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March 5, 2026 4:24 PM

U.S., Ukraine discussed postponing peace talks with Russia, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine spoke to the United States about the possibility of postponing the next round of trilateral talks with Russia "for a while" and changing the location due to the spiraling Iran conflict, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. New negotiations to end the four-year-old war had been expected to take place in Abu Dhabi before the Gulf hub was targeted by Iranian strikes. Zelenskiy said this week that Kyiv was open to other locations, such as Turkey or Switzerland. "The next Ukraine...

March 2, 2026 4:08 PM

Kremlin says continuing talks with Ukraine is in Russia’s own interests

The Kremlin said on Monday that it was in Russia's own interests to continue peace talks with Ukraine and that Moscow's preference was still to reach a diplomatic settlement to end the fighting. Peace talks have appeared deadlocked in recent weeks over Russia's insistence that Ukraine hand over the remaining part of its eastern Donbas region which Moscow does not control, an idea Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly rejected. Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people...

February 27, 2026 9:34 AM

US, Ukraine discuss post-war reconstruction as fighting grinds on

Ukrainian and U.S. officials met in Geneva on Thursday for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in negotiations with Russia, and officials in Kyiv hoped to finalise key details of a settlement at a trilateral meeting early next month. Top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said the participants at the meeting, which followed a night of Russian attacks on infrastructure, spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after its conclusion. Zelenskiy, who spoke to U.S. President ...

February 25, 2026 12:39 PM

On invasion anniversary, UN says Ukraine cannot be divided

The U.N. General Assembly adopted by a wide margin on Tuesday a resolution supporting Ukraine, backing its international borders and voicing concern over intensifying Russian attacks on civilians and critical energy infrastructure. The vote by the assembly, which has repeatedly supported Ukraine, passed with 107 in favour, 12 against, and 51 abstentions. The resolution, which is not legally binding but carries political weight, was seen as a test of solidarity with Ukraine on the fourth annive...

February 24, 2026 2:34 PM

Zelenskiy marks war anniversary vowing to fight on, with Ukraine’s allies divided

Ukraine will not betray the sacrifices made by its people in four years of war just to make peace with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Tuesday, as divisions among his key allies overshadowed commemorations of the start of the conflict. European nations had hoped to agree a fresh package of sanctions against Russia as well as a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine but Hungary, which maintains close ties with Moscow, had on Monday kept up its veto on both. Hungary and neighbouring Slo...

February 24, 2026 9:18 AM

Hungary blocks Russia sanctions, EU cash for Kyiv on eve of Ukraine war anniversary

Hungary maintained its veto on Monday on new EU sanctions on Russia and a huge loan for Ukraine amid a dispute over oil supplies, in a blow to Europe's pro-Ukrainian consensus on the eve of the war's fourth anniversary. On the ground in Ukraine, Kyiv claimed a rare frontline advance, though Moscow continued its campaign of targeting Ukrainian cities, killing two people in drone strikes in the south. The diplomatic spotlight was on Brussels, where European foreign ministers tried unsuccessfully...

February 18, 2026 10:38 AM

Ukraine, Russia hold peace talks in Geneva as Trump puts pressure on Kyiv

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia concluded the first of two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal to end the four-year conflict. Ahead of the negotiations in Switzerland, Russia carried out airstrikes overnight across swathes of Ukraine, severelydamaging the power network in the southern port city of Odesa. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the attacks left tens of thou...

February 16, 2026 6:05 PM

Hungary asks Croatia for help after Russian oil flows via Ukraine halted

Hungary and Slovakia have asked Croatia to help to deliver Russian oil, Hungary's foreign minister said on Monday, after disruption to flows via Ukraine and conflicting accusations of blame. A Russian attack on the Druzhba pipeline in Ukraine on January 27 knocked out flows to Eastern Europe, Kyiv's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted a photo on X of firefighters and what he said was Druzhba pipeline infrastructure burning, adding that Hungary had not publi...

February 6, 2026 9:54 AM

Ukraine, Russia end second round of peace talks with agreement on prisoner swap, new meeting

The second round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine concluded with both sides agreeing to a large-scale prisoner exchange but failing to achieve substantive breakthroughs on core issues such as territorial arrangements and a ceasefire. According to Ukraine, the talks were conducted trilaterally before moving to group consultations. Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said the Ukrainian delegation sought a “dignified and lasting peace,” with...

February 5, 2026 9:22 PM

Russia, Ukraine and US end Abu Dhabi peace talks with prisoner swap agreement

Russia, Ukraine and the United States have concluded a second round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, agreeing on a major prisoner exchange but leaving key political and security issues unresolved. The two-day negotiations were described as constructive by all sides. US special envoy Steve Witkoff said the delegations agreed to exchange 314 prisoners of war, the first such swap in five months. He said the talks were “detailed and productive” and showed that diplomacy was delivering results. Ukr...