"Both sides have now agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include our European partners," US special envoy Jared Kushner said. Moscow has not confirmed whether it has agreed to include European negotiators in subsequent talks.
Kyiv has reported fresh disruptions to Starlink, crippling its air defences in the midst of negotiations to end the war
US envoys stole the show in a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky while European leaders dined at the National Gallery
US envoys stole the show in a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky while European leaders dined at the National Gallery
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner have shuttled between Dublin and Moscow in efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams and Copilot suffered a worldwide outage on Thursday, disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across 74 countries and territories. The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to restore services, but recovery remained limited hours later.
Reports of attack in Baltic came before US envoys met with Russian and Ukrainian presidents.
The Ukrainian president says it makes sense for European leaders to be involved as Ukraine hopes to eventually join the EU.
US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Thursday Russia and Ukraine agreed to expand the next round of talks to include European nations and that Washington was working toward what Kushner called the war's "largest prisoner exchange." Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
'We cannot conclude this deal without Europeans being at the table,' US envoy Jared Kushner said on Thursday, adding that Putin was 'willing to give it a try.' The Russian leader also said he would not water down demands to control parts of Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said progress had been made during a meeting with US envoys in Ireland, hailing a prisoner swap deal and a decision to include Europeans in the next round of peace talks with Russia.
The Ukrainian president also hailed progress on Europe joining negotiations with Russia and the US.
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew in to Dublin to brief Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Russia talks
A seat at the table for Europe now appears likely following comments by a US envoy who just held talks with Putin. But who will take that seat remains unclear.
Russian president says he would target any foreign troops sent to Ukraine and refuses to soften territorial demands Vladimir Putin warned US negotiators that Russia would target any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, in a series of hardline remarks that came as the Ukrainian military faced renewed disruptions to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service. During the talks at the Kremlin with the US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on Thursday, the Russian president refused to soften his te...
The first trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia in nine months have ended with an agreement on exchanging prisoners. Does this mark a genuine breakthrough and a step toward peace?
If and when Ukraine-Russia peace talks progress, who will take Europe’s seat at the table?
Leaders from more than 50 European countries and institutions are gathering in Dublin for the European Political Community summit, hosted by Ireland under the theme “Europe – strong, secure and connected”. The summit highlighted the need for Europe to have a seat at the table in any discussions shaping its future, amid an ongoing debate over how the continent should respond to US-led efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine with Russia. FRANCE 24's Europe Editor Armen Georgian tells...
The Russian president says he will not water down his demands to control parts of Ukraine
Restrictions to Starshield ‘directly affect our ability to intercept Russian jet powered drones’, Ukraine’s president says Luxembourg’s PM Luc Frieden looks to be absolutely chuffed to be representing all three Benelux countries at today’s summit, as his Belgian and Dutch colleagues are too busy to attend as they face domestic crises. “I have the privilege of representing 30 millions citizens today,” he said on arrival to Dublin, with a massive smile on his face. Continue reading...
He gave the update ahead of a meeting in Dublin tonight with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner who are currently in Russia meeting Putin.
Ukraine first reported problems using Starshield last month following a row between Mr Zelensky and Donald Trump over a US-Russia diesel deal.
Army struggles to intercept Russian jet-powered drones, just as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Vladimir Putin
Ukraine said it attacked Russia’s largest oil refinery deep in western Siberia for a third time, intensifying its campaign against the nation’s crude-processing industry as US-mediated peace talks continue.
Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
Starshield is SpaceX's military-grade satellite network designed for government and national security use, building on the technology developed for Starlink.
The mutual attacks came hours after Russia and Ukraine concluded another round of trilateral peace talks mediated by the United States.
The meeting with Kushner and Witkoff comes after two days of trilateral talks in the UAE yielded no breakthrough.
The Ukrainian president is expected to meet US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin, where they will brief him on the latest peace talks with Russia.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are at the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a new push for a peace deal in Ukraine.
European leaders gather in Dublin for the European Political Community summit after two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi produced a prisoner exchange but no ceasefire. US envoys head to Moscow, then to Zelenskyy. We also hear from the EU justice chief Michael McGrath and look at COP31.
Around 50 world leaders are meeting in Dublin to discuss Ukraine, European security and global challenges | follow for updates
Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday.
US envoys to visit Moscow and Dublin on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy respectively Russia and Ukraine have agreed to the “largest prisoner exchange” of the war at their first US-brokered talks since February but made little progress towards a broader peace agreement. Both sides sent senior delegations to the two-day talks, led by Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, in an effort to find a solution to end the nearly-five-year war. Continue rea...
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a major prisoner exchange following two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi
NATO is involved in US-convened talks in Abu Dhabi about the future security settlement for Europe as part once the Russia - Ukrainian war ends. NATO's Supreme Allied Commander says it remains to be seen whether Russian President Putin is serious about peace.
This blog is now closed Separately, I am also keeping an eye on Italy, with reports that several schools are being evacuated after receiving bomb threats by emails. According to Rai and Sky TG24 , the email was signed by “Mikhail Andropov” – the same name used in several hoax bomb alarms against European flights last week. Continue reading...
President Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that his country "was not real estate," as a second and final day of U.S.-brokered peace talks got underway.
After two days of talks in Abu Dhabi, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a major prisoner swap, with final numbers to be confirmed, U.S. officials say.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel first to Moscow to meet the Russian president, before flying to to Dublin to debrief the Ukrainian leader.
The talks in Abu Dhabi are the first between Russia, Ukraine, and the US since February
Ukraine and Russia resume US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Kyiv welcoming a shift in Washington's approach but major differences remaining over territory, security guarantees and the terms of a ceasefire.
Ukraine has hailed what it called "good momentum" after two days of US-mediated talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi on ending their war.
Is Kherson facing another major Russian assault? And is it ready to resist, yet again, asks Zarina Zabrisky
Americans commit to 'a strong NATO central to Euro-Atlantic collective defence'
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Peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US concluded in the United Arab Emirates. The two day talks were the first such meeting since February. DW has the latest updates.
Peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US concluded in the United Arab Emirates. The two day talks were the first such meeting since February. DW has the latest updates.
A first day of US-led talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi ended with Washington calling for a "new" security framework, as Europe fears Donald Trump plans a deal with Moscow on the continent's future.
US President Donald Trump has said that Washington was seeing a "very strong inclination" towards ending Russia's war in Ukraine and that both sides were "tired of fighting."
Elon Musk is finding out the hard way that not everyone can be bought by the highest bidder, reports Caroline Orr Bueno
Ice hockey's governing body says the impact of a court decision forcing it to reinstate Russia presents "significant practical and sporting challenges." Several leading nations say they won't play against Russian teams.
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