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January 7, 2026 2:59 PM

Cyprus assumes EU presidency with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy attending

Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on Wednesday, marking the start of its six-month term with a meeting in Nicosia attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. It is the second time the east Mediterranean island has held the EU presidency mantle. A ceremony in Nicosia later Wednesday would include representatives of countries from the Middle East, including Lebanese...

December 29, 2025 9:31 AM

US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelenskiy

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue. The two leaders spoke at a joint news conference after meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Sunday afternoon. Both leaders reported progress on two of the most contentious issues in peace talks - security ...

December 22, 2025 10:08 AM

US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine, Russia talks productive

Talks held between U.S., European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days in Florida aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine focused on aligning positions, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday, calling those meetings and separate talks with Russian negotiators productive. U.S. President Donald Trump has been pressuring Ukraine and Russia to come to an agreement on ending the nearly four-year-old conflict as soon as possible, but Russia wants to keep the Ukrainian areas it ha...

December 22, 2025 8:47 AM

Ukraine says latest peace talks with US, Europe productive

Ukraine's talks with US and European partners over the past three days in the US state of Florida were ‘productive and constructive,’ Ukraine's top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said. In a Facebook post, Umerov said discussions between Ukraine and the US focused on further development of a 20-point peace plan, aligning positions on multilateral and US security guarantee frameworks for Ukraine, and further development of an economic and prosperity plan, Xinhua news agency reported. The sid...

December 13, 2025 6:00 PM

US, Ukraine to discuss ceasefire in Berlin ahead of European summit

Germany will host U.S. and Ukrainian delegations over the weekend for talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine, ahead of a summit with European leaders and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin on Monday, a German official said on Saturday. A U.S. official said overnight that President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were travelling to Germany for talks involving Ukrainians and Europeans. The choice to send Witkoff, who has led negotiations with Ukraine and Russia rega...

December 12, 2025 9:50 AM

US offers ‘free economic zone’ in east if Ukraine cedes Donbas, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine has presented the U.S. with a revised 20-point framework to end its war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, adding that the issue of ceding territory remains a major sticking point in negotiations. Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskiy said the U.S. is offering as a compromise to create a "free economic zone" in the Ukraine-controlled parts of the eastern Donbas which Russia has demanded that Ukraine cede. "They see it as Ukrainian troops withdrawing from th...

December 9, 2025 9:49 AM

Russia proposes medal for recovering bodies in war zones

Russia's defence ministry has proposed a medal for servicemen and civilians who helped to recover bodies from combat zones - a rare official indication that Russia is struggling to account for the missing nearly four years into the war with Ukraine. The draft document, published on Monday in an official database of proposed regulations, suggests awarding the medal for "evacuation of killed servicemen and other individuals in combat conditions with life-threatening risks." It also includes a pr...

December 8, 2025 9:47 AM

Zelenskiy says Ukraine’s peace talks with US constructive but not easy

Talks with U.S. representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday ahead of his planned consultations with European leaders in coming days. Zelenskiy held a call on Saturday with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and is expected to meet French, British and German leaders on Monday in London. Further talks are planned in Brussels. "The American repre...

December 4, 2025 1:50 PM

Decades of Defence Synergy: India–Russia Strategic Partnership Ready for Next Leap

The India-Russia strategic partnership is poised to gain fresh momentum with Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting India from December 4–5, 2025, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, the two leaders will hold bilateral talks on key areas of cooperation, while President Droupadi Murmu will host a state banquet in the Russian leader’s honour. The Ministry of External Affairs said the visit offers an opportunity to review progress in the long-standing partner...

December 2, 2025 4:16 PM

Explainer-What is the significance of Russia’s claimed capture of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?

President Vladimir Putin has hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which has said in recent weeks it was holding back Russian forces in the north of the city. Here are key facts about Pokrovsk, which Russians call by its Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmeysk, and the long battle f...