set to recognise Russian control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories in bid to secure deal with Putin to end war'

Officials close to the talks say the US president has dispatched his peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, along with his son-in-law, Jared Kushner , to set out the proposal to Putin in Moscow.

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53 h. ago Trump ‘will recognise occupied Ukraine as RUSSIA’ in bombshell gift to Putin to help secure peace deal after talks stall

DONALD Trump is reportedly set to hand occupied Ukrainian territories over to Vladimir Putin to secure a deal to end the war. The US president has sent Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to make the offer to the Russian tyrant in Moscow, according to reports. A source told The Telegraph: "It’s increasingly clear...

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57 h. ago US and Russia peace plan: Six things you need to know ahead of talks on Ukraine

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week after US officials met with Ukrainian counterparts to discuss a heavily-criticised plan put forward by Donald Trump

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4 d. ago Ukraine hopes to ride Trump’s carousel of chaos into a peace deal – but Putin is still in charge

The latest round of talks about peace may be drifting Ukraine’s way but Russia is still very active behind the scenes, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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4 d. ago How Trump’s ‘drone guy’ has become key figure in Ukraine peace talks

His charm offensive has caused Trump to include the Iraq War veteran in more talks

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5 d. ago Ukraine and US agree ‘essence’ of peace deal as Trump says ‘we’re getting very close’

But any deal would still require agreement from Russia

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5 d. ago Ukraine and US edge towards peace deal as Trump says ‘We’re getting very close’

Kyiv has said it supports “the essence” of a peace plan while stressing there were still issues to address

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5 d. ago Ukraine has shown the US a viable peace deal – but can Trump shake off Putin’s influence?

The latest round of talks about peace may be drifting Ukraine’s way but it’s a carousel of chaos, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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5 d. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to move forward with US plan and discuss ‘sensitive points’ with Trump

Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European allies; Trump says deal is closeUS optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remainIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded in another member state, after a complaint by two Poles married in Germany.The couple, one of whom also has German nationality, were living there and married in Berlin in 2018, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).The spouses in question, as EU citizens, enjoy the freedom to move and reside within the territory of the member states and the right to lead a normal family life when exercising that freedom and upon returning to their member state of origin.“Sweden’s defence needs to be strengthened against threats such as robots, drones and helicopters. The best way to guarantee peace and freedom is to invest in defence. The orders also contribute to growth, jobs and security of supply. It also imp...

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5 d. ago US optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remain

Ukrainian official cites ‘common understanding’, but no sign territorial concessions or security guarantees are agreedEurope live – latest updatesDiscussions involving US, Russian and Ukrainian officials are taking place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the latest step in the Trump administration’s attempts to push through a peace deal to end the conflict in Ukraine.The White House spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, put an optimistic spin on the talks, claiming the US had made “tremendous progress” on finding a resolution. There were “a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details” that needed to be ironed out which would require further talks, she said in a post on X. Continue reading...

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