The G7 Summit, hosted this year by Canada, is scheduled to continue on Tuesday with the arrivals of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and focus heavily on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
A sharp rise in global oil prices following Israeli strikes on Iran will benefit Russia and bolster its military capabilities in the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
President reminded Russia “very, very tough” sanctions loom if it kills peace talks, saying Ukraine could suffer the same fate.
Pope Leo XIV held his first phone conversation with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Vatican and Kremlin both confirmed a day later, discussing the Church’s humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Despite months of talks, both Russia and Ukraine appear to have barely shifted from their initial negotiation positions.
A Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy was described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “brutal.”
Ukrainian delegation walked out of direct talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday, the second time the two sides have met face-to-face.
Establishment Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is giving is “more proof of who he is” with his recent visit to Ukraine, the senator’s GOP challenger, businessman Mark Lynch, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
Russia’s drone and missile attacks on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least two people, including a 9-year-old girl, officials said, as uncertainty remains whether Kyiv diplomats will attend a new round of peace talks proposed by Moscow for early next week in Istanbul.
Putin will not attend Monday’s proposed ceasefire talks in Turkey, Kremlin says, as Ukraine keeps whether it will attend an open question.
Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin on Wednesday.
Ukraine says it has handed Russia a “memorandum” on a proposed ceasefire, urging Moscow to do the same in return.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday that he believed President Donald Trump found his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, more irritating than him because of his dishonesty.
Calls for leaders’ talks between Zelensky, the U.S., and Russia, while Moscow said that the next round of “direct talks” will be soon.
President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire” and that horrible things would have happened to Russia if not for Trump.
Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service head Oleh Ivashchenko accused China of providing critical materials, including chemicals and tech components, to Russian factories — an allegation China dismissed on Tuesday as “political manipulation.”
Trump is firefighting the Ukraine War he said in comments where he expressed his anger towards the actions of Putin for undermining peace.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared in a statement following a conversation with President Donald Trump on Monday that his country “is ready for a full and unconditional ceasefire,” asserting that Russia, the invading country, must be convinced to agree to one.
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Ukraine and Russia would begin negotiations toward a ceasefire and suggested that talks could take place at the Vatican.
Reverend Franklin Graham is asking people to pray for President Donald Trump as he prepares for important conversations with the goal of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump will speak with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Monday. The Kremlin confirms their conversation is fixed for 10AM Eastern.
Vice President JD Vance greeted Pope Leo XIV on Sunday for the Catholic leader’s inaugural mass in Vatican City, accompanied by his wife, second lady Usha Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Rubio.
During Sunday’s Mass of Inauguration, Pope Leo XIV called for a “united Church” to foster peace throughout the world and for the faithful to “walk towards God and love one another”.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.
Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met in Turkey on Friday for the first time since 2022, but progress appeared limited by mid-afternoon.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Russia would make “adjustments” in its demands to Ukraine “due to developments on the ground,” a vague declaration following the Kremlin’s confirmation that strongman Vladimir Putin would reject Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to meet in person.
Progress on Russia-Ukraine peace talks will depend on a leaders meeting with President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said.
The Kremlin has refused to confirm who’s going to Turkey and whether it will include Putin while Ukraine has said that Zelensky will only sit down with the Russian leader.
Istanbul, Turkey, appeared in position on Monday to host a historic restart of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine – and, potentially, leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky – a coveted position that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan worked for years to establish.
Ukraine laid out its pre-negotiation demands for this week’s talks, saying there must be a ceasefire before they begin.
White House senior adviser and assistant to the president Steve Witkoff told Breitbart News exclusively that he hopes a peace summit where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine comes soon.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to “personally” meet with Vladimir Putin for peace talks in Istanbul next week, but he continued to demand that a ceasefire be established before negotiations begin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start.
Socialist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reportedly departed for an official visit to Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday in which local outlets report that he will once again pursue a mediator role between his hosts and Ukraine.
Centre-right leader Merz is the new Chancellor of Germany on the second time of trying, ten weeks after an inconclusive national election.
A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv wounded 47 people, Ukraine said, while Russia claimed five were injured in strikes on Novorossiysk.
The U.S. hailed a new step, stating Ukraine was willing to “give up land”, but a top Eurocrat has called that unacceptable.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Ukraine has signed a “historic economic partnership agreement” with the United States that establishes the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund and allows the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.
The communist government of North Korea confirmed on Monday that it had sent troops to fight against Ukrainian forces in Kursk, Russia, a border region that Ukraine attacked in August 2024 after two years of Russian invasion.
President expressed sympathy for Zelensky, who he says is now approaching negotiations with a “calmer” and better attitude.
