Ukraine-Russia negotiations

Zelenskyy demands Europe’s voice in peace talks with Russia

Europe must have a seat at the negotiating table because its way of life and security are among Russia’s strategic targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the Support Ukraine forum on Feb. 24.

24 February 2025, 02:16 PM

Peace deal, based on 2022 Istanbul protocols, means Ukraine’s surrender to Russia’s long-term military goals - ISW

Moscow is attempting to resurrect 2022 Istanbul negotiations as a way to pressure the West into conceding to the Kremlin’s long-standing demands, not as a path to genuine resolution, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Feb. 23.

24 February 2025, 09:16 AM

Trump demands too high a price from war-torn Ukraine – New York Post

U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that Ukraine surrender a significant portion of its economy as compensation for American military aid is “flat-out wrong,” the New York Post wrote in an editorial on Feb. 18.

19 February 2025, 01:18 PM

Ukrainian counteroffensives aim to slow Russia and gain leverage for future negotiations

Ukrainian forces have intensified counterattacks along the entire front line, aiming to slow down Russian advances and buy time ahead of possible negotiations, French Le Figaro news agency reported on Feb. 9.

10 February 2025, 09:54 AM

Trump’s envoy: ‘Stop the killings’ first, then talk peace in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump first wants to “stop the killings” in Russia’s war against Ukraine and then “move forward” with peace negotiations, his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said in an interview with the New York Post published Feb. 6.

7 February 2025, 12:38 PM

Türkiye sees Ukraine peace talks gaining momentum by June – foreign minister

Peace initiatives regarding Ukraine will be clarified by June, recalling U.S. President Donald Trump’s promise to end the war after taking office, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an interview with Anadolu on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 02:38 PM

Putin sets the stage for peace talks hours before Trump takes office

On Jan. 20, just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council, Agentstvo.Novosti reported.

20 January 2025, 07:52 PM

Hungarian PM Orbán predicts end of Ukraine war by 2025, slams West for spending billions on aid to Kyiv

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has predicted that the Ukraine war will end by 2025, either through peace negotiations or the destruction of one side, he said in an interview with Magyar Nemzet published on Dec. 24.

24 December 2024, 02:15 PM

Trump’s strategy to end Russia's war remains undefined - Ukrainian media

President-elect Donald Trump now lacks concrete plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 27, citing a Ukrainian politician with connections to Trump’s team.

27 November 2024, 11:16 AM

Trump nudging both Russia and Ukraine towards negotiations, expert suggests

President-elect Donald Trump is signaling to both Moscow and Kyiv that they would have to engage in substantive peace negotiations after he takes power, Andriy Veselovsky, a former Ukrainian ambassador and advisor to the director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, told Radio NV on Nov. 11.

11 November 2024, 10:02 PM

Zelenskyy confirms second peace summit set for November

Ukraine is preparing to convene a second Global Peace Summit this November, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 10, without specifying any exact dates for the event.

10 October 2024, 10:39 PM

Mistake to keep negotiations in Doha secret — former Ukrainian diplomat

Ukraine’s plans to hold partial ceasefire talks with Russia in Qatar should not have been kept secret, former Ukrainian ambassador to the United States and France Oleh Shamshur said in an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 18.

20 August 2024, 02:09 AM

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