Major update on Russia Ukraine peace talks as Putin still 'No.1 threat to Western world'

Ukraine and Russia are "closer to peace" than at any time in almost four years, it has been claimed – though a top European leader still warned againt Vladimir Putin's plans to take on the West. Sir Keir Starmer today joins emergency talks in Berlin aimed at ending the debilitating war.
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Using Russian assets to fund Ukraine looks ‘increasingly difficult,’ says EU top diplomat

European diplomats say both Russia and the U.S. are piling pressure on EU states to prevent a multibillion euro loan to Kyiv.

Ukraine Says It Hit Russia’s Afipsky Oil Refinery Overnight

Ukraine said it hit a major oil refinery and an oil depot in Russia as US President Donald Trump dispatched envoys to Berlin for another round of talks on how to end the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin started in 2022.

Russia hits back at Europe's big plan to loan Moscow's frozen cash to Ukraine

Russia's central bank says it is suing Belgium's Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.

Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not give up territory to Russia and is ready to present peace plan to U.S.

Zelenskyy's remarks suggest he will not bend to pressure from Russian President Vladimir Putin or President Trump.

European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid Washington pressure to accept deal

Washington has tried for months to navigate the demands of each side as President Trump presses for a swift end to Russia’s war and grows increasingly exasperated by delays.

Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine’s Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says

A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war.
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