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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky responds to ‘better’ Trump peace plan ahead of crucial Putin talks

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Moscow where he will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

The Independent UK

John Bolton Questions Trump's Latest 'Incoherent Strategy' To Achieve Ukraine-Russia Agreement, Calls It 'Typically Trumpian'

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton renewed sharp criticism Sunday of the 28-point peace proposal advanced by Donald Trump to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, calling the reasoning behind it a "mystery" and the approach "incoherent."

Benzinga

Post-war borders dominated "intense" U.S.-Ukraine talks

Next up, Witkoff meets Putin on Tuesday.

Axios

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Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation amid more deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Trump officials try to reassure Ukraine’s negotiators over peace deal ahead of Putin meeting this week

U.S. and Ukrainian officials to continue talks on modified version of 28-point plan before Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin on Tuesday

The Independent UK

U.S. and Ukraine "made additional progress" on Trump's peace plan, Rubio says

Witkoff and Kushner want an agreement they can present to Putin.

Axios

Ukrainian delegation and US officials met in Miami before Moscow talks

Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainians fly to US for peace talks with Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian negotiators on Sunday, after a weekend of drone strikes on two Russian oil tankers and more deadly attacks on Kyiv..

The Guardian - AU

'Peace for Profit': Trump Allies Plot $2 Trillion Windfall From Ukraine Deal Leak

Leaked report reveals Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff pushing $2T ventures in Russia‑Ukraine peace talks, sparking criticism that profit, not sovereignty or stability, drives the controversial plan.

International Business Times UK

Another Republican Rep. Says He Will Retire From Congress As Wave Of Defections Intensify

Republican Rep. Troy Nehls announced he won't seek reelection, becoming the latest lawmaker to leave Congress as a wave of political defections intensify

Latin Times

Trump May Formally Offer Putin Control of Occupied Ukrainian Land in Proposed Peace Deal

The U.S. is reportedly prepared to formally acknowledge Russia's hold over Crimea and parts of eastern and southern Ukraine as part of a proposed agreement to end the war, a shift that would overturn longstanding U.S. diplomatic policy.

Benzinga

‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he’s manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace,’ ex-US aide warns

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart, and has no plan to give up his…

The Independent UK

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

The Guardian - UK

Former US ambassador urges Trump to avoid bad Ukraine deal ‘for the sake of signing something’

With the US president seemingly more concerned with getting a peace deal signed than the details of its contents, experts tell Arpan Rai what the agreement must include to prevent the future destruction of Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

The Conversation

Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers

Recent reports about the role of Donald Trump’s special envoy, American businessman Steve Witkoff, in the Ukraine peace negotiations have raised wider questions about why political leaders turn to business figures in high-stakes diplomacy – and whether this can ever work.

Axios

Zelensky's chief of staff resigns amid corruption probe

Yermak was the most powerful political figure in Ukraine after Zelensky.

Latin Times

Republican Lawmakers Are Leaving Office Out Of Fear Of The Party's Base, Report Claims: 'I'd Rather My House Not Get Firebombed'

Republican lawmakers are increasingly leaving office out of fear of the party's base, according to a new report

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Euronews

Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas in meeting with Putin

The Hungarian prime minister met the Russian president in Moscow to secure more oil and gas supplies, despite EU efforts to cut Russian energy imports by 2027.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky hails Trump’s efforts to end war and ‘preliminary results’ in Florida peace talks

Discussions to refine the 28-point peace plan were held in Florida on Sunday

The Independent UK

Putin refuses to budge on demand for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow

Russian president says peace plan proposed by US could form the ‘basis’ of an agreement to end conflict but will not give up maximalist demands

The Conversation

Ukraine: deal or no deal?

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The Guardian - UK

Putin insists Ukraine has to surrender territory for any deal to be possible

Russian president says latest draft peace plan ‘can be basis for future agreements’ if Kyiv gives up unspecified areas

Euronews

Putin demands Kyiv withdraw from eastern Ukraine and ‘promises’ not to attack Europe

The Russian president reiterated his maximalist demands over occupied areas of Ukraine, and insisted Moscow has no plans of slowing down its full-scale invasion or even negotiating with Kyiv.

The Mary Sue

‘Accidentally told the truth for once’: Donald Trump says that it is ‘standard’ for Steve Witkoff to be coaching Russians to ‘appeal’ to him

Donald Trump probably shouldn’t have said what he did during a recent press interaction, but now it’s too late. People on the internet are now nearly convinced that Trump accidentally disclosed important secrets about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

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