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Russian delegation shows no real intent to negotiate — Kallas

Russia is not taking the talks in Abu Dhabi seriously as the Russian delegation consists of military representatives without decision-making authorities, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said on Jan. 29.

29 January, 12:37 PM

Peskov says it’s 'wrong' to say Putin rejected U.S. peace plan

It is “incorrect” to say that Vladimir Putin rejected a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine that U.S. representatives discussed in the Kremlin on Dec. 2, dictator's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed at a briefing on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 01:03 PM

Trump floats idea of Ukraine ceding land as talks continue

Moscow will soon seize the Ukrainian territories that U.S.-backed peace plan had been prepared to hand over, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in an interview with reporters aboard Air Force One on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 10:28 AM

Kremlin dismisses reports it scripted parts of U.S.-backed peace plan

Russian official Kirill Dmitriev claimed that Bloomberg article publishing a transcript of his conversation with Putin’s aide Yuriy Ushakov about the so-called U.S. peace plan is “fake” in his post on X, published on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 09:20 AM

Russia uses peace talks to prepare for escalation - ISW

The massive attack on Ukraine was the second-largest since the beginning of the full-scale invasion — and a clear signal of Moscow’s real intentions and strategy, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 28.

29 August 2025, 11:15 AM

Ukrainian lawmaker decodes Putin’s Moscow invitation to Zelenskyy

MP Fedir Venislavskyi, Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security member, explained Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s bid to receive Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 20.

21 August 2025, 08:38 AM

Russia reduces strikes to stockpile drones and missiles ahead of Trump talks, expert warns - video

There are two possible reasons why Russia has reduced the number of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, aviation expert and senior researcher at the State Aviation Museum Valerii Romanenko explained on Radio NV on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 02:30 PM

Hopes for breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks fade — Bloomberg

High-ranking US and European diplomats are gathering in Antalya, Türkiye, as hopes for any major breakthrough in the upcoming Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Istanbul rapidly dwindle, Bloomberg reported on May 15.

15 May 2025, 01:00 PM

Kremlin leans on Zelenskyy ‘illegitimacy’ claim to stall Istanbul talks — ISW

Russian officials may be setting the stage for dictator Vladimir Putin to reject Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation to hold bilateral ceasefire talks in Istanbul on May 15, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 12.

13 May 2025, 11:15 AM

Xi Jinping reaffirms China's dominance over Russia, warns Trump - former Ukrainian FM

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s appearance at the May 9 military parade in Moscow is a calculated signal to both Vladimir Putin and the United States, Volodymyr Ohryzko, former Ukrainian FM and Center for Russian Studies head told Radio NV on May 9.

9 May 2025, 02:30 PM

Kremlin's 'Wunderwaffe' - Oreshnik missile - fades from Putin’s rhetoric — Ukrainian political analyst

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin suprisingly has not mentioned the Oreshnik intercontinental missile in recent months, political analyst Vadym Denysenko said in an interview with Radio NV on May 5.

5 May 2025, 02:08 PM

UK peacekeeping plan for Ukraine under fire from military

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to create a “coalition of the willing” to enforce a peace deal in Ukraine has been dismissed as “political theater,” The Telegraph wrote on March 23, citing senior military sources.

24 March 2025, 12:52 PM

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