Russia peace talks

Zelenskyy names DM Umerov to lead Ukraine’s delegation in Russia ceasefire talks

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will lead Ukraine’s delegation at ceasefire talks with Russia in Istanbul on June 2, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X on June 1.

1 June 2025, 09:10 PM

US envoy Kellogg urges Russia-Ukraine compromise for ceasefire talks

U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg urged Russia and Ukraine to make concessions for a comprehensive ceasefire, noting Russia failed to deliver a promised memorandum, while highlighting progress in prisoner swaps, in a Fox News interview on May 31.

1 June 2025, 12:02 PM

Türkiye warns Russia risks isolation over inflexible Ukraine peace stance

Russian refusal to show flexibility in peace talks over its war against Ukraine could put it at a disadvantage with the United States and the international community, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Kyiv, Turkish outlet Hurriyet reported on May 29.

30 May 2025, 11:50 AM

Ceasefire talks in Ukraine war may take months, Merz warns

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cautioned that ceasefire negotiations in Russia’s war against Ukraine are in their early stages and could take months, while affirming Germany’s military and diplomatic support, Politico reported on May 22.

22 May 2025, 05:35 PM

Ukraine, Russia discuss 1,000-for-1,000 POW swap, ceasefire in Istanbul

Ukraine and Russia discussed a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner-of-war exchange and ceasefire during talks in Istanbul, though Russia’s demand for Ukrainian troop withdrawal was deemed “unrealistic,” Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on May 16.

16 May 2025, 07:19 PM

Pope Leo XIV offers Vatican for Ukraine-Russia peace talks after Istanbul failure

Pope Leo XIV proposed the Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s absence led to the “tragic” failure of negotiations in Istanbul, Politico reported on May 16.

16 May 2025, 04:50 PM

Trump warns Ukraine, Russia of US withdrawal unless talks begin soon

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia, threatening to withdraw from peace talks unless direct negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow begin swiftly, special envoy Steve Witkoff said in a Breitbart interview released on May 12.

13 May 2025, 11:28 AM

Zelenskyy, Erdogan discuss plans for May 15 Istanbul talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the upcoming direct negotiations with Russia in Istanbul on May 15.

13 May 2025, 02:02 AM

Trump believes Putin wants peace in Ukraine but may be deceiving

President Donald Trump believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine but admitted that Putin might be deceiving him, ABC News reported the American leader as saying in an interview on April 30.

30 April 2025, 10:55 AM

White House: Trump demands lasting ceasefire, not Putin’s short truce

U.S. President Donald Trump wants a permanent ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, the invading country, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a briefing on April 28, addressing the Kremlin’s announcement of a “truce” from May 8 to 10.

28 April 2025, 07:14 PM

Zelenskyy, Meloni demand Moscow prove peace intent

Russia must provide tangible evidence of its willingness to engage in a peace process to resolve the war against Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome on April 26, according to a statement on the Italian government’s website.

26 April 2025, 08:45 PM

No official US signals on exiting peace talks, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received any official diplomatic communications indicating that the United States is preparing to withdraw from the peace process aimed at resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said at a briefing on April 25.

25 April 2025, 07:58 PM

Is all hope lost with Trump? What Ukraine can expect from ceasefire talks and U.S. support

NV, with the help of Ukrainian diplomats, has outlined the most realistic scenarios for Ukraine’s future as Donald Trump appears to have effectively chosen Russia’s dictator as his negotiating partner.

25 April 2025, 02:52 PM

Russia insists Ukraine clear 'obstacles' for direct negotiations

Ukraine must remove “legal barriers” to enable direct talks with Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on April 22, according to Russian propaganda media.

22 April 2025, 03:45 PM

Putin’s 'bilateral talks' claim masks refusal to end war in Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues to rebuff U.S.-Ukrainian proposals for a comprehensive ceasefire, signaling no intention to end the war through meaningful peace talks in the near term, according to a new report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) released on April 21.

22 April 2025, 10:58 AM

Finland President Stubb hints at Trump’s Russia frustration after US visit

Donald Trump’s patience with Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire stalling tactics is wearing thin, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, fresh from a golf outing with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 29, has said, according to The Guardian.

31 March 2025, 02:15 PM

Return the children: Yermak says no peace without justice

Russia must immediately return all Ukrainian children it illegally deported, and this issue is “not just humanitarian but essential” to any future peace deal, said Andrii Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, in a column for The Telegraph on March 28.

28 March 2025, 04:30 PM

Energy giants eyeing swift Russia return as sanctions talks progress

Major energy trading firms are signaling openness to resuming operations in Russia if sanctions are fully lifted, a prospect gaining traction amid U.S.-Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 02:55 PM

Ukraine sets three non-negotiable conditions for peace talks

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andriy Sybiha, has outlined three red lines for any future negotiations to end the war with Russia, RBC-Ukraine wrote on March 17.

17 March 2025, 12:10 PM

Putin’s ceasefire demands reveal true intentions: not peace, but another offensive - ISW

Vladimir Putin's ceasefire counter-demands will not only disarm Ukraine before any peace negotiations but could also allow Russia to resume hostilities under highly favorable conditions, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on March 13.

14 March 2025, 10:05 AM

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