7+ hour, 18+ min ago (667+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (centre left), flanked by White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr Jared Kushner, during a meeting with Ukrainian officials headed by national security council secretary Rustem Umerov (centre right) in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Published'Dec 01, 2025, 12:19 AM Updated'Dec 01, 2025, 06:34 AM ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - US President Donald Trump on Nov 30 said there was a "good chance" of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal following the latest US-Ukraine talks in Florida, but cautioned that a corruption scandal roiling Kyiv was not helpful. "Ukraine's got some difficult little problems," he told reporters aboard Air Force One, referring to a corruption probe that recently forced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sack his chief of staff and top negotiator. "But I think that there's a good chance we can make a deal."Earlier in the day, US and Ukrainian officials held what…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (249+ words) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with top country officials (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 31, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko Published'Nov 28, 2025, 04:19 PM Updated'Nov 28, 2025, 04:20 PM KYIV - Anti-corruption authorities in Ukraine said they conducted searches linked to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff and top peace negotiator Andriy Yermak on Friday. Yermak said on Telegram searches were taking place in his home and he was cooperating fully. In a joint statement, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said the searches were "authorised" and linked to an unspecified investigation. "NABU and SAPO are conducting investigative actions (searches) at the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine," they said. "Investigative actions are authorized and are being carried out within the framework of an investigation." Earlier this month, the…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago (151+ words) Published'Nov 25, 2025, 01:02 AM MOSCOW - A heating and power plant in Russia's Moscow region has resumed operations after shutting down due to a fire caused by a Ukrainian drone strike, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Monday. The attack on Sunday on the facility in Shatura, a town of about 33,000, sparked a major blaze and cut heating for residents as night temperatures hovered around freezing. It marked one of Kyiv's most significant strikes to date on a power station deep inside Russia. Vorobyov said authorities were still reconnecting apartment blocks and social facilities to the heating system, a process that will take several more hours. In the fourth year of the deadliest European conflict since World War Two, Russia has been pummelling Ukraine's electricity and heat infrastructure while Kyiv has until now mostly focused on trying to knock out Russia's oil refineries,…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago (454+ words) Published'Nov 23, 2025, 07:22 PM KYIV " Ukraine and its European allies will insist that discussions with Russia on any territorial swaps can only take place once the war ceases along the current line of contact, according to people familiar with a counter-proposal that will be presented to the US later on Nov 23 in Switzerland. Their response to the US 28-point plan asks for a security guarantee from Americans that mirrors NATO's Article 5 mutual-defence clause and demands that frozen Russian assets be used to reconstruct and compensate Kyiv, according to the people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. the US 28-point plan They reject Moscow's demands that Kyiv cede unoccupied territory in the east. Furthermore, the US would be compensated for the robust guarantees it provides and Russian assets would stay frozen unless Moscow agrees to pay for the damage…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (723+ words) US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine less than a week to approve the 28-point plan to end the nearly four-year conflict. Published'Nov 22, 2025, 09:48 PM KYIV - Ukraine and the US will soon meet in Switzerland to discuss Washington's plan for ending the war with Russia, which currently heeds to some of Russia's hardline demands, Kyiv said on Nov 22. US President Donald Trump gave Ukraine less than a week to approve the 28-point plan to end the nearly four-year conflict, which would see the invaded country ceding territory, cutting its army, and pledging to never join NATO. Meanwhile, Ukraine's European allies, who were not included in drafting the agreement, were scrambling at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in South Africa to come up with a counter-offer to Mr Trump's plan to beef up Kyiv's positions. at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in South Africa…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (805+ words) Commuters drive their vehicles on a non-illuminated street during blackout hours in Kyiv, on Nov 21. Published'Nov 22, 2025, 03:19 PM Updated'Nov 22, 2025, 03:22 PM KYIV - Wartime Kyiv after sunset now means dark streets and passing silhouettes, with the only light from the occasional faint glow of luminous dog collars. As Ukraine reels from being presented with a US plan that would force it to capitulate in exchange for peace, the capital's residents are bracing for what could be the toughest winter yet of the war. being presented with a US plan Russia has relentlessly attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure since invading in 2022, but is now raining down record numbers of missiles and drones. Those whose strategies in previous years may have been to grin and bear it are taking extra precautions. The light from Mr Dmytro Kustov's dance studio was flooding the street. Inside, it was…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (397+ words) Published'Nov 22, 2025, 02:49 AM Updated'Nov 22, 2025, 03:01 AM MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that U.S. proposals for peace in Ukraine could be the basis of a resolution of the conflict but that if Kyiv turned down the plan then Russian forces would advance further. U.S. President Donald Trump said he was giving Ukraine until Thursday to accept a U.S. peace plan which endorses key Russian demands on NATO, territory and recognition of Russian controlled regions. "I believe that it can be used as the basis for a final peaceful settlement," Putin told senior officials at a meeting of the Russian Security Council, which is like a modern-day politburo of Russia's most powerful officials. Putin added that the 28-point plan had not been discussed in detail yet with the United States, but that Moscow had received a copy of it. Putin said that Ukraine was…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (256+ words) Published'Nov 21, 2025, 11:49 PM Updated'Nov 21, 2025, 11:56 PM KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he would not betray Ukraine's interests in a U.S.-led peace process, warning that Kyiv faces a choice between losing a key partner and its national dignity at one of the most perilous moments in its history. The 28-point plan that the United States has presented to Ukraine endorses some of Moscow's demands and leaves security guarantees for Kyiv vague. Two people familiar with the matter said Washington threatened to cut key support for Kyiv if it did not agree to the framework of the proposal. In a somber video statement, Zelenskiy pledged to work with the United States on the plan but said he expects more political pressure over the next week. He urged Ukrainians to remain united in the face of what he said were additional attempts by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (351+ words) Ukrainian servicemen firing a multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops, near the front-line town of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region, in October. Published'Nov 20, 2025, 04:50 AM KYIV - Ukraine has received a new peace proposal from the United States, which requires Kyiv to cede land controlled by Russia and more than halve its army's size, a senior official briefed on the proposal told AFP on Nov 19. The plan appears to repeat Russia's maximalist terms " demands consistently rejected by Ukraine as tantamount to capitulation. The draft provides for "recognition of Crimea and other regions that the Russians have taken" and "reduction of the army to 400,000 personnel", the source, who does not wish to be identified, told AFP. The plan would also see Ukraine giving up all long-range weapons. "An important nuance is that we don't understand whether this is really Trump's story" or…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (156+ words) German Galushchenko speaks at the Recovery Forum of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin, Germany, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Published'Nov 19, 2025, 09:14 PM KYIV - Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to dismiss the energy and justice ministers after a major corruption investigation into the energy sector sparked the country's biggest wartime political crisis. The probe into an alleged $100 million scheme to control contracting at the state nuclear agency has stirred public anger at Ukraine's leadership as it struggles to fend off Russian forces. Justice Minister German Galushchenko, who served as energy minister from 2021 until 2025, and current Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk had both resigned earlier under pressure from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Both cabinet ministers deny any wrongdoing in the scandal. Opposition forces have called for tougher measures after news of the probe rattled Kyiv's political class, including a total government overhaul and the dismissal…...