peace efforts

EU to keep diplomats in Kyiv, summons Russian chargé d’affaires after new threats

The European Union has summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires after another Russian attack on Kyiv and fresh threats from Moscow about “systematic” strikes on the Ukrainian capital, European Commission foreign affairs spokesperson Anitta Hipper said on May 26, during a briefing in Brussels, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

26 May, 06:59 PM

Witkoff: no peace deal until Ukrainians are sure Russia won’t attack again

A peace deal between Ukraine and Russia will not be signed until Ukrainians are confident Moscow will not start another war in the future, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said, as reported by The New York Post on Feb. 26.

27 February, 02:35 AM

Putin meeting could be ‘decisive’ for ceasefire—Zelenskyy

An in-person meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could be “decisive” in reaching a workable ceasefire agreement, Zelenskyy said on Feb. 20.

21 February, 03:16 AM

UAE talks focus on details, avoid fundamental issues

While the repeated rounds of Ukraine–U.S.–Russia negotiations in Abu Dhabi have produced results on the minutiae of enforcing a future ceasefire in the Russo–Ukrainian war, the delegations continue to sidestep fundamental questions of how the conflict may eventually be settled.

6 February, 10:21 PM

NATO chief: Russia shows disregard for peace

Russia’s latest massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine show Moscow’s disregard for peace, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at the opening of the 15th session of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kyiv on Feb. 3, reaffirming the West’s commitment to supporting Kyiv.

3 February, 12:35 PM

Ukraine–U.S.–Russia talks to resume Feb. 1

Ukrainian, U.S., and Russian officials will meet for another round of trilateral peace negotiations on Feb. 1, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 26.

26 January, 09:52 PM

Budanov ‘cautiously optimistic’ on peace process

Former defense intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, now serving as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief-of-staff, said on Jan. 20 he feels “cautiously optimistic” about the progress in the U.S.-mediated peace negotiations with Russia.

20 January, 11:42 PM

Ukraine faces ‘painful concessions’ on path to peace, Czech president says

Ukraine will likely have to agree to “painful concessions” if it hopes to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Czech President Petr Pavel said during his Kyiv visit on Jan. 16.

16 January, 08:43 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

‘Coalition of the willing’ to meet this week—Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s European allies, known as the “coalition of the willing,” will gather for a summit meeting later this week and announce steps to counterbalance the pro-Russian slant in the U.S.-backed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 12:51 AM

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

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

Umerov to meet with Trump’s people in Miami—FT

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), will meet this week in Miami with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to further discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:52 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

How Europe proposes to amend U.S.-backed peace plan in Ukraine’s favor

The 28-point U.S.-backed peace plan appalled Ukraine’s European allies when it was first leaked in the media late last week, on account of its overt pro-Russian bias. Seeing the proposal as effectively demanding Kyiv’s capitulation, Europe scrambled to draft a reasonable counterproposal by Nov. 23.

27 November 2025, 12:36 AM

EU’s post-war security guarantees limited to financial and military aid

The security guarantees Brussels will provide Kyiv after the war include financial aid, troop training, and support for Ukraine’s defense industry, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 09:05 PM

Ukraine, U.S. still negotiating on key peace plan terms, report says

Progress in negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on a new peace plan is underway, but three key issues remain unresolved, CNN reported on Nov. 25, citing a source familiar with the talks.

26 November 2025, 03:52 AM

Zelenskyy advised to avoid rushing to discuss U.S.-backed peace plan with Trump—report

Some members of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s inner circle have urged him not to travel to Washington this week for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 24.

25 November 2025, 02:01 AM

Kyiv manages to amend U.S.-backed peace plan; SBU denies pressuring SAPO

After “tense but productive” talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and Ukraine negotiated a version of the U.S.-backed peace plan that is more acceptable to Kyiv, although core issues remain unresolved.

25 November 2025, 01:39 AM

Zelenskyy, Trump to settle key points of U.S.-backed ‘peace plan’

Although the first draft of the U.S.-backed peace plan, amounting to a list of maximalist Russian demands, has been scaled back and refined after U.S.–Ukraine negotiations in Geneva, the “most sensitive” provisions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will discuss with U.S. President Donald Trump directly, Zelenskyy said on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 11:07 PM

peace efforts

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10