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Zelensky says Ukrainian public won't let him hand Russia territory

"Emotionally, people will never forgive this," Zelensky told Axios.

Axios

$Donbas review – a Ukrainian family fractures on the brink of invasion$

Donbas review – a Ukrainian family fractures on the brink of invasion

Olga Braga’s award-winning play captures the suffocating tensions of a household as war looms – finding flashes of tenderness amid the rising threat

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy says US set June deadline for peace deal, as Russia launches new attacks on energy sites

The development follows US-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi during the week, which produced no breakthrough. Russia continues to press Ukraine to give up the Donbas region, a condition Kyiv says it will never accept.

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Ukraine is being left out in the cold

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The Conversation

Trump wants Ukraine to give up the Donbas in return for security guarantees. It could be fatal for Kyiv

There is a major sticking point often overlooked in the ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia currently being held in Abu Dhabi. This relates to the fact that, as part of any agreement, Kyiv is being asked to give up the entire Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

The Conversation

"I miss Ukraine very much. I missed it even more when I realised that I cannot go back there." The Soviet-born heavy metal singer who had to flee war to make her rock star dreams come true

As frontwoman of tech metal stars Jinjer, Tatiana Shmayluk has manifested an incredible career against the odds

Metal Hammer

US ‘tells Ukraine that security guarantees will only be given in return for Donbas’

European officials fear that Washington is attempting to place pressure on Kyiv after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin is planning ‘massive’ attack ahead of Sunday peace talks

Every Russian strike 'discredits' the ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war, says Zelensky

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks with ‘typical Russian lies’

Russia’s claim it foiled drone attack on Putin residence shows ‘they do not want to finish this war’, Ukrainian president says

The Guardian - UK

Trump Says Ukraine War Deal Closer Than Ever After Secretive Mar-a-Lago Talks

Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is close after secretive Mar-a-Lago talks with Zelensky, but key obstacles remain.

International Business Times

Breakthrough or Bluff? Trump Says Ukraine War Deal Closer Than Ever After Secretive Mar-a-Lago Talks

Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is close after secretive Mar-a-Lago talks with Zelensky, but key obstacles remain.

International Business Times UK

Trump says US and Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal but 'thorny issues' remain

US President Donald Trump has said that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, but acknowledged that the fate of the Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue.

Radio France Internationale

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in Florida – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy to Meet Trump Sunday in Florida as Peace Plan Nears Completion Despite Putin's Donbas Demands

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida to discuss a nearly complete 20-point peace plan.

International Business Times UK

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The Independent UK

Zelensky to meet Trump for high-stakes talks in Mar-a-Lago in bid to seal peace deal by new year

European leaders may take part online as Zelensky looks to ‘finalise’ an agreement he says is ‘90% completed’

The Independent UK

Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan

President stresses most sensitive issues of 20-point peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks

Euronews

Ukraine and US agree on most points of peace plan except Donbas and nuclear plant, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine and the US have agreed on most points of a 20-point peace plan with Russia, but control of Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains contentious, Ukrainian president said. Moscow is expected to respond on Wednesday.

Euronews

Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal, jets and ships in wave of strikes

Meanwhile, Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine, firing scores of drones at Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight and attacking targets in Ukraine's Donbas.

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The Independent UK

Kremlin official says Russian police and National Guard to stay in Ukraine's Donbas even after peace

A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: EU agrees indefinite freeze on €210bn of Russian assets

Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington insisted the meeting ‘only covered national security related issues’

The Guardian - UK

US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zone

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Donbas Cowboy’ – Russians jailed for killing US volunteer on their side

Russell Bentley, 63, was grabbed and tortured by soldiers who thought he was spying for Ukraine; $800m US arms shortfall, says Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,385

Euronews

Putin vows Russia will take Donbas by force if Ukraine's troops will not withdraw

Putin's comments follow the latest flurry of meetings set in motion by US President Donald Trump in what has been the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched its war against Ukraine nearly four years ago.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump Jr warns US could end support for Kyiv ahead of London peace talks

Sir Keir Starmer will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in London on Monday

The Independent UK

Mapped: Inside fierce battle for Pokrovsk as Ukraine denies Russia has captured key city

Kyiv has denied claims that Russia has captured the key strategic town in the Donbas

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