The timing is striking. Even as US and Ukrainian delegations report progress in Geneva, Kyiv is under pressure to accept a deal containing many items it strongly objects to. Dmitriev’s remarks imply that Ukraine’s resistance is merely a phase in an inevitable outcome.

WITH the city of Pokrovsk falling into Vladimir Putin’s hands, Ukraine is toughening its next line of defence to show the Russian tyrant has won the battle – but not the war. In the

Efforts to halt the war in Ukraine, now approaching its fourth year, have all failed. The Trump administration is now reported to have joined Russia in drafting a new plan to end the conflict, but it would require Kyiv to cede territory and reduce the size of its army — terms Ukraine has long declared unacceptable.

A “massive” Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv killed four people and wounded 12 others on Sunday, according to local officials. The wounded included two children aged 11 and 12.

Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?

As for Mr Trump, he again betrayed his underlying bias: sympathy for Russia and indifference to Ukraine. Ahead of the Geneva talks he dismissively said Mr Zelensky “can continue to fight his little heart out” if no agreement were reached, and complained on social media that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.”

Ukrainian officials say a missile and drone attack killed dozens, right as the U.S. Army secretary arrived to push for peace talks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would work to “reactivate” diplomacy to end the war with Russia, emphasizing the need for steady international support. Speaking in Madrid with Spain’s prime minister,

A PECULIAR NEW American-Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine has been presented to President Volodymyr Zelensky, just as he is grappling with a corruption scandal that marks his gravest crisis since the invasion.