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I Have a Feeling Putin Needs Trump — Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes the next two months could be crucial for reviving diplomatic efforts to end the war. He said this in an interview with Axios. According to the Ukrainian president, Russia intends to take advantage of another difficult winter to intensify pressure on Ukraine. At the same time, Zelensky believes Vladimir Putin does…
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Ukraine’s Prosecutor General resigns following scandal
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has submitted his resignation amid a high-profile anti-corruption investigation involving officials from the institution he heads. Kravchenko described his resignation as a conscious political decision. He said he did not want the position of Prosecutor General to be used as a tool in a political confrontation. At the same time,…
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Trump’s envoys receive ‘Kyiv regime’ T-shirts
In Kyiv, U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were presented with symbolic T-shirts bearing the words “Kyiv regime.” Before the gifts were handed over, Ukrainian negotiating team member Davyd Arakhamia modeled one of the shirts. The slogan is an ironic response to Russian propaganda. Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials routinely refer to…
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Journalist asks Witkoff whether Putin is deceiving him
During a press conference in Kyiv, Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon asked US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff whether Vladimir Putin was using the negotiations to deceive the American side. He noted that Witkoff had met the Russian leader several times and asked whether Moscow’s actions demonstrated that Russia understood only the “language of force.” Gordon also…
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Zelensky reveals new proposals following U.S. talks with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that during talks with Donald Trump’s representatives in Kyiv, the Ukrainian side received several new ideas brought by the U.S. delegation following its meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Zelensky made the remarks while answering journalists’ questions after three rounds of talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. According to…
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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner leave Kyiv aboard a special train
US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have concluded their visit to Kyiv and departed the Ukrainian capital aboard a special train, according to Ukraine’s state railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia. The company thanked the US delegation for the visit and expressed hope that its members would return to Ukraine soon. Ukrzaliznytsia also jokingly suggested that…
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Zelensky, Witkoff and Kushner outline results of Kyiv talks
Three rounds of talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump’s representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have concluded in Kyiv. Representatives of Ukraine’s European partners also joined the final round of consultations. Following the meeting, Zelensky, Witkoff and Kushner outlined the results of the talks and the next diplomatic steps. Key…
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Orthodox center opens in Budapest as a new home for the Ukrainian community
A new spiritual and cultural space for Ukrainians has opened in the Hungarian capital. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officially inaugurated the Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs and the Phanarion Orthodox Christian Center for Dialogue. The Ecumenical Patriarch presided over the Divine Liturgy, attended by clergy and members of the Ukrainian Orthodox community in Hungary. The…
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Zelensky meets Witkoff and Kushner in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump’s representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, in central Kyiv. The US delegation arrived in Kyiv by train. According to Zelensky, the Russian side did not allow the negotiators to travel by air, although Ukrainian airports were ready to receive them. The US officials were welcomed at the…
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Kremlin reveals details of Putin’s talks with Witkoff and Kushner
Vladimir Putin’s talks with US President Donald Trump’s representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, lasted more than three hours and ended without any concrete agreements being announced. According to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the meeting took place both at the negotiating table and over a meal in a less formal setting. The US representatives…