Joe Raedle/Getty Images Unlike Trump, Zelensky says he does not trust Russia’s Putin on peace talks Russia, the US and Ukraine agree that a deal on ending almost four years of full-scale war is edging closer but, in the words of President Donald Trump, “one or two very thorny, very tough issues” remain. Two of … Read moreThe ‘thorny’ issues that threaten to derail a Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Reuters President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet key European leaders in London on Monday, as Ukraine’s allies plan their response to an ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions in peace talks. The leaders of France and Germany will join Zelensky and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at No 10 as they seek to ensure … Read moreZelensky due at Downing Street for high-level Ukraine talks
Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring 1,200 Ukrainians home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, a day after his national security chief announced progress in negotiations. “We are … counting on the resumption of POW exchanges,” Zelenskyy wrote on X on Sunday. “Many meetings, negotiations and calls are currently taking place … Read moreZelenskyy says Ukraine working on new prisoner exchange with Russia
Most regions of Ukraine are undergoing scheduled power outages amid a new wave of attacks on energy sites by Russian drones and missiles. Ukrenergo, the state-run electricity transmission systems operator in Ukraine, said the blackouts will last at least until the end of Monday as repairs are conducted on infrastructure damaged over the weekend and … Read moreMillions endure power cuts in Ukraine as Russia strikes more energy sites
The European Union is preparing to adopt a new round of sweeping sanctions against Russian energy exports on Thursday, a day after United States President Donald Trump imposed similar measures against Moscow amid setbacks to his efforts at diplomacy with Vladimir Putin. These steps come as Russia and Ukraine are increasingly targeting each other’s energy … Read moreTrump, Ukraine and Europe target Russian energy as diplomacy falters
Russia is increasing air attacks to compensate for its failure to crack Ukrainian defences on the ground, according to Kyiv. “Russia has started a new wave of air terror against Ukraine – against our cities and civilian infrastructure,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NATO’s 71st Parliamentary Assembly on October 13. Zelenskyy spoke days after Russia … Read moreUkraine’s Zelenskyy to meet Trump as Russia focuses on Donetsk offensive
Ukraine intends to strike deep into Russia following a large Russian drone attack that left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Speaking on Sunday after a meeting with his top general, Oleksandr Syrskii, the Ukrainian president confirmed the new planned strikes on X. Both sides have intensified their air strikes in recent … Read moreUkraine planning new strikes deep inside Russia, says Zelenskyy
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed support for Ukraine’s calls for security guarantees as part of any peace deal with Russia, including the possibility of deploying troops to the Eastern European country. During a visit to Kyiv, where he met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, Carney said a group of Ukraine’s Western allies, … Read moreCanada’s Carney meets Zelenskyy, backs security guarantees for Ukraine
Artem* is determined to never join Ukraine’s armed forces. “If I ever fight, I won’t fight for Ukraine,” the 29-year-old from the westernmost Zakarpattia region told Al Jazeera. A “conscription patrol” of three police and two military officers rounded him up in late June as he was leaving the Sunday mass at a cathedral in … Read moreUkraine’s conscription crisis: Alleged abuse leads to protests, emigration
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to restore the independence of two key anticorruption agencies, moving to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Politicians on Thursday voted 331 to 0 in favour of the bill, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted last week following pressure from thousands of protesters and top European … Read moreUkraine parliament votes to restore anticorruption agencies after protests