Russia-Ukraine negotiations

Putin may address Zelenskyy’s open letter at St. Petersburg forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin may respond to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is running from June 3 to June 6, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

5 June, 04:38 PM

Zelenskyy's open letter to Putin will go through diplomatic channels

Ukraine will officially deliver President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's open letter to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin through diplomatic channels, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on June 4.

5 June, 12:30 PM

Keith Kellogg reminds Putin that his army is not taking Kyiv

Moscow is losing the war, not winning it, and needs to sit down at the negotiating table, former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg said at a Fox News broadcast on April 29.

4 May, 01:01 PM

Ushakov puts trilateral war talks on ‘pause’ as Russia stays in touch with Washington

Trilateral talks on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine are on “pause,” Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, said on April 2, while claiming Moscow remains in contact with the United States.

2 April, 05:10 PM

Ukrainian president rules out territorial concessions in nuclear plant talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said control of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is one of the most sensitive territorial issues in ongoing negotiations to end the war.

30 January, 01:55 PM

Trump names Erdogan possible mediator in Ukraine-Russia war

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could play an important role in securing peace between Ukraine and Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 11:10 AM

Zelenskyy ready to accept ‘acceptable compromise’ along current front line — FT

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s goal in his meeting with Donald Trump is to establish “a peace process without pressure on the country” regarding Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, a Ukrainian official close to the president told the Financial Times.

18 August 2025, 11:30 AM

‘Trump wants to cut a deal’: Ukraine fears betrayal as decisive week looms

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could once again win over U.S. President Donald Trump during their Aug. 15 talks in Alaska, a development that may prove decisive for Ukraine, Bild deputy editor-in-chief Paul Ronzheimer warned in an Aug. 10 article.

10 August 2025, 08:46 PM

Kremlin aims to blame Ukraine for stalled prisoner swaps — Center for Countering Disinformation

Russia is preparing to launch a series of disinformation efforts aimed at creating the false impression that Ukraine is “unwilling” to bring its citizens home from Russian captivity, Center for Countering Disinformation wrote on Aug. 3.

4 August 2025, 02:16 PM

Ukrainian ceasefire proposal sent to Russia and U.S.

A Ukrainian document delivered to the aggressor state Russia and the United States includes provisions for a ceasefire on land, at sea and in the air, The New York Times reported on May 30, citing a senior Ukrainian official who requested anonymity.

30 May 2025, 05:40 PM

Trump trades facts for fantasy in premature Ukraine-Russia POW swap claim

The prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia — which U.S. President Donald Trump claimed had already taken place — had not been completed as of 1:40 p.m. local time on May 23, sources told NV.

23 May 2025, 02:25 PM

Macron gives Russia deadline for Ukraine ceasefire

The joint U.S.-EU proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine remains valid only until Monday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on May 12, as quoted by Le Figaro, adding that he would hold new talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders.

12 May 2025, 05:09 PM

Sikorski urges pressure on Putin to halt Russian aggression

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called on Western nations to keep pressuring Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to force the Kremlin to abandon its objectives in Ukraine, The Guardian reported on May 12.

12 May 2025, 04:40 PM

Zelenskyy rejects Putin’s proposed May 9 ceasefire as ‘manipulative theater’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal for a so-called three-day ceasefire on May 9, calling it a theatrical ploy meant to give the impression that Russia is rejoining the international community.

3 May 2025, 12:20 PM

Zelenskyy and Trump hold brief meeting at Vatican, agree to continue talks after Pope Francis funeral

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting at the Vatican, the Presidential Office told NV on April 26.

26 April 2025, 01:34 PM

Mylovanov: Trump’s moves on Ukraine might not be as dramatic as they seem

U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Ukraine largely aligns with what Washington was already planning, but discussions about deploying European troops are a notable shift, Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics, said at NV’s event, Ukraine Changes the World: Dialogues on Opportunities, on Feb. 19.

20 February 2025, 12:40 PM

Trump and Putin to decide Ukraine’s future?

If reelected President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin start “deciding Ukraine’s fate,” it could embolden Russia to “finish the job” or even launch a new invasion of its neighbor, writes The Times.

17 November 2024, 05:05 PM

Trump's Ukraine peace plan faces skepticism

Yevhen Kostohryzov, an analyst at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism,” weighed in during an interview with Radio NV on whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could immediately bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table after his inauguration.

16 November 2024, 03:17 PM

Xi emphasizes need for favorable conditions to end Ukraine war

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Sep. 9. During their meeting, Xi called for the creation of conditions that would allow for a political resolution to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

9 September 2024, 06:15 PM

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