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Kyiv expects Moscow’s peace plan response by end of January

Ukraine expects Russia’s response to the renegotiated U.S.-backed peace plan by the end of the month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Bloomberg on Jan. 9.

10 January, 06:24 AM

Zelenskyy says war could end within six months

Based on the progress made in negotiating a U.S.-brokered, EU-backed peace deal, the Russo–Ukrainian war could end in the first half of 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 7.

7 January, 11:05 PM

Zelenskyy discusses chances Russia agrees to peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on whether there is a chance Russia will agree to a peace plan, answering journalists' questions on Dec. 26.

26 December 2025, 08:15 PM

Russian delegation to meet with U.S. officials in Miami this week

The push to end the Russo–Ukrainian war through a U.S.-backed peace plan continues: another meeting of U.S. and Russian negotiating teams in Miami is scheduled for this week, Politico reported on Dec. 17, citing unnamed sources.

17 December 2025, 11:47 PM

Moscow aims to continue war in 2026, Zelenskyy warns

Since Russian officials have clearly stated their plans to step up offensive operations next year, Kyiv’s Western partners should increase pressure on Moscow to engage in a genuine peace process, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 17.

17 December 2025, 09:50 PM

Latest security guarantees draft calls for European troops on Ukrainian soil—report

As the weeks-long negotiations between Ukrainian, European, and U.S. officials on a feasible approach to ending the Russo–Ukrainian war appear to have concluded, The New York Times reported key details of the security guarantees the West is prepared to offer Ukraine.

17 December 2025, 01:05 AM

U.S. plan to limit Ukraine’s military to 800,000 troops, Zelenskyy says

After weeks of negotiations, the United States and Ukraine settled on a cap of 800,000 personnel for the Ukrainian military under the revised U.S.-backed peace plan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 10:54 PM

Plebiscite will settle territorial questions, Zelenskyy says

Any decisions on territorial concessions envisaged by the U.S.-backed peace plan must be made by the Ukrainian people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 08:45 PM

Italy’s Meloni privately urged Zelenskyy to make 'painful concessions' — report

During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Dec. 9 visit to Rome, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni advised Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed peace plan, including ceding more territory to Russia, Italian outlet Corriere della Sera reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 02:14 AM

Starmer, Merz, Macron back Ukraine in call with Trump

European leaders held a joint call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 10 to discuss U.S. mediation efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported.

10 December 2025, 08:37 PM

Meloni meets with Zelenskyy in Rome

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Dec. 9, as part of his European diplomatic tour to coordinate support in the face of U.S. pressure to accept Moscow’s peace terms.

9 December 2025, 08:48 PM

Zelenskyy firm on not ceding more land under U.S. pressure

After two weeks of frantic negotiations, the U.S.-backed peace plan has been trimmed down to 20 points, losing most of its overtly Russia-favored elements, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 09:39 PM

There may be no just peace for Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb warns

The Russo–Ukrainian war will likely end in a settlement that does not deliver just peace terms to Kyiv, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 11:45 PM

U.S. invites Ukraine to follow-up talks after Witkoff–Putin meeting

The United States has invited a Ukrainian delegation to continue negotiations on the U.S.-backed peace plan in the coming days, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 08:42 PM

Witkoff–Kushner–Putin talks produce no breakthrough

The Kremlin meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner concluded after nearly five hours on Dec. 2, seemingly producing no tangible results.

3 December 2025, 01:05 AM

Painstaking progress made on U.S.-backed peace plan, Zelenskyy says

The latest draft of the U.S.-backed peace plan “looks better” after six-and-a-half hours of Ukraine–U.S. negotiations in Miami, Florida, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 09:00 PM

Corruption probe forces Zelenskyy to fire Yermak; Witkoff to meet Putin early next week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted the resignation of his most significant aide and confidant Andriy Yermak on Nov. 28, shortly after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched Yermak’s residence in Kyiv.

29 November 2025, 02:43 AM

Putin to meet Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to meet with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:24 AM

Trump’s Thanksgiving deadline passes with no deal in sight; Putin demands all of Donbas

Initially set by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Thanksgiving Day deadline for Ukraine to sign the U.S.-backed peace plan has passed without any signs that either Kyiv or Moscow is close to accepting the deal.

28 November 2025, 02:01 AM

Ukraine–U.S. negotiations to continue this week, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian and U.S. officials will meet later this week to further refine the terms of the U.S.-backed peace plan, particularly the clauses on post-war security guarantees for Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 11:23 PM

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