Ukraine, Putin and Russia
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A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.
Ukraine's gas facilities have suffered severe damage from Russian drone and missile attacks, forcing the country to import more gas
The world’s attention was fixed on talks between Ukraine and the U.S. in neutral Geneva over the weekend. Delegations from both countries have redrafted conditions of an earlier peace plan, which although it has not been officially released,
U.S. and Ukrainian officials sought to narrow the gaps between them on Monday over a plan to end the war in Ukraine, after agreeing to modify a U.S. proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list.
Officials say progress was made in urgent weekend talks on amending the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia. But the Kremlin on Monday said it hadn't seen the changes.
The war in Ukraine has been raging for almost four years; 11 if you start with Crimea’s annexation in 2014. So many predictions have proved wrong along the way: Russia will win within a week. Ukraine is winning, against the odds. Western sanctions will bleed Russia dry and force it to the negotiating table.
A U.S. official told NBC News that Ukraine "agreed to the peace deal” and was sorting out "minor details," though Kyiv hasn't publicly accepted any plan and the Kremlin said it was waiting to see any changes.
CNN’s Clare Sebastian breaks down the details of a leaked transcript published by Bloomberg of the call between US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and one of Putin’s top aides, sharing what it could mean for Ukraine as peace negotiations finalize.
The attack killed at least seven people in Kyiv, the authorities said, as Moscow suggested it would resist changes negotiated by Ukraine.