Dec 10 EU enlargement chief says Ukraine's membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary's objections By Derek Gatopoulos, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press Ukraine hopes to join the bloc by the end of the decade and remains frustrated that its path to NATO membership looks uncertain. Continue reading
Dec 10 Ukrainian officials expected to give new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators By Illia Novikov, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press As tension builds around U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a settlement and calls for an election in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said his country would be ready for a new election within three months if partners can guarantee safe balloting during… Continue reading
Dec 09 Zelenskyy again resists U.S. pressure on Ukraine to cede any land to Russia as he rallies European support By Paolo Santalucia, Illia Novikov, Associated Press Other than Zelenskyy's comments Monday, Ukrainian negotiators have said very little in public about the content of the U.S. proposal or their attitude toward it. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 11:03 European leaders rally around Ukraine after U.S. shifts strategy to the Western Hemisphere By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev The U.S. has been pursuing a solution to the war in Ukraine and recently highlighted those efforts as part of its new national security strategy. Heather Conley, former deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs during the George W. Continue watching
Dec 08 What to know about peace talks on Russia's war in Ukraine By Associated Press Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Moscow last week for five-hour talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump says Zelenskyy 'hasn't read' a U.S.-authored proposal to end Russia-Ukraine war By Susie Blann, Associated Press In an exchange with reporters on Sunday, Trump suggested the Ukrainian leader is holding up the talks from moving forward. Continue reading
Dec 08 Zelenskyy holds talks in London with European allies on U.S.-backed peace plan and security By Jill Lawless, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The leaders are working to ensure that any ceasefire is backed by solid security guarantees both from Europe and the U.S. to deter Russia from attacking again. Continue reading
Dec 06 Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching overnight attack on Ukraine, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country’s air force said Saturday morning. Continue reading
Dec 05 Putin and Modi announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties By Rajesh Roy, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decadesold partnership with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 04 Russia restricts FaceTime in latest step to control online communications By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that the service is being “used to organize and conduct terrorist activities on the territory of the country, to recruit perpetrators (and) commit fraud and other crimes against our citizens.”… Continue reading