Kremlin terms unchanged: Moscow repeats Putin’s 2024 demand for four Ukraine’s oblasts as peace push stalls
That is a demand for capitulation, not for peace.
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Nicolas Tenzer: stop talking about peace, the question is victory
French geopolitical expert on his book Our War, Putin's nihilist regime, and the strategic autonomy Europe must build with or without Washington
What it means when Russia starts picking the EU’s negotiator—and what Brussels said back
Russia just tried to pick its opponent’s negotiator. Brussels said no. Berlin had already said no.
Ukraine FM: Ukraine asked Türkiye to host Zelenskyy-Putin talks — but “Putin is hiding”
Foreign Minister Sybiha said Ukraine has conveyed the proposal to Turkish partners, with Erdoğan and Trump possibly at the table.
Oil jumped 8% as Trump’s Hormuz blockade undid the ceasefire crash
Talks collapsed in Pakistan. A naval blockade replaced a truce. For Russia’s war revenues, the brief window of relief is over.
Withdrawing from Donbas would give Russia a free path to Kharkiv and Dnipro, Zelenskyy warns
New fortifications would take up to 18 months to build – and still couldn't match the protection of urban terrain Ukraine currently holds.
Kyiv proposes energy ceasefire to Moscow, as Ukrainian long-range strikes already disrupted over 40% of Russia’s seaborne oil exports
Russia can't protect its oil terminals. Ukraine destroyed $1 billion worth in five strikes. It just offered to stop — on one condition.
Russia talks compromise, demands capitulation — and is lying to Trump while preparing more occupation, Zelenskyy says
Moscow's logic is internally consistent but strategically unacceptable: Ukrainian withdrawal would stop Russian casualties while giving Russia the foothold it needs for further occupation.
Ukraine lands in Miami for talks that may shape the war’s endgame
Ukraine's top security officials landed in Miami on Saturday for direct talks with US representatives, with no Russian delegation present and no confirmed date for the three-way negotiations that Kyiv says are overdue.
Ukrainians back diplomacy in principle – but 71% don’t believe it will work
Distrust of Russia. Skepticism about Western guarantees. War fatigue rising. The data tells a complex story.
“Time to resume them”: Ukraine sends senior delegation to US after pause in peace talks
The Iran war pulled Washington's focus. Saturday's meeting is Kyiv's bid to get it back.
Witkoff and Dmitriev met in Florida on 11 March as Ukraine-US-Russia trilateral talks shift to 16–22 March at US request
The American and Russian delegations met in Florida on 11 March for bilateral talks, while the next round…
Iran hit Abu Dhabi but not the peace talks — Kyiv says the next Ukraine-Russia-US round is still days away
The Ukrainian president says the 5-6 March trilateral is on track — he prefers Geneva, though Austria, the Vatican, or Turkey are also options if Russia wants a neutral venue.
70% of Ukrainians do not believe that peace talks will lead to lasting peace, according to Kyiv-based polling service
No US troops, no closed skies, no free weapons—support for Donbas deal drops from 36% to 25% when guarantee details revealed
Ukraine and US finalize positions in Geneva ahead of next three-way talks with Russia
Teams reviewed recovery document outlining reconstruction and investment plans.
Telegraph: Coalition of the Willing will only send troops to Ukraine with Putin’s consent
European allies have effectively handed Russia a veto over peacekeeping deployments
Geneva talks hit impasse over Medinsky’s demands as Witkoff claims “meaningful progress”
The political track of US-brokered trilateral negotiations stalled on 17 February after Russia swapped its delegation chief for a Kremlin propagandist.
Russia offered Ukraine a one-day ceasefire to hold a national vote. Zelenskyy called it “absurd”
Ukraine says it needs 60 days for a referendum on any peace deal; Russia proposed one.
It’s easier for Trump to publicly pressure Ukraine than the much larger Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president warns Ukrainians "will never forgive" a unilateral Donbas withdrawal.
Third round of Ukraine-Russia-US talks opens in Geneva with European presence
Umerov says Kyiv working "without excessive expectations" as discussions expand beyond Abu Dhabi format.