2 h. ago Ukraine says it held ‘difficult but productive’ talks with US on peace plan

Donald Trump’s special envoy due to travel to Moscow this week as Washington tries to clinch a deal

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9 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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11 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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61 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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5 d. ago US & Russia meet for ‘secret talks’ over Trump’s peace plan as Putin unleashes brutal strikes on Ukraine killing 6

WASHINGTON has held secret, high-stakes talks with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi as Donald Trump’s team races to lock down a reworked peace plan. It comes as Vladimir Putin unleashed one of his most brutal overnight strikes in weeks, killing at least six people. Donald Trump stoked expectations on Monday, hinting that the breakthrough...

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6 d. ago US and Ukraine report progress in talks on peace plan with Russia

Officials provide few details of how Kyiv and Moscow will resolve outstanding issues following meeting in Geneva

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7 d. ago US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro

US-Ukraine statement comes hours after European countries propose their own alternative peace The US and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia, hours after European countries proposed their own radical alternative that omitted some of the pro-Russia points made in an original US-backed document that was leaked last week.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, emerged from a meeting in Switzerland late on Sunday with a Ukrainian delegation led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, saying he was “very optimistic” about the progress of the talks. A joint statement between the two countries said that any eventual deal would “fully uphold” Ukraine’s sovereignty. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan yield ‘tremendous’ progress

Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders had pushed back against the US-drafted plan.

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7 d. ago European countries propose radically different Ukraine peace plan from Trump’s version

New proposals drawn up at summit in Switzerland omit some of the pro-Russia points in US documentEuropean countries on Sunday proposed a radical alternative Ukraine peace plan, which rejects some of the pro-Russian points made in the original US-backed document, and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected.The counter-proposal emerged as American, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland. The 28-point US document leaked last week demands Ukraine hands over territory to Russia, limits the size of its army and agrees not to pursue the Kremlin for alleged war crimes. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago European countries propose radically different Ukraine peace plan to US

Document omits some of Washington’s pro-Russia points and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respectedEuropean countries proposed a radical alternative Ukraine peace plan on Sunday that omits some of the pro-Russia points made in the original US-backed document and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected.The counter-proposal emerged as US, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland. The 28-point US document leaked last week demands Ukraine hand over territory to Russia, limits the size of its army and agrees not to pursue the Kremlin for alleged war crimes. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks

US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the textDonald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukraine had shown no gratitude for US efforts to end the war, as American, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland to discuss the “peace plan” that would involve significant concessions to Moscow from Kyiv.Poland’s president, Donald Tusk, asked where Trump’s “peace plan” came from, after an apparent admission by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the text was originally drafted by Moscow. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer to hold crunch G20 talks on Donald Trump's Ukraine peace plan

The PM is set to discuss the US President's 28-page plan with international allies at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa - as Trump gives Volodymyr Zelensky until Thanksgiving to respond

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9 d. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces losing dignity or partner in peace plan ahead of Vance talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has highlighted two risks involved in regards to Trump's peace plan between his country and Russia, as a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance will reportedly be held

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