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Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe
Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams, Reuters | Posted Dec. 15 - 9:31 a.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy resumed talks with President Donald Trump's envoys in Berlin on Monday, after the U.S. side said a "lot of progress" had been made on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Friederike Heine, Matthias Williams and Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:32 a.m.
Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.
Zelenskyy says he is open to elections if US, allies ensures security
Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk, Reuters | Posted Dec. 10 - 9:20 a.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he was prepared to hold elections within three months if the U.S. and Kyiv's other allies could ensure the security of the vote.
Next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Moscow meeting, Trump says
Dmitry Antonov and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 4:50 p.m.
The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called "reasonably good" talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys.
US envoy Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet Putin on ending war in Ukraine
Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters | Posted Dec. 2 - 8:36 a.m.
President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner were due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian delegation heads to US for peace talks after lead negotiator's exit
Max Hunder, Reuters | Posted Nov. 29 - 4:11 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that a delegation was on its way to the United States to continue talks on an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home
Illia Novikov And Isobel Koshiw, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 28 - 4:00 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. The resignation on Friday came hours after Yermak's residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.
Trump's Ukraine plan triggers outrage from Republican lawmakers
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted Nov. 26 - 7:42 p.m.
Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed Ukraine peace plan they say favors Russia.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump
Idrees Ali and Tom Balmforth, Reuters | Posted Nov. 25 - 8:29 p.m.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready to advance a U.S.-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with President Donald Trump.
Russian drones trigger fires in Kyiv apartment buildings, officials say
Reuters | Posted Nov. 24 - 7:33 p.m.
Russian drones swarmed the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Monday, striking and triggering fires in at least two residential buildings, officials said.
European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war
Barry Hatton, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 24 - 9:31 a.m.
European officials have expressed cautious optimism after discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine. They said Monday that the talks, held in Switzerland, were a step forward but warned that the path to peace remains long.
US hails progress in Ukraine peace talks but security questions unresolved
Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin, Reuters | Posted Nov. 23 - 4:04 p.m.
The United States said it had made significant progress on crafting a plan to end the war in Ukraine during talks on Sunday but no agreement was reached on how to guarantee Kyiv's security.
European, Western leaders say Ukraine plan needs work, Trump signals scope for changes
Julia Payne and Anastasiia Malenko, Reuters | Posted Nov. 22 - 9:47 p.m.
European and other Western leaders said on Saturday a U.S. peace plan was a basis for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine, but needed "additional work."
Ukraine faces 'difficult choice' as Trump demands acceptance of peace plan
Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Nov. 21 - 5:36 p.m.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Friday that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom, or Washington's backing, over a U.S. peace plan that endorses key Russian demands.
A relative's desperate search then fading hope after Russian attack in western Ukraine
Reuters | Posted Nov. 20 - 7:42 a.m.
Ihor Cherepanskyi holds out little hope of seeing his great-grandmother alive. She is buried in the rubble of her apartment block in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil.
25 killed in Russian strike on apartment buildings in west Ukraine
Reuters | Posted Nov. 19 - 8:58 a.m.
At least 25 people were killed in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.
Kremlin accuses Poland of 'Russophobia' after Warsaw blames railway sabotage on Russia
Reuters | Posted Nov. 18 - 6:27 p.m.
The Kremlin accused Poland on Tuesday of succumbing to Russophobia after Warsaw blamed an explosion on a railway route to Ukraine on two Ukrainian citizens whom it said were recruited by Russian intelligence.
Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows
Guy Faulconbridge and Soheil Afdjei, Reuters | Posted Nov. 11 - 8:04 p.m.
Russia said its forces had pushed deeper into the eastern Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk on Tuesday, with one video showing Russian soldiers rolling into Pokrovsk on motorbikes and even on the roofs of battered cars and vans.
Russian attacks target nuclear substations, kill 7, Ukraine says
Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Nov. 8 - 6:19 p.m.
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.
Trump says no Tomahawks for Ukraine, for now
Steve Holland and Jasper Ward, Reuters | Posted Nov. 2 - 7:17 p.m.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is not considering a deal that would allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia.
Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow; Russia claims victory in Pokrovsk
Samya Kullab, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 1 - 4:50 p.m.
Ukrainian forces claimed to hit a crucial fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies the Russian army, while Russia claimed victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Saturday.
US sanctions Russian oil companies as Trump cancels planned summit with Putin
Dmitry Antonov, Pavel Polityuk and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted Oct. 22 - 8:25 p.m.
The United States sanctioned Russian oil companies on Wednesday, accusing them of lacking commitment to ending the war in Ukraine, while plans for another Trump-Putin summit fell apart.
Zelenskyy paints meeting with Trump as a success, touts new Patriot systems
Max Hunder, Reuters | Posted Oct. 20 - 12:40 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy painted his meeting last week with Donald Trump as a success that yielded progress on acquiring new air defense systems, a contrast from reports that Trump had berated him with obscenities in the White House.
In talks with Zelenskyy, Trump appears to press pause on fresh support
Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted Oct. 17 - 4:05 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House on Friday looking for military support, but met an American president who appeared intent on brokering peace.
