Macron reportedly warned Zelenskyy US may ‘betray Ukraine on territory’ Der Spiegel quotes leaked call in which European leaders voice doubts about Washington’s approach to peace talks The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
Impasse at the Kremlin: here’s what we know after the latest US-Russia talks Once again there is an impasse in the attempts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. A five-hour meeting in the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the US team led by Donald Trump’s envoys, businessmen Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, has failed to make any… The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025
Europe accuses Putin of feigning interest in peace after Ukraine talks with US envoys Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to “stop wasting the world’s time,” while the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to “end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace”. Euronews · Dec 4, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Macron warned Trump could ‘betray Ukraine’ in leaked call with European leaders European leaders criticised Washington’s approach to peace talks in leaked transcript of call The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
Trump says Witkoff and Kushner had "a very good" meeting with Putin Trump said their impression was that Putin wants "to see the war ended," but it wasn't clear what progress had been made in the talks. Axios · Dec 3, 2025
The Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet again over an inevitable obstacle: Putin Russian leader’s rejection of latest peace proposal was predictable and shows the Kremlin continues to hold the trump card The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025
Once again, Vladimir Putin indicates he wants the war in Europe to go on THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By entertaining a Ukrainian peace deal whose miserable terms not even a desperate US president could accept – before then promptly abandoning it – Moscow is stalling for time. The coalition of the willing must put more pressure on the faltering Russian economy The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Nato hits back at Putin’s threat of war in Europe as UK condemns ‘Kremlin claptrap’ Rhetoric between Russia and Europe has ramped up after talks between Donald Trump’s envoy and Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Lasting peace in Ukraine may hinge on independent monitors – yet Trump’s 28-point plan barely mentions them Start-and-stop negotiations for a deal to end the war in Ukraine have been injected with new intensity after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a 28-point peace proposal. The Conversation · Dec 3, 2025
US-Russia Talks End Without Breakthrough; Ukraine War Likely To Drag On The U.S. delegation, led by envoy and former real-estate executive Steve Witkoff and joined by Jared Kushner, met with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday evening in a push to revive the stalemated negotiations. International Business Times · Dec 3, 2025
'Aggressor' Vladimir Putin is dragging his feet over peace talks for Ukraine, says Keir Starmer at PMQs ‘Compromises have not yet been found,’ on peace discussions says Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide - but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says ‘some progress’ was made Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
Mike Pompeo Warns America's Standing On World Stage Will Be Impacted For Decades If Russia Gains Upper Hand In Ukraine Peace Talks Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Tuesday that the way Washington handles peace talks between Russia and Ukraine could shape U.S. power and alliances for decades, cautioning that a deal seen as a win for Moscow would badly damage American interests. Benzinga · Dec 3, 2025
No breakthrough on Ukraine after Witkoff-Putin talks in Moscow The talks between US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia’s president Vladimir Putin did not result in progress, with Moscow showing no sign of willingness to put an end to its war against Ukraine. Euronews · Dec 3, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Putin wants to end war but path to peace ‘unclear’ Kyiv and European leaders accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of wasting time The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025 'Optimism' from Zelensky raises hopes on Trump peace talks to end Putin's war in Ukraine But there were few other signs that an agreement was close to being reached between Russia, Ukraine and the US
Axios · Dec 2, 2025 Witkoff and Kushner met Putin for five hours on Ukraine plan The U.S. envoys were expected to present Putin with the revised U.S. peace plan.
International Business Times · Dec 2, 2025 Peace Or Peril: US Envoys Take Risky Seat At Kremlin Table Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Vladimir Putin as revised U.S. plan tests Kyiv's limits and Western unity.
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025 Putin doesn’t want peace – and Trump’s baffling error has made it easy for him COMMENT: All hopes were on Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow, but a breakthrough in peace talks was never going to happen with a man who has repeatedly taken Russia’s side, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2025 Putin says Russia not seeking war with Europe but is ‘ready’ to fight amid peace talks – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025 Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade hammers Steve Witkoff’s ‘totally unacceptable’ call: He ‘likes Russia too much’ ‘You can't be telling Vladimir Putin how to handle your best friend,’ Brian Kilmeade argued on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 US-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says negotiators should not ‘lose focus that it’s actually Russia who has started this war’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 Zelenskyy sets out Ukraine’s red lines in press conference with Macron – as it happened Ukrainian president says focus remains on security guarantees, maintaining sovereignty and territory
Euronews · Dec 1, 2025 'Washington sees Europe as inconsequential,' former US commanding general in Europe tells Euronews In an interview with Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, former commanding general of US Army Europe General Ben Hodges warned that the continent is “slowly waking to the realisation” that it cannot count on the US as a fair partner.
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2025 Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation amid more deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025 Trump officials try to reassure Ukraine’s negotiators over peace deal ahead of Putin meeting this week U.S. and Ukrainian officials to continue talks on modified version of 28-point plan before Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin on Tuesday