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Zelenskyy rules out limits on Ukraine’s army and neutral status in peace deal

Ukraine will not accept limits on the size of its military or neutral status as part of a peace agreement, and Russia cannot dictate its security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with TSN published on the evening of Oct. 25.

26 October, 12:06 PM

Trump wants Putin and Zelenskyy to sign peace deal at his G20 resort — The Atlantic

Ukraine’s future over the next two months could be shaped by three events taking place far from Kyiv, The Atlantic reported on Oct. 20.

21 October, 07:13 PM

Ukrainian experts doubt Witkoff’s Putin talks can advance peace — NV analysis

NV spoke with politicians and diplomats to examine why peace efforts involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia have resumed and where they might lead.

21 October, 06:01 PM

Ukraine’s surrender would mean capitulation for all allies, Merz warns

Ukraine’s capitulation in its war against Russia is not an option because it would amount to the surrender of all its allies, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at an economic forum in Berlin on Oct. 21.

21 October, 04:46 PM

Witkoff arrives in St. Petersburg for Putin talks after meeting Zelenskyy in Oslo

U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on the morning of Oct. 21 for a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Russian propaganda media reported.

21 October, 12:14 PM

EU officials fear Trump's dislike of Zelenskyy tilts U.S. toward Putin — Politico

U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that Russia is “behaving quite normally toward Ukraine” has reinforced a growing sense among Kyiv residents enduring increasingly intense Russian shelling and Ukraine’s European allies that Washington is siding with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in the war, Politico repored on Oct. 20.

21 October, 11:09 AM

Kallas: U.S. negotiators pushed Ukraine toward surrender for 18 months

U.S. negotiators have spent the past year and a half trying to pressure Ukraine into surrendering on the Kremlin’s terms, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Oct. 20.

20 October, 06:24 PM

Zelenskyy ready to meet Putin at December G20 summit in Miami

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready to meet Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at the December 2026 G20 summit in the U.S. city of Miami, Zelenskyy told DW on Sept. 12.

12 September, 02:36 PM

CIA chief proposed Trump-Zelenskyy-Putin summit during secret Moscow trip

CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his unannounced visit to Moscow, the capital of Russia, Axios reported on Aug. 30, citing informed sources.

30 August, 01:15 PM

Kremlin sees no basis for peace after Russian strike kills 15 in Kyiv

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no conditions were currently in place for a peaceful settlement of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Aug. 20.

20 August, 04:25 PM

Zelenskyy presents new peace proposals to U.S., presses Trump team to act

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv has presented the United States with new proposals for peace talks, urging Washington to play a more active role as Russia remains unwilling to end the war.

13 August, 12:26 PM

Erdoğan tells Merz Ankara is working to restart Ukraine-Russia talks again

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a phone call that Ankara continues to work to restart talks between Ukraine and Russia.

30 June, 11:01 AM

Ukraine’s Moscow strike hardens U.S. view that Putin cannot be trusted

The mood in Washington toward the war in Ukraine is shifting. After Ukraine’s defense forces carried out record strikes on Moscow on June 18, two views are taking hold in the U.S. capital, The Economist reported.

19 June, 02:23 PM

Ukraine, Trump team weigh two-stage ceasefire as Russia contacts resume

Informal contacts with Russia resumed after the G7 summit, while talks between Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s team over a possible two-stage cease-fire have intensified, The Economist reported on June 18.

19 June, 12:48 PM

Politico turns down Lavrov article filled with Kremlin war narratives

Politico declined to publish an article by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov titled “Ukraine, Europe and Global Security,” in which Moscow rejected European peace initiatives as an “ultimatum,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry published the article on its official website.

19 June, 11:56 AM

Zelenskyy rejects Kremlin demand to meet Putin in Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 16 ruled out meeting Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, saying Ukraine would not play “games.”

16 June, 04:29 PM

Russia summons E3 envoys as Europe weighs talks, sanctions over Ukraine war

The ambassadors of Germany, France and Britain arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry around noon on June 11 for a meeting initiated by Moscow, German broadcaster n-tv reported.

11 June, 06:40 PM

Former Ukrainian foreign minister explains why Putin will not negotiate with Europe

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister from 2020–2024, explained in an interview with Radio NV why Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will not negotiate with Europe on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

10 June, 12:36 PM

Kremlin signals it will reject Europe’s conditions for lasting peace in Ukraine

The Kremlin signaled it would reject conditions European leaders set for a lasting peace in Ukraine, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling it “unacceptable” to start mediation efforts by presenting Russia with “some sort of conditions,” the Russian propaganda outlet Interfax reported on June 9.

9 June, 07:00 PM

Kremlin attacks Europe’s Ukraine peace plan as leaders demand ceasefire

Kremlin regime spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed the conditions for a just peace in Ukraine outlined by the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany were, as he put it, “inconsistent,” Russian propaganda outlet RBC reported on June 8.

8 June, 03:47 PM

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