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US Tells Zelensky Ukraine ‘Must’ Accept Peace Plan, Reuters Reports

Two unnamed sources quoted by Reuters say the plan would see Ukraine relinquish territory and weapons; FT cites sources saying armed forces must be halved, Russian language officially recognized.

By Sophie Watson, John Moretti

Updated: Nov. 20, 2025

NATO

OPINION: How to Negotiate With Russia

Account for history, law, and above all, Ukraine.

By Timothy Snyder

Nov. 19, 2025

Zelensky

Two-Front Diplomacy: Zelensky in Turkey, Trump Officials in Kyiv

Zelensky arrives in Turkey for peace talks as Trump sends top Pentagon officials to Kyiv in a parallel push to revive negotiations with Ukraine and Russia.

By Julia Struck-Feshchenko

Nov. 19, 2025

Russia

‘Okay With Me’ – Trump Signals Support for Sweeping Sanctions on Russia’s Trading Partners

The US President appears to be embracing a “bunker-buster” bill that, in order to punish Russia, would target nations sustaining Moscow’s war economy.

By Alex Raufoglu

Nov. 17, 2025

US Plans to Deport Ukrainians With Criminal Records Despite War Back Home

Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, Olha Stefanishyna, said the embassy knows of around 80 Ukrainians who are facing deportation for breaking US laws.

By Kyiv Post

Nov. 14, 2025

Trump Signs Bill to End Record-Breaking US Shutdown

The longest shutdown lasted for 43 days, leaving hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.

By AFP

Nov. 13, 2025

Nuclear weapons

Kremlin Offers to Discuss Trump’s Claim That Russia Violated Nuclear Treaty

“We are ready to discuss the suspicions raised by our American colleagues regarding the possibility that we might be secretly doing something deep underground,” Lavrov told Russian state media.

By Sophie Watson

Nov. 11, 2025

Washington Freezes Russia Talks on Diplomatic Normalization

The US has frozen talks with Russia on restoring diplomatic relations, canceling planned consultations as tensions grow over Moscow’s war and Washington’s new sanctions.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Nov. 11, 2025

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Putin

CARTOON: Boomerang Effect with a Difference

Serhii Kolyada’s ironic take on the latest international events.

By Serhiy Kolyada

Nov. 11, 2025

OPINION: Crisis Point: Trump Is Abandoning the Rules-Based International Order

Why defenders of democracy and a rules-based international order should unite to stop the dismantling of a system built over decades by the US and its allies.

By Bohdan Nahaylo

Nov. 11, 2025

End to US Government Shutdown in Sight as Stopgap Bill Advances to House

Since October 1, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million federal workers have been unpaid, while government benefits and services have been increasingly disrupted.

By AFP

Nov. 11, 2025

Zelensky

Zelensky Says King Charles Helped Sway Trump’s Stance on Ukraine

Zelensky said King Charles played a quiet but influential role in improving Trump’s attitude toward Ukraine, describing the monarch as “very supportive” of the Ukrainian people.

By Korbinian Leo Kramer

Nov. 10, 2025

OPINION: The New Great Game: Trump’s Central Asia Gambit Reshapes Global Power

In at least one critical area of foreign policy, Trump’s team seems to be getting it right. Why, and what are the challenges?

By Bohdan Nahaylo

Nov. 8, 2025

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Putin

OPINION: Trump’s Failed Tomahawk Dangle

The US president tried to brandish the stick of Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine to get Putin to make concessions. Ultimately a phone call from Moscow was enough to bring Trump to heel.

By Jonathan Sweet, Mark Toth

Nov. 8, 2025

Art of Loophole: Trump Gives Pass to Orbán’s Russia Reliance in ‘Major Blow’ to Sanctions Strategy

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Ukraine

Art of Loophole: Trump Gives Pass to Orbán’s Russia Reliance in ‘Major Blow’ to Sanctions Strategy

Hungary secures one-year exemption for critical oil and gas pipelines. Critics denounce move as a betrayal that funnels billions to the Kremlin.

By Alex Raufoglu

Nov. 8, 2025

Ukraine

Trump to Orbán: Oil Waiver ‘Very Difficult’ But Under Consideration

The US president met his staunch Hungarian ally to discuss the Ukraine “peace plan” and the US nuclear deal, reinforcing a “populist axis” in Washington.

By Alex Raufoglu

Nov. 7, 2025

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