Things are moving very fast when it comes to efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately for Kyiv, it is not in the driving seat. The news that the…
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Ukraine: Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement
Ukraine will not accept any peace deal agreed by the US and Russia without its involvement, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin pledged to begin…
UK: Ukraine must be at heart of peace talks- PM Keir Starmer
Ukraine must be “at the heart” of any negotiations to end the conflict with Russia, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said it is important Ukraine “is in…
USA: Ukraine war talks start now, Trump says after Putin call
US President Donald Trump has said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end…
USA: Trump offers Putin a way back in from the cold
Talks may now get under way. Exactly when and how they will conclude isn’t clear. But President Vladimir Putin has already scored something of a diplomatic victory simply by holding this…
Ukraine: One killed in ballistic missile attack on Kyiv
One person has been killed and four injured in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight. Kyiv’s mayor said a nine-year-old girl was among the injured in the strikes…
USA: Trump welcomes back teacher released by Russia
Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia, with the US president saying Vladimir Putin had got “not much” in return.…
Ukraine: Trump says meeting with Russian President Putin being arranged
Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when the meeting might take place.…
Russia: Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin made the comments via videolink on Sunday while addressing…
Ukraine: Zelenskyy slams Orban over call with Russia’s Putin to discuss Ukraine
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for discussing the Ukraine war in a call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Orban, who has maintained closer ties…