negotiations with Russia

Putin sets conditions for Zelenskyy meeting, confirms Trump summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but “certain conditions” must be met, he said on Aug. 7, according to the Russian state-run news agency TASS.

7 August 2025, 07:44 PM

Zelenskyy okay with both bilateral or trilateral talks to end war

Various formats for leaders’ meetings are being discussed to achieve peace: two bilateral and one trilateral, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 04:53 PM

Trump wants to meet with Putin next week—report

U.S. President Donald Trump told European leaders that he is prepared to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, The New York Times reported on Aug. 6, citing two informed sources.

7 August 2025, 12:26 AM

Russia now more open to ceasefire, Zelenskyy says

With the looming threat of additional U.S. sanctions, Moscow now appears “more inclined” to discuss a genuine ceasefire in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 10:14 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia repeatedly refused ‘air truce’ proposals

Ukraine has repeatedly offered Russia a mutual halt to missile and drone strikes on civilian targets and energy infrastructure—a call that Moscow has consistently disregarded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 5.

6 August 2025, 02:07 AM

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

New Ukraine-Russia talks to take place this week, to address POWs, infrastructure security

The next round of negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations may occur in Istanbul on July 23-24, according to the Turkish outlet İndependent Türkçe, citing diplomatic sources.

21 July 2025, 12:10 PM

U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia if no Ukraine ceasefire deal in 50 days—Trump

Unless a ceasefire in the Russo–Ukrainian war is reached within 50 days, the United States will impose a 100% tariff on goods from countries that trade with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 14.

14 July 2025, 08:13 PM

Trump announces NATO-funded arms deal for Ukraine

The United States will be selling large quantities of weapons to its NATO allies to be then supplied to Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on July 14.

14 July 2025, 07:39 PM

Pope Leo XIV urges Ukraine-Russia talks in Vatican

Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Vatican, where he reiterated an offer to host representatives from Russia and Ukraine for peace negotiations, Vatican News reported on July 9.

9 July 2025, 07:15 PM

Confidence in Ukraine’s peace talks delegation drops, survey shows

Public approval of Ukraine’s peace negotiation team’s efforts has declined, with only 36% of Ukrainians in July 2025 believing the team is doing everything possible to achieve peace, down from 48% in June, according to a survey conducted by the Rating Group on July 4–5.

9 July 2025, 04:25 PM

No breakthroughs from Trump–Putin phone call

A phone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin lasted more than an hour on July 3.

3 July 2025, 08:36 PM

Putin, Macron in first phone call since 2022

For the first time since May 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin told its propaganda agency TASS on July 1.

1 July 2025, 08:29 PM

Yermak rejects Kremlin’s peace talk claims as manipulation

The Kremlin is once again feigning openness to dialogue, attempting to shift responsibility for prolonging the war it launched against Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, stated on June 30, commenting on remarks by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

30 June 2025, 12:56 PM

Kremlin hints at third Ukraine talks, presses U.S. for mediation

The progress of Ukraine-Russia negotiations largely depends on Kyiv’s position and the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, TASS propaganda agency wrote on June 29.

30 June 2025, 11:15 AM

36% of Ukrainians support turning away from NATO in exchange for peace — survey

While 36.3% of Ukrainians would support abandoning NATO aspirations in exchange for a peace deal with Russia, only 21% say the same applies to EU membership, according to a survey published on June 25.

27 June 2025, 02:04 AM

Kremlin threats expose Putin’s ‘victory theory’— ISW analysis

The West has failed to persuade Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to reconsider his war "victory theory" as he still believes that Russia can win a war of attrition, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 19.

20 June 2025, 11:17 AM

Russian attacks contradict every Putin's ‘peace’ claim — CCD

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s recent claims about wanting peace and being ready to end the war are just blatant lies, Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) Chief Andrii Kovalenko wrote on Telegram on June 19.

19 June 2025, 01:36 PM

Trump must force Putin to end the war, Zelenskyy tells G7

As Russia is ignoring every diplomatic overture from Ukraine and its allies, the United States must lead the West in pressuring dictator Vladimir Putin into negotiating a ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 17.

18 June 2025, 12:41 AM

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