Rubio: Russia and Ukraine move closer to peace deal
Russia and Ukraine are now closer to a peace agreement than at any time in the last three years, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Russia and Ukraine are now closer to a peace agreement than at any time in the last three years, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held a meeting in the Kremlin on December 2.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, is en route to Russia, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said.
The U.S. administration has opposed the European Union’s initiative to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine via a reparations loan, Politico reported, citing senior European diplomats.
Türkiye will continue its efforts to find a peaceful settlement in Ukraine that is acceptable to all parties to the conflict, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in Berlin following talks with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul.
The meeting will focus on the peace process in Ukraine
The European Commission has sped up the development of a legal framework to seize frozen Russian assets within the EU, according to media reports citing sources.
Moscow has received several versions of the peace plan for a settlement in Ukraine proposed by Washington through unofficial channels, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the Washington-proposed peace plan for Ukraine has been whittled down from 28 points to 22.
There is a preliminary agreement for U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow next week, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said progress had been made in talks on resolving the Ukrainian conflict.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed hope that direct peace talks between Moscow and Kiev will be held in Istanbul, his press service said.
Moscow and Washington have permanent channels of communication, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Moscow is grateful to Ankara for its willingness to provide a platform to continue the Ukraine settlement process, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has conducted a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, the Kremlin press service said.
The need for talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, as well as the level of contacts regarding Washington's proposed plan for a settlement in Ukraine, are yet to be determined, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that the Trump administration is in communication with both Kiev and Moscow to come up with ideas for possible Ukraine peace plans.
The United States is working on a new plan to end the conflict in Ukraine in consultation with Russia, the Axios news website reports, citing sources.
Kiev has not yet responded to Moscow's proposals
The U.S. administration expects the conflicts in Ukraine, between Israel and Iran, and in the Gaza Strip to be settled by the end of this year, U.S. special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said.