Ukraine

By RFE/RL staff - Dec 08, 2025, 4:00 PM CST Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met UK, French, and German leaders in London to discuss a peace deal that does not reward Russia or leave Ukraine exposed. Outstanding issues in US-led talks are said to include control of the Donbas region…

LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British, French and German leaders in London on Monday in a show of European support for Ukraine at what they called a “critical moment” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with Zelenskyy, French…

The “unprecedented” EU proposal to confiscate frozen Russian assets “crosses every red line”, Zoltán Kovács, state secretary for international communication and relations, said on Monday. 19 failed sanctions packages against Russia The proposal, to be discussed at an EU summit set for 18 December, “disregards” Belgium’s position and ignores the…

A report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) recommends three strategies to accelerate the deployment of distributed solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Ukraine as the country works to increase its energy security...Read More

A court in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine sentenced four Russian soldiers over the death last year of Russell Bentley, a US citizen who as the "Donbas Cowboy" gained notoriety for joining Russia-backed forces in eastern Ukraine. The court in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk sentenced two of the soldiers,…

LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated Monday that Ukraine would not cede land to Russia, a day after President Donald Trump appeared to criticize him amid pressure for Kyiv to accept painful concessions to end the war. "Are we considering giving up any territory? We have no legal right —…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with European leaders seeking to ensure a US-led effort to end Russia's war on Ukraine does not result in a lopsided deal that would reward Moscow for its aggression against its neighbor and leave Kyiv vulnerable to future attacks. In a media briefing after the…

Foreign Affairs Establishment Ukraine hawking has largely drowned out restraint-oriented criticisms of the 28-point plan. Russia hawks in Congress and their allies in corporate media have been on the warpath against the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan for ending the Ukraine war, dubbing the plan a “Russian wish-list.” The MSNBC…

As the war in Ukraine continues, prediction markets have begun to profit from the suffering. Prediction markets are offering people the opportunity to make bets on how territories will shift, when ceasefires might be announced, and even if things will go nuclear. The pools of these bets have become worth…

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “isn't ready” to sign off on a US-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump was critical of Zelensky after US and Ukrainian negotiators completed three days of talks on Saturday aimed at trying to narrow differences on the…