Russia, Ukraine and Crimean War

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Ukraine-Russia latest: Zelensky hails Trump’s efforts to end war
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Donald Trump for his efforts to end the Ukraine war after Ukrainian and American officials held four hours of high-stakes talks in Florida this weekend.The Ukrainian president said the talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's national security council secretary Rustem Umerov were "constructive" and called for a dialogue with “a clear focus on Ukraine’s sovereignty and national interests”.

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Russian attacks kill 3 in Ukraine as diplomatic efforts to end war gain momentum
Rubio says "more work to be done" after hours of U.S.-Ukraine talks to end Russian war
Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Says ‘Much Work to Do’ After Talks With Ukrainian Delegation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was still “much work to do” on a proposal to end the war with Russia after talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida.

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Russia launches largest aerial assault on Ukraine in a month as Kyiv delegation heads for US peace talks
US and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Trump seeks to broker an end to the war
The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia’s New Gulag
Some have died in captivity, and relatively few have been released.

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Vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine kills six, wounds dozens
Top Ukrainian officials head to US for peace talks – hours after Russia launched barrage of drones and missiles

Russia is throwing more of its new jet-powered Shaheds at Ukraine, but interceptor drones are rising to match them

Russia's turbojet Geran-3s are much faster than the usual Shaheds, but Ukrainians that their cheap interceptors took several down for the first time.

Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only "minor details" to settle, official says, but no word from Russia

A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.

After ‘progress’ in talks to end Ukraine war, US diplomacy faces Kremlin test

A source with direct knowledge of the Florida talks tells CNN the intensive negotiations were a “step forward” and “built on progress in Geneva.”

Russia Stuck to Its Demands on Ukraine. Many Are Now in Trump’s Peace Plan.

Moscow has repeated its desire to neutralize Kyiv’s military and stop the expansion of NATO through diplomacy—or on the battlefield.

Ukraine faces pressure for a quick resolution — but on the battlefield, Russia's victory isn't assured

From the front-line city of Pokrovsk in eastern Donetsk, to Zaporizhzhia in the south, there is little doubt that Russia is making advances. But, battlefield monitors suggest the picture is not quite so bleak for Ukraine as Trump and Putin suggest.

Putin calls Trump’s peace plan a ‘starting point’ as he warns Ukraine to pull back or face 'force'

Vladimir Putin says Russia needs to discuss President Trump's Ukraine peace proposal seriously as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to visit Moscow.
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