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Russian strongman Vladimir Putin claimed during his traditional end-of-year press conference on Friday that Russia was “ready” for a peace agreement to end its invasion of Ukraine, but peace talks were impossible as “we truly do not see such readiness” from Kyiv.

Europe pulled in two directions over whether to approve a financial structure using frozen Russian assets to enable a mega loan to Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands in peace talks.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin praised North Korean troops for fighting “valiantly and bravely” against Ukrainians in Kursk, a Russian region Ukraine counter-invaded last year, during a Defense Ministry meeting on Wednesday.

Communist dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea held a welcome back ceremony for soldiers serving in the battlefield of the Russian invasion of Ukraine this weekend, acknowledging a regiment believed to have been helping clear landmines in which at least nine soldiers died.

The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he arrived in Berlin for talks with U.S. envoys on ending the war.

At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday in Turkmenistan to discuss the war in Ukraine. Their meeting was unexpectedly interrupted by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who demanded an audience with Putin to secure his support against India and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

A counter-proposal to the Ukraine War peace deal would see the country join the European Union by January first 2027, a report states.

If NATO fails to “stop a war before it starts” by deterring Russia it will be a conflict on the scale of the Second World War, Rutte warns. 

U.S. reacted to rejection of Donbas land swap by pitching a “free economic zone” created by withdrawing Kyiv-loyal troops, Zelensky said.

The UK government has revealed that a British soldier was killed in Ukraine while testing an air defence system, in a tacit admission that London has troops on the ground in the war-torn country.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would be ready for elections within three months if partners can guarantee a safe vote during wartime and if its electoral law can be altered.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) said that President Donald Trump should “spend his time either focusing on the economy or helping Ukraine, a democratic ally, facing off against a dictatorship that has invaded

President Donald Trump said in an interview published Tuesday that it is time for Ukraine to hold a presidential election.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated his Syrian counterpart, former al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Monday on the occasion of the anniversary of the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations with the United States to end Russia’s invasion of his country were “constructive.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting the French, German and British leaders in London on Monday as Kyiv’s European allies try to strengthen Ukraine’s hand in thorny talks on a U.S.-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian missile and drone attacks overnight into Sunday killed at least one person in Ukraine, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials wrapped up a third day of talks aimed at ending the war.

Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war.

French President Emmanuel Macron concluded a visit to China on Friday – one in which he reportedly “urged” genocidal dictator Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin’s, to help stop the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Russian drones struck a house, killing a 12-year-old boy, while long-range Ukrainian strikes reportedly targeted a Russian port.

Seven Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families, First Lady Melania Trump announced on Thursday as she has continued to advocate for reunification for these children for months.

Ukraine war ‘peace’ talks were “difficult” but “necessary”, Russia’s Putin said, adding coming to a consensus on Ukraine “is no easy feat”. 

The Kremlin says talks between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff were “constructive.”

Talks show Putin has no interest in peace and is stringing Western leaders along to achieve his own battlefield ends, Euro leaders said/

Russia would totally eliminate European opponents and be left with “nobody to negotiate with” if war came, Putin said in belligerent remarks.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for ceasefire talks.

Citizens want fresh elections, they could see Zelensky outed, and they will happen “immediately” after ceasefire, Ukraine’s ousted FM said.

Nonkululeko Patricia Mantula, a 39-year-old host on South Africa’s SAFM state radio network, was arrested and brought into court on Monday to face charges of recruiting South African men to fight for Russia on the battlefields of Ukraine.

The world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales according to a report released Monday.

American Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Tuesday afternoon, the Kremlin confirmed on Monday. The White House’s proposal to end the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine will be addressed by the duo.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the Elysée presidential palace.

Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.