Ukraine U.S. negotiations

Zelenskyy calls Davos meeting with Trump 'productive and substantive'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Jan. 22 was productive and substantive, according to the Ukrainian leader’s post on X.

22 January, 06:05 PM

Envoy on shortcomings of Ukrainian delegation at U.S. talks

In an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 19, former Ambassador to the USA and France, Oleh Shamshur, discussed the issues with the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, which includes Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov, and Head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada David Arakhamia. He also shared his thoughts on what the delegation should have looked like.

19 January, 01:37 PM

Kyiv pushed for direct Zelenskyy–Trump meeting in Florida

Ukrainian side stressed the importance of direct, personal contact between Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump in negotiations with the U.S. delegation in Florida, RBC-Ukraine reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 08:41 AM

Trump floats idea of Ukraine ceding land as talks continue

Moscow will soon seize the Ukrainian territories that U.S.-backed peace plan had been prepared to hand over, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in an interview with reporters aboard Air Force One on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 10:28 AM

Kyiv manages to amend U.S.-backed peace plan; SBU denies pressuring SAPO

After “tense but productive” talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and Ukraine negotiated a version of the U.S.-backed peace plan that is more acceptable to Kyiv, although core issues remain unresolved.

25 November 2025, 01:39 AM

Diplomat weighs Ukraine's hard-won terms from Geneva, predicts Russia's response

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Andriy Veselovsky, an advisor to the director of Ukraine's National Institute for Strategic Studies, joined Radio NV on Nov. 24 to break down the Geneva talks and gauge whether Russia will buy into the terms hashed out between Ukraine and the United States.

24 November 2025, 04:50 PM

U.S., Ukrainian officials discussing Zelenskyy's potential visit to Washington

American and Ukrainian officials are discussing the possibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's initiative to seal a peace plan by Thanksgiving, CBS News reported on Nov. 23, citing several American and Ukrainian officials familiar with the negotiations.

24 November 2025, 11:58 AM

Kyiv seeks 25 Patriot batteries funded by frozen Russian assets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the possibility of signing a contract to deliver 25 Patriot systems to Ukraine over several years, funded from frozen Russian assets, Suspilne reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 12:11 PM

Witkoff confirms meeting with Ukrainian delegation in New York this week

U.S. President’s special representative Steve Witkoff schedules a meeting with Ukraine's delegation in New York this week, Reuters wrote on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 09:15 AM

Putin keeps adding conditions, dodges Zelenskyy meeting - Canadian PM

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is afraid to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss terms for ending the war, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, Ukrinform reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 08:35 AM

Zelenskyy rejects Trump’s Crimea concession idea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine cannot reclaim Crimea but could “almost immediately” end the war started by Russia in a post on X on Aug. 18.

18 August 2025, 05:57 PM

Trump backs Ukraine strikes on Moscow to feel pain, push Russia

During a July 4 phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to “make Russia feel the pain” to compel the Kremlin to negotiate, according to the Financial Times.

15 July 2025, 04:56 PM

US may withdraw from 'mediating' between Russia and Ukraine — Rubio

If no progress is made toward achieving peace, the United States will withdraw from its role as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, US State Secretary Marco Rubio said, European Pravda reported on April 29.

30 April 2025, 08:59 AM

U.S. and Ukraine close to signing minerals framework deal

The United States and Ukraine are close to signing a framework agreement on critical minerals, possibly as early as this week, the Financial Times reported on April 28.

28 April 2025, 05:41 PM

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