peace efforts

Former UK PM Johnson criticizes Trump’s misguided ‘peace plan’

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delivered scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” after Russia’s deadly missile attack on Kyiv on April 24.

24 April 2025, 09:38 PM

Zelenskyy urges US to adhere to its 2018 Crimea Declaration

Ukraine will always abide by its Constitution and hopes that the United States will act according to its own policy documents, particularly the 2018 Crimea Declaration, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 23.

24 April 2025, 01:25 AM

Ukrainian delegation met with US special envoy Kellogg in London

After ministerial-level talks between the United States, Ukraine, France, and UK in London were canceled last-minute on April 23, the Ukrainian delegation ended up meeting with U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg.

23 April 2025, 11:38 PM

Kremlin downplays Vance’s threat to exit Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, rejected the notion that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s statement about exiting peace negotiations constituted an ultimatum, according to Russian state media on April 23.

23 April 2025, 08:41 PM

London peace talks begin without foreign ministers

Lower-level officials from the U.S., U.K., Ukraine, France, and Germany began peace talks in London to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, replacing a planned ministerial summit, Sky News reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 04:55 PM

Trump administration halts Russian war crimes probes in Ukraine

The Trump administration has actively worked to undo initiatives designed to hold Russia, its leadership, and allies accountable for war crimes committed during the invasion of Ukraine, The Washington Post reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 11:55 AM

Washington still has ways to put pressure on Moscow to achieve peace — EU

The United States is yet to exhaust all the “tools” at its disposal to pressure Russia into seeking genuine peace with Ukraine, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on April 22.

23 April 2025, 01:26 AM

Ukraine prepared to negotiate with Russia directly after ceasefire is reached — Zelenskyy

Once a durable ceasefire ends hostilities in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Kyiv would be prepared to negotiate with Moscow “in any format,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 22.

22 April 2025, 10:29 PM

US will abandon Ukraine peace talks if either party obstructs negotiations, Trump says

Echoing an earlier statement by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump said Washington would “take a pass” on trying to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia if either side “makes it very difficult.”

18 April 2025, 09:41 PM

Europe can help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, Rubio says (again)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recognized the potential for European countries to contribute to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine after a series of high-level meetings in Paris, French outlet TF1 reported on April 18.

18 April 2025, 02:55 PM

At Paris talks, Ukraine reaffirmed commitment to full ceasefire

After a round of talks with European and U.S. officials in Paris, Kyiv remains committed to enacting a full and unconditional ceasefire in the Russo–Ukrainian war, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on April 17.

18 April 2025, 01:34 AM

Macron hosts Rubio, Witkoff in Paris to talk Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Elysee Palace on April 17.

17 April 2025, 09:38 PM

Turkey prefers ‘any peace deal’ to continued war in Ukraine

A potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia may be “hard to swallow,” but Ankara believes it would be preferable to the continuation of the war, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on April 4.

5 April 2025, 12:41 AM

Allies weigh NATO role in post-war Ukraine peace efforts

European countries are considering using NATO's command and control structures, as well as its early warning aircraft, to support a potential peace deal in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on April 3.

3 April 2025, 12:54 PM

Russia not interested in peace, Trump’s Joint Chiefs nominee says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not planning to end the war against Ukraine any time soon, Donald Trump’s nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, said during his confirmation hearings on April 1.

1 April 2025, 09:42 PM

Moscow rejects Trump’s ceasefire plan

Russia does not favor the partial ceasefire proposals negotiated by the United States, since they “do not address the root causes” of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on April 1.

1 April 2025, 08:38 PM

Moscow’s rhetoric escalates to 2022 levels - Ukraine's FM Sybiha

Russia’s demands have remained the same for years: weaken Ukraine’s army, limit military support, and block NATO membership, aiming to leave the country weak and defenseless, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on March 30.

31 March 2025, 07:59 AM

Russian Foreign Ministry claims no agreement on 'Black Sea Initiative' after US talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that there were no "specific agreements" between Russia and the United States on the so-called Black Sea Initiative, Russian propaganda outlets wrote on March 27.

27 March 2025, 02:25 PM

US intel suggests Ukraine, Russia unlikely to support a hasty and shabby peace deal

Both Russia and Ukraine are likely to prefer continuing the war over rushing into a quick and unsustainable peace deal, according to an assessment by the U.S. intelligence community.

25 March 2025, 11:36 PM

Ukraine fully supports ceasefire, waits for Russia’s step - UA Ambassador

Ukraine unequivocally supports the idea of a full ceasefire with Russia and is focused on the prompt completion of the agreement with the US regarding its resources, Ukraine's Ambassador to the USA Oksana Markarova told Bloomberg on March 24.

25 March 2025, 12:20 PM

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