Ukraine war ceasefire

Vance claims energy truce working as Russia keeps striking Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia have achieved a cessation of strikes on energy infrastructure, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance claimed during a press conference at Pituffik Air Base in Greenland on March 28, despite ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian targets.

29 March 2025, 08:05 PM

Russia shrugs at Saudi talks, calls breakthrough ‘naïve’

Talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia were “not very productive” and expecting breakthroughs would be “naïve,” the head of the Russian delegation, Georgii Karasin, said, according to Russian Telegram channels on March 28.

28 March 2025, 02:45 PM

Macron sets deadline for Ukraine ceasefire monitoring framework

The “coalition of the willing” tasked its foreign ministries with finding a ceasefire monitoring solution for Ukraine within three weeks, Sky News reported from a press conference after a Paris summit on March 27.

27 March 2025, 06:42 PM

Russia rejects civilian infrastructure ceasefire talks in Riyadh

Russia declined to negotiate a ceasefire on civilian infrastructure attacks during talks with the U.S. delegation in Riyadh, despite Ukraine’s push for a ban, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, said in an interview with news agency Ukrinform on March 27.

27 March 2025, 04:50 PM

Zelenskyy, Western leaders push forward peace mission plans in Paris

The summit of the so-called “coalition of the willing” — a group of Ukraine’s allies — began in Paris on March 27, with discussions focusing in part on the potential deployment of “guarantee forces” on Ukrainian territory.

27 March 2025, 02:46 PM

Zelenskyy’s office outlines U.S. response if Russia breaks Black Sea truce

The United States must take responsive action if Russia violates the Black Sea ceasefire agreement, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said on the national television on March 26.

26 March 2025, 05:37 PM

Black Sea truce, Kremlin gains

The ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States during talks in Saudi Arabia is expected to have limited impact on the war and instead may serve as a reward to Moscow, The Times reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 12:44 PM

Kremlin’s price for peace? Sanctions relief, says leaked Black Sea deal

The Black Sea ceasefire agreement, brokered between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia, looks like a “Kremlin wish list,” demanding that Western sanctions be eased before Moscow offers any “concessions,” The Guardian’s Andrew Roth reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 11:00 AM

ISW flags conflicting messages from US, Ukraine and Russia, plus Kremlin’s manipulative ceasefire demands

The statements from Ukraine, the United States and Russia following negotiations in Saudi Arabia differ significantly, while vague language and additional demands from the Kremlin leave key issues unresolved — including how and when a ceasefire on energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea would take effect — according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War published on March 25.

26 March 2025, 10:25 AM

Easter truce or empty promise? Trump’s race to end the war in Ukraine

Trump’s team has already held several rounds of talks with Ukraine and Russia, yet the war continues with the same intensity. NV, together with experts and members of Ukraine’s parliament, assessed whether peace is possible in the coming weeks.

25 March 2025, 07:00 PM

Talks, tensions, and no results: What happened in Riyadh’s secretive negotiations

From March 23 to 25, several rounds of indirect talks took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, involving delegations from Ukraine and the United States, as well as the U.S. and Russia.

25 March 2025, 06:03 PM

Most Ukrainians reject Russia’s ceasefire demands as unacceptable — poll

The vast majority of Ukrainians — 79% — consider Russia’s ceasefire demands to be completely unacceptable, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

25 March 2025, 02:34 PM

Military expert discusses Russia’s Black Sea ceasefire motives and Ukraine’s vulnerabilities

The prospects of the agreements between the delegations of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Riyadh on a 30-day ceasefire in the Black Sea were discussed by military expert Mykhailo Zhyrokhov on Radio NV on March 25.

25 March 2025, 01:50 PM

Ukraine’s Navy explains the true impact of a Black Sea ceasefire

A ceasefire at sea would mean an end to Russian shelling of Ukraine’s port infrastructure, Ukraine’s Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told Radio Liberty on March 24.

25 March 2025, 10:19 AM

Putin reportedly orders diplomats to delay talks, grab more Ukrainian land

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed diplomats to delay peace negotiations, aiming to maximize territorial gains amid ongoing U.S.-Russia talks in Riyadh, The Moscow Times reported on March 24, referencing four informed anonymous sources.

24 March 2025, 05:35 PM

Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready, urges pressure on Russia in Riyadh negotiations

Negotiations between Ukrainian and U.S. delegations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were progressing constructively, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on March 23.

24 March 2025, 10:50 AM

U.S. seeks Black Sea ceasefire deal following Riyadh talks

The U.S. delegation is to seek a ceasefire deal with Ukraine and aggressor state Russia following talks in Riyadh, aiming to secure free navigation in the Black Sea, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on March 24.

24 March 2025, 09:43 AM

Kremlin twists peace talks to sabotage ceasefire efforts — ISW

Russia is playing a dangerous game with ongoing ceasefire talks, using them as a weapon while trying to sabotage any potential agreements, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 21.

22 March 2025, 11:49 AM

Ukraine needs clear list of off-limits targets, lawmaker says

Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of Ukraine’s parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, addressed the preparation of a list of Ukrainian infrastructure sites that Russia would be barred from targeting during a potential temporary ceasefire, as reported by public broadcaster Suspilne on March 21.

21 March 2025, 11:37 AM

Politologist sees partial ceasefire possible next week, US to oversee

The ceasefire agreement may actually being reached as quickly as the White House, in particular U.S. President Donald Trump, claims, political analyst and head of the think tank Center for Analysis and Strategies Ihor Chalenko told Radio NV on March 20.

20 March 2025, 02:25 PM

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