Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump deteriorated rapidly Wednesday as Zelenskyy said Trump was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space” and Trump called Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections” in comments that were sure to complicate efforts to end the war. Zelenskyy…

European Council President Antonio Costa (2R) attends a meeting with US special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg (2L) at the European Council building in Brussels on February 18, 2025. (Photo: NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) EU countries on Wednesday agreed a new round of sanctions on Russia as the…

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Trump-Putin meeting could happen as early as this month. His statement came on the heels of Russian Foreign Minister, Segei Lavrov’s meeting with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio in Riyadh read more Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday (February 19) confirmed that Russian President…

All wars end sometime, somehow. Formally, legally, they need a treaty between the belligerent parties to set out the terms on which the fighting will end and when the post-war period will be conducted. Ukraine is a long way from that point. But the US is trying to get it…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he is counting on pragmatism from the US, after its president denounced him as a "dictator without elections". He also called for courage from his compatriots. "We are standing strong on our own two feet. I am counting on Ukrainian unity, our courage...on…

Foreign Affairs The U.S. president should press ahead in pursuit of Ukraine peace. President Donald Trump’s announcement of upcoming talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine unleashed a torrent of alarmist reactions, some borderline hysterical, from the usual hawkish quarters in Europe and America.…

WASHINGTON — The United States is formally bringing Russia in from the cold with high-level talks aimed at ending Moscow’s war with Ukraine and reestablishing long-frozen diplomatic and economic ties. A Trump administration team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down Tuesday for four hours with senior representatives of Russian…

Top U.S. and Russian officials have finished their first talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with the Kremlin voicing new demands as Washington and Moscow agreed to move quickly to normalize their ties and begin negotiations around the nearly three-year conflict. The more than four-hour meeting in Riyadh --…

Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ursula von der Leyen before informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine Alamy Stock Photo ukraine latest ‘Europe’s security is at a turning point,’ EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said ahead of the informal meeting. LAST UPDATE | 17 Feb EUROPEAN…

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) walks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Dec. 7, 2024. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Europe is vying for a say in fast-advancing Russia-Ukraine peace…