U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was “really close” and depended on resolving just two major issues but the Kremlin said there had to be radical changes to some of the U.S. proposals. Mr. Trump, who says he wants to be remembered as a “peacemaker” president, … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday (December 4, 2025) that Russia would take full control of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly rejected. Mr. Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in … Read more
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday as investors waited to see if peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war could open up more supply amid wider concerns about a surplus, highlighted by rising inventories. Brent crude futures were down 13 cents, or 0.21%, at $62.32 a barrel at 0221 GMT, after falling 1.1% … Read more
A file image of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House said Monday (December 1, 2025) it was “very optimistic” of a deal being reached to end the Russia-Ukraine war, as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir … Read more
The United States and Ukraine on Sunday (November 30, 2025) hailed “productive” talks on Washington’s plan to halt Russia’s war with its neighbor, but both sides also cautioned that the high-stakes negotiations were far from over. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that more work was required, and a source in Kyiv’s delegation characterised … Read more
Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukraine’s capital killed at least three people early Saturday (November 29, 2025), officials said, as the country’s representatives travelled to the U.S. to work on a renewed push to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that the delegation, headed by national security … Read more
The United States and Ukraine sought on Monday (November 24, 2025) to narrow the gaps in a peace plan to end the war with Russia after agreeing to modify a U.S. proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list. Washington and Kyiv said in a joint statement they had drafted … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, on November 21, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have to like a U.S.-backed peace plan to halt Russia’s invasion and ultimately approve it, U.S. President Donald … Read more
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP The European Union (EU) on Thursday (October 23, 2025) heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. It is a broadened effort to choke off the revenue that funds Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine … Read more
Residents visit the site of a Russian air strike that killed several civilians at a pension disbursal point, officials said, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the village of Yarova in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people lined up … Read more