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Russia Says Europeans Can Join Ukraine Peace Talks if They Show 'Readiness to Contribute'

Yet the Russian leader said Washington must work with its European allies to understand if they want peace or war in Ukraine.

Abu Dhabi Talks End With Prisoner Exchange But No Peace Breakthrough

Russia and Ukraine agreed to carry out a major exchange of prisoners in the coming days despite persistent differences in negotiation positions.

Russia and Ukraine Hold New Round of U.S.-Mediated Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi

The two-day negotiations mark a resumption of peace efforts that stalled earlier this year after Trump launched the war against Iran.

Kremlin Rejects European Role in Upcoming Abu Dhabi Talks

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Europe will be “present alongside our partners” when negotiations begin Tuesday.

Russian Diplomats and Military Officials to Join Talks with U.S. and Ukraine, Kremlin Says

Kremlin aide Vladimir Mendinsky will lead a delegation of Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Kremlin Accuses Europe of Struggling to Decide Who Will Represent It in Future Security Talks

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said messaging from officials in Brussels suggests that Europe is still unwilling to engage with Russia in serious discussions...

Kremlin Hopes Trump Will Continue ‘Peacemaking’ Efforts in Ukraine as Democrats Win Control of Congress

Officials in Moscow said they “sincerely count on” the U.S. president to hold fast to his committment to broker an end to the ongoing war.

U.S.-Mediated Ukraine Peace Talks to Resume in Abu Dhabi Next Week

White House officials said the U.S. will “mediate working-level negotiations” on Nov. 10 and 11 to advance “Trump's mission to end the war.”

Europe Should Be Included in Ukraine Peace Discussions, Kremlin Aide Says

"We need to talk to the whole of Europe, which fully supports Kyiv," Yury Ushakov told state television.

Kremlin ‘Fully Agrees’ With Trump’s Zelensky Criticism

Putin continues to demand that Kyiv cede full control of the Donetsk region as a prerequisite for any ceasefire agreement, a condition Ukraine rejects...

U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Involve Multi-Billion Dollar Oil Deal, NYT Reports

Putin reportedly raised the deal during a Sept. 5 meeting with Witkoff and Kushner at the Kremlin.

U.S. Envoys Make First Kyiv Visit Amid Ukraine Peace Push

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

Kremlin Says Ukraine Talks With U.S. Envoys Were 'Useful.' No Sign of Breakthrough.

U.S. envoys flew out of Moscow soon after the talks to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday.

U.S. Envoys Witkoff, Kushner Arrive in Moscow for Peace Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that the U.S. had a fresh concrete proposal aimed at ending the war.

opinion Mikhail Troitskiy

Tear Down the Wall of Silence Around Negotiations To End Russia-Ukraine War

Confidentiality often helps diplomacy. But it also protects the parties from accountability rather than the talks from disruption.

opinion Gleb Bogush

Did the International Criminal Court Just Ease Restrictions on Putin?

It sounds like a capitulation, but allowing Putin to travel to hypothetical peace talks in Switzerland is necessary pragmatism for peace.

opinion Elena Davlikanova

Negotiations Are Not Ending the Ukraine War – They Are Extending It

Even before the Iran war drove up oil prices, Washington's strategy of conceding to the Kremlin enabled Russia's continued war on Ukraine.

U.S., Ukrainian Teams Meet in Bid to Revive Talks on Ukraine War

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have not met since last February in Geneva.

Ukraine War Talks Delayed to Wednesday, Zelensky Says

The announcement comes a day after one of Putin's top envoys held surprise talks with U.S. officials in Florida without Kyiv.

U.S. Envoy Reports 'Constructive' Ukraine Talks With Russia

The U.S. says both sides are close to a deal, but they have so far been unable to find a compromise on the key issue of territory in a post-war settlement...

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