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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people in the early hours of Saturday, local officials said.

Peace negotiations risk disruption as top negotiator raided by Ukrainian anti-corruption police, apparently over nuclear energy kickbacks.

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov stated on Wednesday that his government had yet to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, contrary to multiple reports, and that such talks would not occur until U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow.

Multiple reports indicated on Tuesday that U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is holding meetings with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi to discuss a U.S.-proposed end to the Ukraine invasion.

A Ukrainian delegation has agreed with the U.S. on the terms of a potential peace deal proposed by the Trump administration that will end the war with Russia, a U.S. official told ABC News on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that his “main problem” with the 28-point peace plan proposed by the United States is that it legally recognizes territory Russia stole from Ukraine by force during the invasion that began in 2022.

Iuliia Mendel, a former press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, called for Ukraine to take a proposed peace deal to end the war with Russia.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio touched down in Geneva on Sunday morning for discussions on a 28-point plan for peace to end the Ukraine war, after Washington signalled flexibility on the controversial proposal.

The Trump administration rolled out a 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine on Thursday, prompting swift, although somewhat equivocal, responses from both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday for in-person meetings with strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who asserted his desire to see Russia and Ukraine return to the “Istanbul process” of negotiations.

France has agreed for the first time to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, as part of an deal struck between President Emmanuel Macron and President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Monday.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Paris on Monday as part of a Europe-wide tour seeking defence aid and contributions in his country’s fight against Russia.

A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely to be brokered before the spring, President Alexander Stubb of Finland said.

Ex-Zelensky ally Mindich accused of a multi-million dollar embezzlement and kickback scheme involving Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company.

The justice and energy ministers of Ukraine resigned on Wednesday, the latest officials to be toppled by a fast-growing corruption scandal involving the energy industry.

A former NATO Sec Gen warns unless there is “major change of strategy” in favour of giving more support Ukraine risks becoming “forever war”. 

President Zelensky “emphasised” to the leaders of his backers that they “must” provide financial aid for another “two or three years”. 

Ukraine´s long-range strikes on refineries have reduced Moscow´s refining capacity by 20%, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and prompted fresh pleas from Ukraine’s president for Western air defense systems.

Two dozen Euro leaders have pledged to protect Ukraine from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war.

Reports surfaced late on Tuesday that Russia and America indefinitely postponed a proposed in-person meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News that he is “ready” to engage Russian strongman Vladimir Putin directly to negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of his country, potentially at a proposed summit in Hungary, the state outlet Ukrinform reported on Sunday.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for President Donald Trump to apply more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump announced that he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday that it is time for the killing in the Russia-Ukraine war to stop after sharing the same sentiment with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked “what specific concessions” he would be willing to make in order to bring the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine to an end. During a meeting between President Donald Trump and Zelensky at the

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump believes his administration carries “a lot of momentum” from the historic Middle East deal into Russia-Ukraine talks, as he works to bring the nearly five-year-long conflict to an end.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday boasted that Budapest “is essentially the only place in Europe today” where President Donald Trump could hold a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, “primarily because Hungary is almost the only pro-peace country.”

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, October 17.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in Budapest.