NATO’s European members are reportedly considering joint offensive cyber operations against Russia, Politico has reported, citing two senior EU government officials and three diplomats.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will not agree to give up any territory to Russia as long as he remains in charge of the country, his top aide and chief negotiator, Andrey Yermak, has stated.
No draft document on a Ukraine peace deal exists, as Washington has only outlined a list of issues to discuss, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated, adding Moscow is ready to negotiate the peace plan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own -- otherwise his army would take it by force.
The European Commission president has warned against “the unilateral carving up of a sovereign European nation” as Europe scrambles to assert influence over the US’s push to end the war in Ukraine.
A handful of US representatives have reacted furiously to a leaked recording in which the special envoy to Ukraine reportedly coached Moscow on how to handle President Donald Trump, but most have so far remained mute on the revelation that American officials were advising a US adversary.
The Kremlin on Wednesday slammed Europe for getting involved in talks to end the Ukraine war, as Kyiv and its European allies worry Washington and Moscow will reach accords over their heads.
American special envoy Steve Witkoff and other officials involved in negotiations on resolving the Ukraine conflict will visit Moscow next week, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has confirmed.
Britain is preparing a smear campaign aimed at damaging US President Donald Trump’s reputation in order to derail his efforts to end the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed.
The leak of a US proposal for ending the Ukraine conflict was designed to derail President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated. He added that Moscow never received any texts from Washington through official channels, but obtained it unofficially.
The prospect of a possible peace in Ukraine has caused “panic” among investors in the German defense industry, sending stocks of weapons manufacturers such as Rheinmetall tumbling.
US President Donald Trump has expressed cautious optimism about the result of talks in Geneva on the American peace plan to end the Ukraine war, saying that “something good” may be happening.
French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to roll out a new voluntary military service scheme this week, according to Le Figaro daily. The proposal was first floated by the French leader in July in response to what he described as a “lasting threat” from Russia – something Moscow has denied as nonsense.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky on Monday lauded "important steps" after talks in Geneva with the US, but stressed that more work is needed to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
The restrictions Brussels has imposed against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict are ineffective, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News on Sunday. He also criticized the bloc for pursuing the same strategy for 19 rounds in a row and claimed the EU officials were essentially “funding the war on themselves".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and head of Ukraine's delegation Andriy Yermak have hailed "good progress" in talks underway in Geneva Sunday to discuss a proposal to halt the Ukraine war.
The latest version of the US draft plan for ending war in Ukraine now includes most of Kyiv's "key priorities", the European country's negotiator said Sunday, after holding a few rounds of negotiations in Geneva.
The "centrality" of the European Union's role must be "fully reflected" in a peace plan for Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stressed.
Kiev’s backers in the EU are seeking to rewrite most of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Ukraine war, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
US Vice President J.D. Vance has defended Washington’s plan for settling the Ukraine war, arguing that its opponents are wrong to think that increasing pressure on Moscow could change the situation on the battlefield.
US President Donald Trump has stated that his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky can “continue to fight his little heart out” should he refuse the proposed peace plan to settle the conflict with Russia.
US officials have told NATO allies they expect to push president Volodymyr Zelensky into agreeing to a peace deal in the coming days, under the threat that if Kyiv does not sign, it will face a much worse agreement in future.
