Peace plans ready to be presented to Russia in days, says Zelenskyy US says talks with Ukraine in Berlin have resolved 90% of difficult issues – but no sign Putin willing to compromise The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow refuses to give up land after Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ Zelensky expects talks in the US as soon as this weekend - as the Kremlin says it is still waiting on an update from Washington The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: US offers Nato-style security guarantees to Kyiv Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392 The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2025
Allied defence ministers to meet after US offers Kyiv security guarantees A meeting in Berlin on Monday night saw European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer set out conditions for any peace deal with Russia. The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
What did Ukraine peace talks in Berlin achieve – and what happens next? US meeting with Ukrainian and European leaders positive on security guarantees, but hardest questions unresolved The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Russia Signals Willingness to Give Ukraine Major Concession to Finally End War U.S. officials have indicated that Putin is open to Ukraine joining the European Union, as well as other security guarantees to Ukraine. International Business Times · Dec 15, 2025
Europe sets out conditions for Ukraine peace deal after Berlin meeting Meanwhile, US officials have reportedly offered unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine. Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025
Progress made on many issues, Zelenskyy says after two days of Ukraine talks in Berlin Germany's chancellor said "perhaps for the first time" since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, reaching a ceasefire appears possible after two days of talks brought "progress on many issues." Euronews · Dec 15, 2025
How the West can still win THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Thanks to the growing Russian threat against Europe and Nato – at a time when AI is changing the very nature of warfare – the new head of MI6 is right to caution that ‘the front line is everywhere’. The appropriate response can be summed up… The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos around the world The speech is the latest in a series of warnings by Western defence and security authorities about the growing hybrid threat from states such as Russia, Iran and China. Euronews · Dec 15, 2025
Any Russia-Ukraine deal is doomed without security guarantees, says Starmer Prime minister reiterates support for Kyiv as it comes under mounting US pressure to sign up to Trump-backed plan The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Where things stand in the talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine The U.S. diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has bogged down over sharply conflicting territorial demands by Moscow and Kyiv The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan Proposal is part of new package of security guarantees, backed by the White House, that could mark breakthrough in reaching agreement The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s Efforts to end the war in Ukraine have grabbed global attention, fueled by debates over U.S. President Donald Trump’s 28-point plan – which many analysts see as favoring Russia – and European attempts to craft a counterproposal. The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025 Serbia organized crime prosecutors charge minister, others in connection with Kushner-linked project Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime has charged a government minister and three others with abuse of position and falsifying of documents related to a luxury real estate project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
Radio France Internationale · Dec 15, 2025 Zelensky in Berlin as Ukraine weighs NATO compromise and EU funding fight Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is using talks in Berlin to rally European backing, shape US-led peace efforts and test whether Kyiv could trade its NATO ambitions for binding security guarantees. This comes as disagreements over territory, funding and Russia’s intentions continue to complicate the search for an end to the…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025 European leaders propose ‘multinational force’ and hail ‘significant progress’ on Ukraine talks – as it happened Statement suggests force to ‘provide robust support’ and enforce a potential peace deal in Ukraine
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025 European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid US pressure to accept peace deal European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ but differences on territory remain US officials said that Kyiv would be offered ‘Article Five-type’ security guarantees in a peace deal
The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Britain’s spy chief to warn of Russia’s ‘expansionist threat’ as Berlin talks enter second day MI6 chief to deliver remarks on Monday warning ‘chaos is a feature not a bug in the Russian approach’; European leaders to join day two of talks in Berlin. What we know on day 1,391
Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025 Britain’s new spy chief warns of acute threat to Europe from Vladimir Putin's 'aggressive' regime Blaise Metreweli also says the ‘defining challenge’ of the 21st Century is not which nation has the most powerful technologies but who uses them with the ‘greatest wisdom’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025 ‘The frontline is everywhere’: new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat Blaise Metreweli expected to say UK faces new ‘age of uncertainty’ in speech identifying Kremlin as key threat
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025 Russia is a threat to the UK and our sons and daughters must be ready to fight, armed forces chief warns Chief of defence staff Richard Knighton warned the situation is ‘more dangerous than I have known during my career’
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2025 Armed forces chief to warn ‘whole nation must step up’ amid Russian threat to Nato Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will warn the situation is ‘more dangerous than I have known during my career’.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025 Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski tells AP of Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been released from a Belarusian prison after more than four years