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Russian strikes resume after brief halt, killing at least two in Kyiv despite US mediation

Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the pause in attacks as US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend.

Euronews · Sep 8

Putin tells Trump that Russia has no 'aggressive plans' towards Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Donald Trump held a “constructive” phone call Tuesday during which the Russian leader emphasised that Moscow had “no aggressive plans towards Europe”, the Kremlin said. The call followed a visit to Moscow by US envoys for talks at ending the war in Ukraine.…

France 24 · Sep 8

Ukraine war briefing: New political turmoil in Kyiv as prosecutor general resigns

Anti-corruption agencies raid offices and arrest a deputy of Ruslan Kravchenko in case linked to alleged laundering of phone scam proceeds. What we know on day 1,658

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8

Ukraine prepares for another winter at war as Kyiv air raid alerts reach record high

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The Independent UK · Sep 7

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Two killed in Russian ballistic missiles attack on Kyiv day after Trump’s envoys leave

Russian ballistic missiles rain on Ukraine just a day after US peace envoys held a press conference in Kyiv alongside Zelensky

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Ukraine war briefing: US envoys leave Kyiv without breakthrough on ending war

Zelenskyy says after talks with Witkoff and Kushner that Kyiv seeking ‘serious volumes’ of US support for winter defences. What we know on day 1,657

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7

US envoys bring ‘more effective’ Ukraine peace proposals to Kyiv, official says

US envoys brought new, “more effective” proposals to Kyiv aimed at ending the war with Russia, a senior Ukrainian presidential official said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described talks positively but announced no breakthrough, as Zelensky warned fighting could continue into winter.

France 24 · Sep 7

War is likely to drag on into winter according to Zelenskyy following talks with US envoys

Following talks in Kyiv with US envoys, Zelenskyy said, "We very much hope that we will be able to reach agreements with our American partners, and we are counting on the support of our European partners if the war continues in winter -- and this is how it appears at…

Euronews · Sep 6

US envoys meet Zelensky in Kyiv after Putin talks as frontline battles rage on

The discussions have been described as ‘substantive’ as the US seeks to bridge the chasm between Kremlin demands and Ukrainian red lines

The Independent UK · Sep 6

The week in pictures: Nepal rescue operations, World Nomad Games and Russian strikes on Kyiv

From the desperate search for workers trapped in the hydropower tunnels buried by the catastrophic flooding in Nepal to crowds of women mourning the victims of a US bombardment of a wedding in southern Iran, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.

France 24 · Sep 6