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Lavrov says Russia will fight until Putin’s ultimatums are met

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would not agree to a ceasefire along the current front line and would continue the war until the demands previously voiced by Russian leader Vladimir Putin are met, Russian media reported July 10.

10 July, 01:05 PM

Trump says Putin wants to end war against Ukraine quickly

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “wants to end the war” against Ukraine quickly during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8.

8 July, 08:18 PM

Putin unlikely to hold meaningful peace talks with Ukraine before February 2027

Vladimir Putin is unlikely to engage in meaningful peace talks with Ukraine before at least February 2027, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with behind-the-scenes negotiations on July 5.

6 July, 12:38 PM

China urges Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks as soon as possible

China has urged Russia and Ukraine to return to peace talks as soon as possible to end the war, with Beijing's deputy U.N. ambassador Sun Lei making the appeal during a U.N. Security Council meeting on June 30.

30 June, 10:56 AM

Russia and Ukraine have no agreements on new talks – Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia and Ukraine currently have no agreements in place regarding a new round of peace talks, according to Russian state media on June 24.

24 June, 03:56 PM

Ukraine may reconsider negotiation proposals if UN remains passive

Ukraine may reconsider its proposals for potential negotiations with Russia if the UN Security Council continues its wait-and-see approach, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Andrii Melnyk said, Suspilne reported on June 23.

23 June, 09:00 AM

Ukraine wants peace talks organized before winter

Ukraine wants to organize a diplomatic meeting aimed at advancing efforts to end the war before the onset of winter, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during an online address to the Reuters NEXT Europe summit in London on June 16, Reuters reported.

16 June, 07:03 PM

Italy urges EU to name envoy for peace talks with Russia

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on the European Union to appoint a common envoy for potential peace talks with Russia, warning that Europe risks diplomatic blindness and self-isolation without a unified voice, Bloomberg reported on June 11.

11 June, 06:40 PM

E3 leaders set five conditions for sustainable peace in Ukraine

Five conditions for a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine were outlined by the leaders of the UK, Germany, and France following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK government wrote on its website on June 7.

8 June, 09:35 AM

Zelenskyy’s open letter invites Putin to negotiate directly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on June 4, inviting him to face-to-face peace negotiations.

4 June, 11:14 PM

Péter Magyar offers Budapest as venue for peace negotiations

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his country could serve as a venue for negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and could provide Kyiv with diplomatic support. Magyar made the remarks in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on June 3.

3 June, 06:10 PM

Poll: only 1% of Ukrainians trust U.S. to mediate peace talks, 62% don't believe in talks

Radio NV asked NV's audience and listeners whether they trust the U.S. or the EU more to mediate peace talks with Russia.

1 June, 12:41 PM

Ukraine preparing for important negotiations – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is preparing for important negotiations following a meeting with senior security and government officials, including Kyrylo Budanov and Rustem Umerov on May 30.

30 May, 08:41 PM

Ukraine pushes leader-level talks as US-backed peace effort with Russia stalls

Ukraine has viable proposals for settling the war, but the three-way negotiation format involving the United States is currently “paused,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during a question-and-answer session with the government in the Verkhovna Rada on May 29.

29 May, 02:28 PM

EU expands its list of potential envoys for negotiations with Moscow

European Council President António Costa, former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, and former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have emerged as new candidates to serve as the EU peace negotiator with Russia, Politico wrote on May 26.

26 May, 02:13 PM

Rubio signals U.S. readiness to mediate Ukraine peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov relayed a message from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to U.S. President Donald Trump in his recent phone call with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporter Alex Raufoglu wrote on May 26.

26 May, 10:40 AM

Finnish president ready to represent EU in negotiations with Russia

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he is ready to represent the European Union in potential peace talks with Russia, Yle reported on May 24.

25 May, 02:25 PM

Kremlin announces upcoming visit of Trump’s special envoy Witkoff to Moscow

Russia announced an upcoming visit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow but provided no further details, Russian state media wrote, citing Vladimir Putin’s special representative Kirill Dmitriev.

20 May, 01:12 PM

Moscow calls for renewed peace talks after deadly Kyiv strike

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow expects peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine to resume, according to Russia’s state news agency TASS on May 18.

18 May, 06:52 PM

Russia says ceasefire possible only after Ukrainian withdrawal from occupied regions

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia’s ultimatum that a ceasefire and peace negotiations are possible only if Ukrainian forces withdraw from Donbas as well as Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts, the Russian service of BBC News reported on May 13.

13 May, 04:56 PM

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