Ukrainian negotiators will join a new round of talks in Florida as Russian President Vladimir Putin said some of the points in a US-backed peace plan were unacceptable to him, the latest sign an agreement likely remains distant.
Ukrainian negotiators will join a new round of talks in Florida as Russian President Vladimir Putin said some of the points in a US-backed peace plan were unacceptable to him, the latest sign an agreement likely remains distant.
TOPSHOT - Local residents look on as a residential building burns following an air attack in Zaporizhzhia on November 25, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Darya NAZAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)
Ukraine’s parliament has passed the 2026 state budget, a key step toward securing a new loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with his French counterpart at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on December 1, 2025. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, seeking to shore up European support as US President expressed optimism of a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Christophe Ena / POOL / AFP)
The European Union’s top diplomat expressed concern that US attempts to push Ukraine into a lopsided peace plan would only encourage Russia’s warmongering as Kyiv’s allies brace themselves for a week of talks to end Moscow’s invasion.
The European Union’s top diplomat expressed concern that US attempts to push Ukraine into a lopsided peace plan would only encourage Russia’s warmongering as Kyiv’s allies brace themselves for a week of talks to end Moscow’s invasion.
The resignation of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.
The resignation of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak in January 2024. Photographer: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Ukraine plans to hold high-ranking talks in Switzerland with US officials on the potential parameters for a peace agreement with Russia, according to a senior Ukrainian official.
Ukraine plans to hold high-ranking talks in Switzerland with US officials on the potential parameters for a peace agreement with Russia, according to a senior Ukrainian official.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's defense minister, at the 'Ukraine. Year 2025' forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, said he would be ready to step down if it were to guarantee peace to his war-torn country. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump.
Alexander Lukashenko Photographer: Ramil Sitdikov/Getty Images
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump.
Alexander Lukashenko Photographer: Ramil Sitdikov/Getty Images
Belarus’s leader released additional political prisoners and said he’ll seek a fresh round of talks with US officials in the latest signal that his Russian-aligned regime is making overtures to the West.
Belarus’s leader released additional political prisoners and said he’ll seek a fresh round of talks with US officials in the latest signal that his Russian-aligned regime is making overtures to the West.
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus' president, addresses the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. The United Nations climate change conference, COP29, runs through Nov. 22.