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Kremlin weighs pausing air strikes to appease Trump

Moscow is weighing potential concessions to U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid additional sanctions, including halting air strikes on Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 5, citing sources.

5 August 2025, 10:13 PM

Zelenskyy, Trump discuss pressuring Russia into peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Aug. 5, with the conversation focused on finding ways to compel the Kremlin to end the war.

5 August 2025, 08:00 PM

Ukraine took out 20 Russian bombers, U.S. says

The United States assesses that Ukraine's June 1 operation Cobweb hit around 20 Russian aircraft, Reuters reported on June 5, citing two U.S. officials who described the attacks on four separate military bases across Russia as highly significant.

5 June 2025, 10:01 AM

Russia claims it proposed next round of talks to Ukraine

Vladimir Medinsky, tapped by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to represent Moscow during ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine, claimed he had contacted Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, proposing a specific date and venue for the next round talks.

28 May 2025, 08:41 PM

Macron gives Russia deadline for Ukraine ceasefire

The joint U.S.-EU proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine remains valid only until Monday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on May 12, as quoted by Le Figaro, adding that he would hold new talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders.

12 May 2025, 05:09 PM

Trump’s team to travel to London for ceasefire talks on Ukraine — Kellogg

President Donald Trump’s team will return to London this week for ceasefire talks on Ukraine, Fox News reported on April 19, citing Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg.

20 April 2025, 01:11 PM

Russia accuses Ukraine of violating ‘energy ceasefire’

Moscow passed information to the United States, the UN, and the OSCE alleging that Ukraine violated the U.S.-brokered energy infrastructure ceasefire agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on April 1.

1 April 2025, 11:34 PM

Bulgaria ready to assist in monitoring Black Sea ceasefire

At the “Coalition of the Willing” summit in Paris on March 27, Bulgaria offered to host a multinational center to monitor the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Black Sea.

27 March 2025, 11:48 PM

Recent attacks show Russia not observing ‘energy ceasefire,’ Zelenskyy says

In the past 24 hours, Russian shelling damaged energy infrastructure in Kherson—an apparent violation of the partial ceasefire agreement that was meant to safeguard energy facilities in both Ukraine and Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 27.

27 March 2025, 09:43 PM

Kremlin releases list of energy facilities covered by partial ceasefire

The Russian government has published a document describing which Ukrainian and Russian infrastructure facilities fall under the U.S.-mediated 30-day ceasefire agreement.

26 March 2025, 12:21 AM

Ukraine, Russia agree ‘naval ceasefire’ in Black Sea

Through U.S. mediation, Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to forego the use of military force in the Black Sea, according to a statement by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on March 25.

25 March 2025, 08:35 PM

Kallas on Russia’s ceasefire demands: Moscow proposes conditions it seeks to achieve through war

Russia has proposed ceasefire demands that reflect its wartime objectives, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on March 17 ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

17 March 2025, 12:00 PM

Kostenko: Ukraine’s retreat in Kursk tied to logistics, NK troops

Secretary of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Roman Kostenkо, detailed in an interview with Radio NV on March 14 the key factors behind the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (UAF) retreat in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, when the situation became irreversible, and whether Ukraine can maintain a buffer zone there.

16 March 2025, 09:39 PM

Kremlin says it views call for temporary ceasefire as ‘attempt to give Ukraine time to rearm’

The Kremlin, through assistant to the Russian dictator Yuri Ushakov, stated on March 13 that it views the call for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine as an “attempt to give the Ukrainian Armed Forces time to rearm” and has conveyed its “signal” to the United States, according to state propaganda agency RIA Novosti.

16 March 2025, 09:34 PM

No end in sight: Ukrainians brace for a long fight despite ceasefire talks

While politicians discuss a possible ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Ukrainians on the ground aren’t holding their breath. Many believe the war is far from over — and they’re preparing to keep fighting, The Sunday Times reported on March 16.

16 March 2025, 05:29 PM

Rutte backs 30-day Ukraine ceasefire as ‘wise plan,’ warns timing remains uncertain

A 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine remains unpredictable and depends on dialogue with Russia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with Bloomberg on March 14.

14 March 2025, 05:43 PM

Ukraine forms team to oversee possible 30-day ceasefire — Sybiha

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the country has begun forming a national team to develop action plans for monitoring a potential 30-day ceasefire, Interfax-Ukraine reported on March 14.

14 March 2025, 03:52 PM

EU needs to ‘move from concepts to a plan’ on security guarantees for Ukraine — Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron called on the military leadership of EU member states to begin drafting a concrete plan for “reliable security guarantees” for Ukraine in the event of Russia accepting a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.

12 March 2025, 02:11 AM

France, UK push for significant Ukraine deployment to deter Russia

A Franco-British plan for security guarantees to Kyiv calls for deploying a force with enough military capacity to deter Russia from launching a new attack on Ukraine, AP reported on March 11, citing unnamed Western officials.

12 March 2025, 01:28 AM

Kyiv confirms resumption of US military aid

Following talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, the United States has indeed resumed military aid shipments to Ukraine, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, Pavlo Palisa, said on March 11.

12 March 2025, 12:17 AM

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