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Ukraine in active dialogue with new Hungarian leadership, expects bilateral breakthrough

Ukraine is pressing ahead with diplomatic outreach to Hungary's newly formed government, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressing optimism about the prospects for a bilateral reset, he said on May 19, following a meeting with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

19 May, 03:55 PM

Ukraine has passed toughest phase in peace talks with U.S. — FM Sybiha

Andrii Sybiha said the most difficult phase of bilateral diplomacy with the United States is over, according to a Foreign Ministry statement on Apr. 17.

17 April, 04:22 PM

Zelenskyy announces diplomatic appointments after former FM Klimkin meeting

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing a string of personnel changes in the diplomatic corps working in Europe and beyond, he said on Feb. 27.

27 February, 11:08 PM

Russia times mass strikes at Ukraine around diplomacy

Russian forces have been launching waves of combined drone and missile attacks at Ukraine in recent months in the days before and after peace negotiations but are likely calibrating the scale of strikes in order to avoid upsetting U.S. President Donald Trump, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggested in its Feb. 17 report.

18 February, 09:02 AM

Zelenskyy may name Kyslytsia foreign minister as Sybiha heads to Poland

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s current foreign minister, may be appointed ambassador to Poland and sent to Warsaw, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 16, citing its sources.

16 December 2025, 11:42 AM

Ukraine’s reply to U.S.-backed peace plan includes new ideas on territory and ZNPP — Axios

Rostem Umerov, Ukraine’s National Security and head of Ukraine’s negotiating team, has delivered to Jared Kushner — U.S. President Donald Trump advisor — a step-by-step response to U.S.-backed peace plan, Axios reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 12:35 PM

Zelenskyy, Kyslytsya discuss Ukraine’s next moves in peace talks with U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsya discussed Ukraine’s key diplomatic priorities, including the current strategy for negotiations with the United States, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 03:32 PM

Poland’s Nawrocki cancels Orbán meeting after Putin visit

Polish President Karol Nawrocki canceled a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over Orbán’s recent visit to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, a decision announced Nov. 30 on X by Marcin Przydacz, head of the president’s International Policy Bureau.

30 November 2025, 03:25 PM

Kyiv and Washington prepare new meeting on U.S.-backed peace plan

Meeting between the Ukrainian and U.S. negotiating teams to discuss a peace plan for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine is expected in the near future, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 02:36 PM

Top Pentagon officials visit Kyiv to discuss peace efforts, drone tech cooperation

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George traveled to Kyiv on an unannounced visit to push forward stalled peace talks with Russia and boost U.S.–Ukrainian drone tech cooperation, becoming the highest-ranking Trump Pentagon officials to visit Ukraine since Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s February trip, Politico reported on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 12:24 PM

Trump eyeing Russia-Ukraine war as 9th conflict ended

U.S. President Donald Trump again stated that he has ended eight wars and is confident that Russia's aggression against Ukraine will become the "ninth" war he can settle, he said during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 01:19 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia backs off diplomacy as Tomahawk pressure eases

Russian representatives have tried to sidestep diplomacy as soon as pressure eased on supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 05:50 PM

Finland’s Stubb meets Trump to discuss Ukraine and NATO ties

Finnish President Alexander Stubb will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, Yle media outlet reported on Oct. 7.

9 October 2025, 10:26 AM

Finnish president may join Zelenskyy in Washington to bolster Kyiv’s position

European leaders are growing concerned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might not receive the same warmth from U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin did during their meeting in Alaska. In response, they are already moving to reinforce Kyiv’s standing.

17 August 2025, 10:48 AM

Zelenskyy mobilizes allies ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Ukraine has been working tirelessly to avoid being sidelined in negotiations and to prevent Moscow from dictating terms ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska, The New York Times reported on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 03:03 PM

Rubio repeats Trump’s call for Ukraine-Russia war to end via talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking at the NATO-Ukraine Council in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, reaffirmed the Trump administration’s position that Russia’s war against Ukraine can only be resolved diplomatically, according to his post on X.

25 June 2025, 01:09 PM

Yermak consistently ‘irritates’ U.S. officials, report says

Head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, is seen as an especially unwelcome interlocutor for the White House under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Politico reported on June 19, citing sources.

19 June 2025, 10:31 PM

Ben Hodges: ‘Crimea is essential for Ukraine’s sovereignty and future prosperity’

Russia will never agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine without real economic pressure, primarily from Europe, retired U.S. Army Europe commander General Ben Hodges said in an interview with journalist Vasyl Pekhno on Radio NV.

28 May 2025, 11:32 AM

Diplomacy unlikely to improve Ukraine–US relations, expert warns

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to use diplomatic maneuvering to improve relations with the United States are unlikely to radically change the situation, former U.S. diplomat Michael Carpenter told NV on May 20.

21 May 2025, 01:24 AM

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy made 134 foreign trips, 48 in past year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made 134 foreign trips to 134 countries since taking office in May 2019, including 48 in the past year, with Germany as his most frequent destination, The Times reported on May 17.

19 May 2025, 11:54 AM

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