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Der Spiegel quotes leaked call in which European leaders voice doubts about Washington’s approach to peace talks

Once again there is an impasse in the attempts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. A five-hour meeting in the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the US team led by Donald Trump’s envoys, businessmen Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, has failed to make any…

Russian leader’s rejection of latest peace proposal was predictable and shows the Kremlin continues to hold the trump card

Editorial: Washington’s betrayal of its allies has been averted for now, but preparations must be made for a world where its support cannot be relied on

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By entertaining a Ukrainian peace deal whose miserable terms not even a desperate US president could accept – before then promptly abandoning it – Moscow is stalling for time. The coalition of the willing must put more pressure on the faltering Russian economy

Rhetoric between Russia and Europe has ramped up after talks between Donald Trump’s envoy and Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement

As Russia intensifies its military pressure and diplomatic manoeuvring, European leaders find themselves increasingly at odds with Washington over how to pursue peace

Start-and-stop negotiations for a deal to end the war in Ukraine have been injected with new intensity after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a 28-point peace proposal.

The U.S. delegation, led by envoy and former real-estate executive Steve Witkoff and joined by Jared Kushner, met with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday evening in a push to revive the stalemated negotiations.