U.S.-Russia talks

Trump ballroom overseer undertook quiet Russia mission for Kremlin talks

Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the U.S. official overseeing the controversial White House ballroom expansion under President Donald Trump, met Kremlin representatives in Russia this summer as part of a quiet diplomatic mission, the Financial Times reported.

18 August, 12:25 PM

Putin's envoy arrives in Washington for talks with Trump administration — Reuters

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev is now in the United States for negotiations with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, Reuters reported on April 9.

10 April, 08:45 AM

Zelenskyy fears U.S.-Russia deal on Ukraine's NATO bid

The United States and Russia may be discussing a new NATO-Russia document behind closed doors, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the UK journalist Piers Morgan on Feb. 18.

19 February, 01:21 PM

Kremlin complains about U.S. pressure in Abu Dhabi talks

The United States, acting as a mediator in Ukraine-Russia peace talks, is “pushing for speed” and “rushing the process”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed in an interview with Russian propaganda media on Jan. 26.

26 January, 12:01 PM

Kremlin calls Davos meeting 'non-public negotiations'

The Kremlin refused to disclose details of a meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev and U.S. representatives in Davos, calling the talks “non-public negotiations”, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Jan. 21.

21 January, 02:35 PM

Kremlin says Russia held new ‘contacts’ with U.S. after Dmitriev’s return from Miami

The Kremlin said Russia and the United States held new “contacts” after an envoy of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin briefed him on talks in Miami. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement on Dec. 26, according to Russian state propaganda outlets.

26 December 2025, 07:28 PM

Putin again demands all of Donbas in U.S. talks

Russia demands that the United States agree to hand over the entire Donbas — including areas Russian forces have never captured, the Kremlin-aligned newspaper Kommersant wrote on Dec. 25.

26 December 2025, 08:45 AM

Zelenskyy to meet Starmer, Macron, and Merz in London

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London on Dec. 8, alongside other EU leaders as Kyiv is considering “pivotal” next steps after the U.S.-Putin talks aimed at ending Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported.

8 December 2025, 09:46 AM

Umerov, Hnatov head to Europe to brief Zelenskyy on U.S.–Russia talks

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov are heading back to Europe from the U.S. with insights from the Dec. 2 Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address to the nation on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 09:08 AM

Russia: No new meeting with U.S. envoy in sight

There is currently no set date for the next meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin told Russian propaganda media on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 09:38 AM

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

Russia claims it gets four more U.S. peace documents

Russia has received four additional documents following the first version of U.S.-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov claimed on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 08:00 AM

Trump envoy heads to Moscow for Putin talks

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Nov. 1 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, CNN reported late on Nov. 30, citing a White House official.

1 December 2025, 09:57 AM

Witkoff misread Putin’s ceasefire demands, mistaking them for Russian pullback offer

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff misunderstood Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s demands for ending the war with Ukraine, Bild reported on Aug. 9, citing sources.

9 August 2025, 04:29 PM

Lavrov–Rubio meeting: Russia using diplomacy to undermine US aid to Ukraine — ISW

Kremlin officials continue to show that Moscow remains committed to its original war aims in Ukraine and has no interest in negotiating an end to the war in good faith, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a new assessment on July 10.

11 July 2025, 11:09 AM

Ukrainian spy chief: Kremlin wants U.S. to unfreeze Russian billions

The primary mission of Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in ongoing U.S.-Russia talks is to secure the release of Russia’s frozen assets, according to Oleg Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), who spoke in an interview with Ukrinform on May 26.

26 May 2025, 05:35 PM

Witkoff defends meetings with Putin, says he must speak to all sides

A deal to end the war in Ukraine will require Vladimir Putin’s signature, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said in a May 12 interview with Breitbart News, pushing back against criticism of his meetings with the Russian dictator.

13 May 2025, 01:04 PM

Life in Ukraine has grown more dangerous since ceasefire talks began — NYT

Life for civilians in Ukraine has become more perilous since negotiations over a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine began earlier this year, The New York Times reported on May 2.

3 May 2025, 01:36 PM

U.S. drafts Russia sanctions plan amid stalled ceasefire

U.S. officials have prepared a range of options to increase economic pressure on Russia as dictator Vladimir Putin shows no willingness to end the war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on May 2, citing sources familiar with the matter.

2 May 2025, 06:36 PM

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

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