European plan has been refined after US talks, says Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky provided an update on peace negotiations as he said a European counter-proposal to US president Donald Trump’s peace plan had been refined.
“The work was based on the Geneva document, and that document has been refined,” Zelensky wrote on X on Tuesday. He called for more European involvement.
“Our diplomats are actively working with all partners to ensure that European countries and other participants in the Coalition of the Willing are meaningfully involved in developing decisions.”
Maira Butt2 December 2025 13:57
No consensus on Nato membership for Ukraine, says Nato chief
Nato chief Mark Rutte says that there is no consensus yet on membership for Ukraine.
“The practical situation is, as you know, that there is consensus required by all allies for Ukraine to join Nato. And right now, as you know, there is no consensus on Ukraine joining Nato,” he told reporters on Tuesday.
(REUTERS)
Maira Butt2 December 2025 13:27
Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’
A source told The Telegraph: “It’s increasingly clear the Americans don’t care about the European position. They say the Europeans can do whatever they want.”
Maira Butt2 December 2025 13:10
Ukraine denies capture of Pokrovsk
Ukraine’s general staff has denied that Russian forces have captured the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk.
“The brazen statements of the leadership of the aggressor country about the ‘capture’ of these settlements by the Russian army do not correspond to reality,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
The city is dubbed the “gateway to Donetsk” and is a key location for both sides in military campaigns.
Maira Butt2 December 2025 12:49
In pictures: Zelensky and his wife arrive in Dublin, Ireland
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday.
It marks the leaders first state visit to the country. He was joined by his wife Olena Zelenska.
(Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at Dublin Airport (PA) (PA Wire)
Maira Butt2 December 2025 12:33
Trump’s man in Moscow: is ‘Dim Philby’ Steve Witkoff about to seal a Ukraine peace deal?
If anyone has had more negative press than Donald Trump in the latest flurry of US efforts to end the war in Ukraine, it is Steve Witkoff, the man he appointed as his special envoy at the very start of his second term. One Western critic even dubbed him “Dim Philby”. But the knives have been out for Witkoff in Washington pretty much from the start, and the charge sheet against him is long.
The scrutiny has intensified with news that Witkoff is expected to travel to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin, a sign of how urgently the White House wants movement on Ukraine.
Trump’s man in Moscow: is Steve Witkoff about to seal a Ukraine peace deal?
As criticism mounts over leaked calls and alleged Russian influence, the businessman-turned-envoy’s journey to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin may prove whether he is a diplomatic liability or the unlikely key to ending the war. Who knows, his basic boardroom charm may end up saving thousands of lives, says Mary Dejevsky
Maira Butt2 December 2025 12:10
Russian envoy Dmitriev to meet Witkoff for peace talks
Kremlin official Kirill Dmitriev is to meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss a possible peace between Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
The Harvard-educated CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), assumed the office of the special presidential envoy on Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation on 23 February this year despite having little diplomatic experience.
(Sputnik)
Maira Butt2 December 2025 11:42
Motorcade transporting US officials seen in Moscow ahead of talks
A motorcade, reportedly transporting officials including U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, departs Vnukovo International Airport before a scheduled meeting with a Russian delegation in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, in this still image taken from video.
(Reuters)
Maira Butt2 December 2025 11:26
British man detained in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia
A Brit has been accused of spying for Russia after being detained in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s security service.
The man, a former member of the British armed forces, was discovered after an investigation carried out in coordination with British intelligence, a source said.
It is alleged he was lured into the work after being promised “easy money”.
Maira Butt2 December 2025 11:15
Watch: Zelensky touches down in Dublin for first state visit to Ireland
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has touched down in Dublin for his first state visit to Ireland.
He said Ukraine is actively working to include European partners in a peace solution and is taking diplomatic work “absolutely seriously”.
Zelensky accused Russia of launching a new disinformation campaign ahead of their meeting.
Zelensky touches down in Dublin for first state visit to Ireland
Maira Butt2 December 2025 10:35