The Chinese Foreign Ministry rejects Welt’s claims that China participated in discussions about joining Ukraine peacekeeping operations, calling them completely false.
One proposed option is a partial one-month ceasefire, halting air and sea attacks as well as strikes on energy infrastructure, while allowing ground combat to continue.
Anders Puck Nielsen says it’s too early to overreact - the real developments will unfold in the coming months when Trump realizes his strategy doesn’t work.
Gen Kellogg has scheduled individual discussions with NATO allies before finalizing the Russia-Ukraine war settlement proposal at the upcoming Munich conference, as per The Telegraph.
Ukraine's foreign minister calls for combined economic and military pressure on Russia as prerequisites for peace talks, amid discussions of Trump's potential peace initiative.
Ukraine must pivot from Biden's "killing softly" approach to Trump's deal-making style while avoiding quick compromises, warns Atlantic Council analyst Getmanchuk.
Oleksandr Kovalenko, a Ukrainian military analyst, forecasts a turning point when Trump reconsiders his stance on Russia, which will open possibilities for bolstered military aid for Kyiv.
Ukraine's ambitious victory plan runs into the lack of political will among its allies, some of whom believe Russia could still be pulled back to Europe
Speaking to the American Academy of Achievement, Ukrainian President underscored the war's significance beyond Ukraine's borders, positioning it as a pivotal moment for democratic values worldwide.
Jake Sullivan, speaking at a conference in Kyiv via video, warned against peace proposals that sideline Ukrainian interests in favor of external agendas.
Ukrainian President labeled the China-Brazil peace plan as politically destructive, emphasizing that it was not discussed with Ukraine. He criticized the lack of respect for Ukrainian territorial integrity and rejected calls for negotiations with Russian President Putin.
Zelenskyy emphasized that human lives are at stake, hence the importance of realism and substantive arguments over fantastical notions, while Trump allegedly proposed to surrender Ukrainian Crimea and the Donbas region to Russia.