Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the suggested legal recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured territory in the east of his country remained a “main problem” in negotiations as President Trump pushes for a deal to end Moscow’s nearly-four-year war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and American officials met over the weekend in Switzerland to discuss…
Stakeholders are gathering to start negotiations based on a text that the EU believes mostly favours Russian demands. Published On 23 Nov 202523 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Senior Ukrainian, European Union, United Kingdom and United States officials will soon start talks in Geneva as ambiguity and deep-seated concerns…
President Trump is pressuring Ukraine to sign off on a new peace proposal with Russia by Thanksgiving. The 28-point plan would have Ukraine surrender about 20% of its territory to the Russians — an area roughly the size of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Palmer has details.
Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said. The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday when he returns from a trip to Turkey. Reports began surfacing on Wednesday…
Russian forces pressed into Ukraine’s eastern towns of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad during the past week as Kyiv’s military mounted a stout defence. On Tuesday, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskii said almost half of the battles on a 1,200km (745-mile) front were happening in the two towns, claiming Russia has committed 150,000 troops – almost a quarter…
Oil prices have climbed as fresh U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s energy exports tightened global supply, lifting Brent crude futures to their highest level in weeks. Brent crude rose 1.8% to $65.21 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained 1.7% to $61.16, as traders assessed the impact of new American measures restricting Russian oil…
Drone sightings, threats and an arms race raise spectre of war. After nearly four years of war between Kyiv and Moscow, fighting is heating up on the front lines of eastern Ukraine. But with drones spotted at sensitive sites across the European Union, its leaders have declared Russia is fighting a hybrid war beyond Ukraine’s…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned Thursday that a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukrainian power plants had jeopardized nuclear safety. Russia has battered Ukrainian energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure as part of its on-going full-scale invasion, and the latest attack on Thursday included more than 650 drones and 50 missiles, according…
For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a NATO member has formally invoked Article 4 of the alliance’s founding treaty after a major airspace breach. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna tells Talk to Al Jazeera why repeated Russian provocations are more than isolated incidents – they’re a test of NATO’s credibility. As…
Reuters Trump and Xi last met in person in 2019, during Trump’s first term as president Donald Trump has said he would like China’s help to deal with Russia as he seeks to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. “I’d like China to help us out with Russia,” the US president said on…
