Ukraine-Russia peace deal Archives

US Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) met Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in St Petersburg on 11 April.

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WSJ: Trump’s advisors torn between Russia’s intentions and US approach to it

Trump currently sides with an advisor who claims Russia is "open to peace," while other advisors point to recent Russian missile attacks on civilians and unwavering demands to control four Ukrainian oblasts.

byVira Kravchuk

Ukrainian Oblasts that Russia declared annexed in September 2022.

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ISW: Russia maintains claims on unoccupied Ukrainian territories despite peace talks

"Novorossiya is an integral part of Russia," Putin recently declared, with his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov defining the region as encompassing eastern and southern Ukraine including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts—far beyond currently occupied territories.

byVira Kravchuk

Putin. MH17: The blood on his hands. (Political cartoon by Ramirez, 2014)

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Ukraine peace deal should include Russia’s accountability for MH17 plane crash, victims’ families urge

"Without this, there cannot be a reliable peace with Russia," wrote relatives of the 298 people killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014.

byVira Kravchuk