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Ukraine
Trump Plays It Cool as Europe Prepares High-Stakes Ukraine Peace Talks
White House scrambles to translate Trump’s vague “free economic zone” vision into a concrete plan ahead of Berlin summit.
Dec. 13, 2025
Ukraine
Why Is Ukraine Not Holding Elections? The Many Caveats
As talk of a possible peace agreement intensifies, debate over holding elections in wartime Ukraine has resurfaced – a proposal filled with enough caveats that make it nearly impossible.
Dec. 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Peace Negotiations Advancing in Three Directions
Zelensky said that there is “virtually constant contact” between leaders and diplomats as they negotiate security guarantees, Ukraine’s reconstruction and other elements of a US-brokered peace deal.
Dec. 12, 2025
Zelensky
Putin’s Aide Signals Possible Russian Troop Withdrawal From Donbas – National Guard to Remain
Ushakov’s remarks came as Zelensky acknowledged that the United States has floated the idea of a demilitarized – or a “free economic” – zone in Donbas as part of ongoing peace discussions.
Dec. 12, 2025
US
Ukraine Denies Donbas ‘Buffer Zone’ Deal, Calls Talks ‘Theoretical’
In a comment to Kyiv Post, the Presidential Office denied reports of an agreed Donbas buffer zone, saying the discussions are “theoretical” and no decisions have been made.
Dec. 12, 2025
Ukraine
Rushed ‘Russian’ Peace? Europe Scrambles as Trump Pushes Ukraine Deal for New Year’s
Capitals from Berlin to Paris see Trump’s year-end self-imposed personal deadline as a Kremlin advantage. The question now: Will Team Trump even show up to negotiate?
Dec. 12, 2025
Zelensky
Trump ‘Frustrated’ With Kyiv, Moscow Over Talks
Ukraine’s troops still hold around one fifth of the Donetsk region, according to AFP’s analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Dec. 12, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainians to Decide Possible Land Concessions Via Referendum – Zelensky
The president said current proposals require Ukrainian troops to withdraw while Russian forces remain, adding that Ukrainians will ultimately decide on whether to give up land.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2025
‘Saving Kyiv Regime Is Not Our Plan’: Putin Rejects Ukraine Proposal To Limit Long-Range Strikes
Speaking to a Russian state television interviewer, Putin said Ukraine had suggested a mutual halt to long-range strikes as a step toward de-escalation.
June 29, 2026
