U.S., Russia, Ukraine Agree Black Sea Ceasefire, Energy Infrastructure Protection in Riyadh Talks
U.S. agreed with Russia and Ukraine to end fighting in Black Sea and to “develop measures” to ban strikes on energy facilities, the White House said.

U.S. agreed with Russia and Ukraine to end fighting in Black Sea and to “develop measures” to ban strikes on energy facilities, the White House said.
A senior Ukrainian politician accused Trump negotiator Witkoff of “shameful and shocking statements” and called for his dismissal.
Supporters of the Make America Great Again movement have openly embraced the latest attempted smear from Europe, who, according to an article in The Atlantic, have dubbed them “Brutal Americans”.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia, but aren’t meeting each other directly, relying on American shuttle diplomacy.
At least seven people were killed after Russia launched a barrage of drones across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services.
President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, said he is “very optimistic” that the United States will be able to broker a full ceasefire and ultimately a peace deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
One year since the Moscow concert hall attack killed 145 people, Russian officials asserted Saturday that it was planned and organized by “the special services of an unfriendly state.”
Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 12, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire.
Polish prosecutors filed charges against a former defense minister after he declassified parts of a plan for if Russia invaded the country.
Zelensky quick to rubbish Trump’s suggestion to take tension over nuclear plant possession off the table by simply making them American.
Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday they had each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges since the Russian invasion.
Invasion of Ukraine is the deadliest conflict for Russia since the Second World War, the British government says.
President offered making Ukraine’s nuclear power American-owned to ensure “best protection” of the nation’s power infrastructure in future.
Four Eastern European countries say they wish to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty on landmines, citing “Russia’s aggression” and “dire security challenges” on NATO’s “vulnerable eastern flank”.
President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to an immediate ceasefire on infrastructure and energy in the Ukraine War.
The White House announced that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that the war between Russia and Ukraine “needs to end with a lasting peace.”
Trump scheduled to speak to his Russian counterpart for two hours on Tuesday as they seek an answer to a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.
The counter-invasion of Russia is “active defence” and the misinterpretation of a retreat is Russian propaganda, Kyiv says.
Andrii Hnatov appointed as the new chief of the general staff as the country looks to restructure and strengthen its military.
President Donald Trump will be having Ukraine war peace talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday this week, he confirmed.
French President Emmanuel Macron seemingly sought to reduce expectations for the expected pan-European peacekeeping in Ukraine in the wake of a potential deal to end the war with Russia.
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats discussed Saturday the “next steps” to end the war in Ukraine, hours after Kyiv’s allies agreed to exert pressure on Moscow.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a second meeting of global leaders Saturday to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine, following another frantic week of diplomacy aimed at getting Russia to back a 30-day ceasefire.
Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows overnight Saturday, with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories.
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin sent some “additional signals” to Donald Trump concerning Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Trump moves to prevent “horrible massacre”, calling Moscow talks “productive” but “strongly” calling on Putin to stop fighting immediately.
Deligation spoke personally with Putin about ceasefire and next step is a call directly between President Trump and Putin, the Kremlin said.
Trump cautiously welcomed Putin saying he accepted precepts of ceasefire, but Zelensky warns Moscow biding to derail talks altogether.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s openness to a ceasefire proposal negotiated by the United States is “very promising.”
Finland announced a new arms package for Ukraine amounting to around 200 million euros ($217 million) and pledged more defense cooperation.
Ukraine ceasefire talks underway, but signalling country won’t accede easily a senior Putin ally publicly rubbished the proposed terms.
U.S. diplomats arrived Moscow Thursday morning for Ukraine ceasefire talks, with possible call between Trump and Putin to follow.
Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin applauded President Donald Trump’s push for peace in Ukraine during their Oval Office meeting Wednesday.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it awaits a briefing from U.S. officials on the details of a 30-day ceasefire proposal.
Ukrainian forces have reportedly been forced into a retreat from captured Russian territories in the Kursk region in what may become a significant loss and major embarrassment for President Zelensky ahead of peace talks with Moscow.
Ukraine launched ‘largest drone strike ever’, a clear message to Moscow and Washington on the dawn of peace talks in Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine has questions it wants answered as army chiefs from over 30 countries arrive in Paris for talks on creating an international force.
Talks to determine whether Ukraine is ready to engage with President Trump’s peace process started on Tuesday morning.
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) stated that “if we can get a peace deal that guarantees Ukrainian security, I suspect Ukraine’s going to have to cede some territory. That’s not how I would go
Elon Musk claimed IP addresses connected to a “massive cyberattack” on X, which caused significant outages, originated in Ukraine.