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
Nov 28 Watch 4:17 Top Zelenskyy aide resigns in midst of Ukraine corruption scandal By John Yang, Sonia Kopelev, Jack Hewson A political earthquake in Ukraine has taken place as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak, the country’s second-most-powerful person, was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal. This comes as Ukraine is enmeshed in negotiations with the Trump… Continue watching
Nov 28 Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption investigation widens By Illia Novikov, Isobel Koshiw, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S, after Yermak's residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators. Continue reading
Nov 25 Trump says peace plan 'fine-tuned' and he's sending envoys to meet Russians and Ukrainians By Isobel Koshiw, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press President Trump says he is sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with the Russian president and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:42 Officials meet in Geneva for Ukraine talks as peace plan's author called into question By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery In Geneva on Sunday, U.S. officials put the heat on Ukraine to accept a peace deal to end the war with Russia or else. The author of the plan became a point of contention, while President Donald Trump said Ukrainian… Continue watching
Nov 22 WATCH: Trump says U.S. peace plan not his final offer to Ukraine's Zelenskyy By Associated Press Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, President Donald… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 9:16 Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose… Continue watching
Nov 21 WATCH: With new U.S. deal, Trump says that Zelenskyy is 'going to have to accept something' By Associated Press “We think we have a way of getting peace,” Trump said. “He’s going to have to approve it.”… Continue reading
Nov 21 5 things to know as Zelenskyy faces growing pressures By Isobel Koshiw, Associated Press The president of Ukraine is facing a confluence of crises testing his ability to lead an increasingly weary nation nearly four years into a devastating full-scale invasion by Russia. Continue reading