May 26 Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’ as Russia escalates drone attacks on Ukraine By Illia Novikov, Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of a bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump confronts South African president over baseless claim of targeted killings of white farmers By Gerald Imray, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers. Continue reading
May 20 Ukraine’s European allies hit Russia with new sanctions as peace talks sputter By Illia Novikov, Yehor Konovalov, Associated Press Diplomatic efforts have produced little progress in halting the fighting, including Monday's phone call between Trump and Putin, and Friday's direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Trump ‘weary and frustrated with both’ Russia and Ukraine, White House says ahead of Putin call By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has grown “frustrated" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trump is holding in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire in the war in… Continue reading
May 18 Zelenskyy meets with Vance and European leaders ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call By Giada Zampano, Elise Morton, Associated Press The discussions came as Russia launched what Ukraine called its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire… Continue reading
May 17 Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine By Yehor Konovalov, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Trump's remarks came less than a day after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire. Continue reading
May 16 Ukraine-Russia peace talks end after less than two hours, officials say By Hanna Arhirova, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press The talks came after more than three months of diplomacy kickstarted by U.S. President Donald Trump, who promised during his campaign to end the devastating war swiftly. Continue reading
May 15 Putin spurns meeting with Zelenskyy, but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks will proceed By Mehmet Guzel, Hanna Arhirova, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Few had expected Putin to show up in Turkey, and his absence punctured any hope of significant progress toward ending the 3-year-old war amid peace efforts in recent months by the Trump administration and Western European leaders. Continue reading
May 13 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Russian leader Putin in Ankara on Thursday for negotiations By Samya Kullab, Illia Novikov, Associated Press Zelenskyy said he would "do everything to agree on a ceasefire," adding he'll be waiting for Putin in Ankara Thursday. Continue reading
May 11 Ukraine and Russia appear deadlocked over next steps in effort to end the war By Samya Kullab, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start. Zelenskyy’s comments came a few hours after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin effectively rejected a… Continue reading