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US and Ukrainian officials have begun talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to explore the possibility of a peace deal with Russia, with Ukraine proposing a partial ceasefire to regain US support.
US and Ukrainian delegations have commenced talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to explore the possibility of a peace agreement with Russia.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha are participating in the discussions, with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan also in attendance, according to Al Arabiya TV.
Ukraine is expected to present a proposal for a partial ceasefire with Russia to regain support from Washington, the channel reported.
The talks are seen as an effort to strengthen US-Ukraine relations, which have been strained in recent weeks, including a recent disagreement between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump.
On Sunday, Trump stated that the US anticipates Ukraine demonstrating a commitment to peace.
"We're going to make a lot of progress," he remarked.
On Monday, Zelenskyy reiterated on Telegram that Ukraine has been seeking peace since the war began, asserting that Russia is the sole reason the conflict persists.
Russia launched its military offensive against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Moscow demands Ukraine renounce its aspirations to join Western military alliances as a precondition for peace, which Ukraine sees as an infringement on its sovereignty.
A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTsIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the Kremlin could be testing public reaction to a possible peace settlement as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict intensify.
In 2025, Ukraine lived two parallel realities: one of diplomacy filled with staged optimism, and another shaped by a war that showed no sign of letting up.
It’s been a year since an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Relatives and loved ones mourn the victims, as authorities near the final stage of their investigation.
Polish fighter jets on Thursday intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near Poland’s airspace over the Baltic Sea and escorted it away from their area of responsibility.
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Russia plans to modernise its nuclear triad, strengthen ground forces, and develop a universal air defence system as part of its new State Armament Programme for 2027–2036, the Kremlin announced on Friday.
At least 12 people have been confirmed dead and more than 160 are feared dead after a migrant vessel en route to Spain’s Canary Islands capsized off the coast of Senegal earlier this week.
Three women were injured on Friday after being stabbed by a man on Line 3 of the Paris metro, local authorities reported.
Four members of Syria’s General Directorate of Ports were injured on Friday when their vehicle came under fire east of Aleppo, local authorities reported.
Russia is likely preparing to station its new nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a move that could extend Moscow’s strike reach across Europe, according to an exclusive Reuters report.
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