Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a positive assessment of a conversation he had with US envoys on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky said Thursday’s call with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which lasted nearky an hour, had yielded “new ideas in terms of formats, meetings, and… timing on how to bring a […]
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Zelenskyy unveils details of new peace plan, seeks Trump talks on territory | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a meeting with United States counterpart Donald Trump to discuss “sensitive issues” as negotiators inched closer to a final draft of a peace plan, nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy told reporters in an embargoed briefing on Tuesday that US and Ukrainian negotiators had […]
Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid,’ Russia Then Launches Missiles
new video loaded: Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid,’ Russia Then Launches Missiles Tuesday morning, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the latest American-backed proposals for a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow looked “quite solid,” Russia launched a series of drone and missiles strikes against Ukraine. By Jamie Leventhal December 23, […]
Machado Misses Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, but Vows to Visit Oslo
new video loaded: Machado Misses Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, but Vows to Visit Oslo transcript Back transcript Machado Misses Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, but Vows to Visit Oslo The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who had been living in hiding for more than a year, told the Nobel committee that she was on her […]
Ukrainian city hit by ‘massive’ strike as peace talks in US conclude
Russia continued its aerial attacks on Ukraine overnight, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very constructive” phone call with Donald Trump’s negotiating team following three days of talks in Florida. The mayor of Kremenchuk, a major industrial hub in central Ukraine, said the city was repeatedly struck in a “massive” attack. […]
Pope Leo XIV Delivers Message of Peace in Lebanon
new video loaded: Pope Leo XIV Delivers Message of Peace in Lebanon transcript Back transcript Pope Leo XIV Delivers Message of Peace in Lebanon The pope ended his first international tour presiding over a waterfront mass to thousands at the site of a 2020 Beirut port explosion, which killed hundreds. The Middle East needs new […]
Ukraine war live: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff set to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid US push for peace deal | Russia
Opening summary Hello and welcome to our live coverage of war in Ukraine as Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid Washington’s push to reach a peace deal. Witkoff’s trip comes after he led a US delegation in talks with Ukraine at the weekend in Florida, […]
Ukrainians React to Peace Plan to End Russia’s War
new video loaded: Ukrainians React to Peace Plan to End Russia’s War transcript Back transcript Ukrainians React to Peace Plan to End Russia’s War American and Ukrainian officials said they had made progress in Geneva on a plan to end the war with Russia. Some Ukrainians dismissed the early draft as a concession. “I think […]
US and Ukraine signal peace plan progress after Geneva talks
US and Ukrainian negotiators have agreed to an “updated and refined peace framework”, and plan to continue “intensive” work on a peace plan over the coming days, the countries announced on Sunday. A joint statement said talks on a US-backed plan in Geneva had been “highly productive”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there […]
Trump says Ukraine showed ‘zero gratitude’ for US peace proposal
LONDON — U.S., Ukrainian and European officials gathered in Switzerland on Sunday for talks on the contentious American peace plan proposal put to Kyiv this week, with terms critics say would constitute a Ukrainian capitulation. A U.S. delegation that includes Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff will […]