EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed that the bloc will continue targeting Russia’s war economy, with a new sanctions package expected by next month, while emphasizing the need for strong security guarantees for Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope that Vladimir Putin would advance toward ending the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the Russian leader may refuse to strike a deal, creating a “rough situation” for Moscow.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer led a virtual meeting which included over 30 international leaders on Tuesday morning of what is known as ‘coalition of the willing’.
Speaking after Monday’s Washington summit, European Council President Antonio Costa has stressed that Ukraine’s EU membership process must move forward, while also calling for Europe’s direct involvement in future peace talks alongside Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that last week’s U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska showed U.S. President Donald Trump and his team were genuinely committed to securing a long-term and sustainable peace in Ukraine.
The White House summit underscored the urgency of forging a long-term framework for Ukraine’s security, but also exposed deep divisions over how peace talks with Russia should proceed and what compromises might be required.
An overnight Russian attack that rocked the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk and left hundreds of customers in the Poltava region without power shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace, regional Ukrainian officials said.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (August 18) said that a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting had been agreed upon during a multilateral meeting held in Washington with Donald Trump, Zelenskyy and several EU leaders.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday they spoke about missing children due to conflict as Trump hosted European and NATO leaders in Washington to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.
Parisians express hope and support for Europe’s backing of Ukraine as President Zelenskyy prepares for talks with Trump and European leaders in Washington, believing that continued diplomatic efforts will help resolve the ongoing conflict.
Russian drones deliberately struck a SOCAR oil depot in Ukraine's southern Odesa region for the second time in two weeks on Monday (18 August), according to Ukrainian officials.
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to abandon hopes of reclaiming Crimea or joining NATO as he prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington on Monday. The meeting will focus on pushing Kyiv to accept a peace agreement with Russia.
A fire erupted at a fuel and energy facility in southern Ukraine's Odesa region following a Russian drone attack, with no casualties reported so far. Meanwhile, Russia's Ryazan region saw a deadly blaze that has claimed 20 lives and injured 134.
For more than three years, Russia and Ukraine have been engaged in a deadly conflict that has resulted in thousands of lives lost, billions of dollars spent on arms and military equipment, and repeated calls for peace.
Russia offered concessions on all five occupied Ukrainian regions during the Trump–Putin summit in Alaska, and the U.S. may provide direct security guarantees to Ukraine, a senior American envoy has said.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that any eventual peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine must include strong security guarantees both for Kyiv and for Europe as a whole.
Latest round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine appear to have yielded no concrete results even as President Trump remains hopeful.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not negotiate on Ukraine’s behalf during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, stressing that Kyiv must decide whether to pursue any territorial swaps with Moscow.
Donald Trump travelled to Alaska on Friday for what he described as a “high-stakes” summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin, aimed at securing a ceasefire in Ukraine and ending the deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War.
Ukraine has warned that delays in Western military and financial aid risk giving Russia time to strengthen its positions, with officials citing past pauses in support that led to territorial losses and heavier casualties.
Residents in Russian-controlled Melitopol - a municipality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southeastern Ukraine - expressed mixed hopes ahead of Putin-Trump talks in Alaska on Friday, where the leaders will discuss U.S.-Russia relations and prospects for ending the conflict in Ukraine.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold talks in Alaska on Friday, with the U.S. president's hopes of sealing a ceasefire agreement on Ukraine uncertain but with a last gasp offer from Putin of a possible nuclear deal that could help both men save face.
Ukraine’s allies say U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated a willingness to support security guarantees for Kyiv in a Germany-hosted virtual meeting on Wednesday, a potentially significant, though still vague, commitment one day before a high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit on ending the war.
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