Russia-Ukraine War

The Ukrainian president is traveling to London and Brussels for meetings following a weekend of discussions between Kyiv and Washington.

‘Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace,’ the Ukrainian president said.

Russian forces advanced north and southeast of Myrnohrad and infiltrated positions in northwestern Pokrovsk.

The meeting marked the sixth round of U.S.–Ukraine discussions in two weeks.

The Russian president is making his first visit to India, which is one of Russia’s biggest export markets, in four years.

The Russian president’s comments follow remarks by Trump describing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin as ’reasonably good.’

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States said the children must be returned or Kyiv will not agree to a peace deal with Moscow.

Ukraine has said it is ‘non-negotiable’ that all kidnapped children must be returned before Kyiv accepts any peace deal with Moscow.

The news comes as New Zealand announced its own funding package, saying the nations were ‘working together’ in a challenging environment.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU has sought to reduce its dependence on energy from Russia.

Moscow’s comments follow a meeting between Trump administration officials and Russian representatives on Dec. 2.

Pokrovsk, a heavily fortified industrial town, has been the site of intense fighting for the past 18 months.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign adviser called the talks “constructive” but cited lingering disagreements on territorial issues.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of ‘whipping up’ anti-Russian hysteria of an imminent attack by Moscow.

The U.S. special envoy’s trip follows talks between Washington and Kyiv in Florida over the weekend.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is headed to Russia on Monday to continue negotiations.

Ukraine replaced its lead negotiator after he stepped down amid a major corruption scandal.

Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.

The two leaders talked oil and gas, with Putin expressing willingness for Budapest to host a U.S.-Russia summit.

The Ukrainian president is traveling to London and Brussels for meetings following a weekend of discussions between Kyiv and Washington.

‘Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace,’ the Ukrainian president said.

Russian forces advanced north and southeast of Myrnohrad and infiltrated positions in northwestern Pokrovsk.

The meeting marked the sixth round of U.S.–Ukraine discussions in two weeks.

The Russian president is making his first visit to India, which is one of Russia’s biggest export markets, in four years.

The Russian president’s comments follow remarks by Trump describing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin as ’reasonably good.’

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States said the children must be returned or Kyiv will not agree to a peace deal with Moscow.

Ukraine has said it is ‘non-negotiable’ that all kidnapped children must be returned before Kyiv accepts any peace deal with Moscow.

The news comes as New Zealand announced its own funding package, saying the nations were ‘working together’ in a challenging environment.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU has sought to reduce its dependence on energy from Russia.

Moscow’s comments follow a meeting between Trump administration officials and Russian representatives on Dec. 2.

Pokrovsk, a heavily fortified industrial town, has been the site of intense fighting for the past 18 months.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign adviser called the talks “constructive” but cited lingering disagreements on territorial issues.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of ‘whipping up’ anti-Russian hysteria of an imminent attack by Moscow.

The U.S. special envoy’s trip follows talks between Washington and Kyiv in Florida over the weekend.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is headed to Russia on Monday to continue negotiations.

Ukraine replaced its lead negotiator after he stepped down amid a major corruption scandal.

Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.

The two leaders talked oil and gas, with Putin expressing willingness for Budapest to host a U.S.-Russia summit.