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US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris
John Irish, Reuters | Posted Jan. 6 - 6:02 p.m.
The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 people in New Year's drone strike
Reuters | Posted Jan. 1 - 5:54 p.m.
Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe where civilians were seeing in the New Year in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region.
Trump-Zelenskyy talks yield no progress on Ukraine-Russia territorial issues
Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk, Reuters | Posted Dec. 29 - 5:45 p.m.
Russia and Ukraine on Monday remained far apart on territorial issues that are blocking a peace deal, despite progress on security guarantees for Kyiv at talks between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy meets Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan
Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Posted Dec. 28 - 3:24 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump on Sunday, hoping to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump signs $1 trillion annual defense bill without fanfare
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted Dec. 18 - 7:44 p.m.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a nearly $1 trillion annual defense policy bill, despite provisions providing new aid to Ukraine and reining in his ability to dial down involvement in the defense of Europe.
Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe
Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams, Reuters | Posted Dec. 15 - 9:31 a.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy resumed talks with President Donald Trump's envoys in Berlin on Monday, after the U.S. side said a "lot of progress" had been made on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Friederike Heine, Matthias Williams and Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:32 a.m.
Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.
Zelenskyy says he is open to elections if US, allies ensures security
Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk, Reuters | Posted Dec. 10 - 9:20 a.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he was prepared to hold elections within three months if the U.S. and Kyiv's other allies could ensure the security of the vote.
Next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Moscow meeting, Trump says
Dmitry Antonov and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted Dec. 3 - 4:50 p.m.
The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called "reasonably good" talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys.
US envoy Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet Putin on ending war in Ukraine
Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters | Posted Dec. 2 - 8:36 a.m.
President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner were due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian delegation heads to US for peace talks after lead negotiator's exit
Max Hunder, Reuters | Posted Nov. 29 - 4:11 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that a delegation was on its way to the United States to continue talks on an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home
Illia Novikov And Isobel Koshiw, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 28 - 4:00 p.m.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. The resignation on Friday came hours after Yermak's residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.
Trump's Ukraine plan triggers outrage from Republican lawmakers
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted Nov. 26 - 7:42 p.m.
Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed Ukraine peace plan they say favors Russia.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump
Idrees Ali and Tom Balmforth, Reuters | Posted Nov. 25 - 8:29 p.m.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready to advance a U.S.-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with President Donald Trump.
Russian drones trigger fires in Kyiv apartment buildings, officials say
Reuters | Posted Nov. 24 - 7:33 p.m.
Russian drones swarmed the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Monday, striking and triggering fires in at least two residential buildings, officials said.
European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war
Barry Hatton, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 24 - 9:31 a.m.
European officials have expressed cautious optimism after discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine. They said Monday that the talks, held in Switzerland, were a step forward but warned that the path to peace remains long.
US hails progress in Ukraine peace talks but security questions unresolved
Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin, Reuters | Posted Nov. 23 - 4:04 p.m.
The United States said it had made significant progress on crafting a plan to end the war in Ukraine during talks on Sunday but no agreement was reached on how to guarantee Kyiv's security.
European, Western leaders say Ukraine plan needs work, Trump signals scope for changes
Julia Payne and Anastasiia Malenko, Reuters | Posted Nov. 22 - 9:47 p.m.
European and other Western leaders said on Saturday a U.S. peace plan was a basis for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine, but needed "additional work."
Ukraine faces 'difficult choice' as Trump demands acceptance of peace plan
Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Nov. 21 - 5:36 p.m.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Friday that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom, or Washington's backing, over a U.S. peace plan that endorses key Russian demands.
A relative's desperate search then fading hope after Russian attack in western Ukraine
Reuters | Posted Nov. 20 - 7:42 a.m.
Ihor Cherepanskyi holds out little hope of seeing his great-grandmother alive. She is buried in the rubble of her apartment block in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil.
25 killed in Russian strike on apartment buildings in west Ukraine
Reuters | Posted Nov. 19 - 8:58 a.m.
At least 25 people were killed in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.
Kremlin accuses Poland of 'Russophobia' after Warsaw blames railway sabotage on Russia
Reuters | Posted Nov. 18 - 6:27 p.m.
The Kremlin accused Poland on Tuesday of succumbing to Russophobia after Warsaw blamed an explosion on a railway route to Ukraine on two Ukrainian citizens whom it said were recruited by Russian intelligence.
Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows
Guy Faulconbridge and Soheil Afdjei, Reuters | Posted Nov. 11 - 8:04 p.m.
Russia said its forces had pushed deeper into the eastern Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk on Tuesday, with one video showing Russian soldiers rolling into Pokrovsk on motorbikes and even on the roofs of battered cars and vans.
Russian attacks target nuclear substations, kill 7, Ukraine says
Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Nov. 8 - 6:19 p.m.
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.
