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Europe must be involved in Ukraine peace talks, say foreign ministers

European foreign ministers met in Paris on Wednesday, saying a peace deal in Ukraine would require the involvement of Kyiv and its European allies. The meeting came as US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to immediate peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

13/02/2025

Ukraine

Trump holds separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy on Ukraine talks

Trump posted the details of his conversation with the Russian President on social media platform Truth Social before speaking to Zelenskyy.

12/02/2025

Europe News

Ukraine's NATO membership is 'unrealistic,' Hegseth tells allies

The new US Secretary of Defence has categorically ruled out granting NATO membership to Ukraine as a security guarantee to end Russia's war.

12/02/2025

Ukraine

European Investment Bank announces €1 billion for Ukraine

European Investment Bank president Nadia Calviño said Ukraine was “our top priority right now,” adding that the bank and Ukraine had signed “agreements to mobilise around €1 billion in investment in the public sector and in the private sector."

10/02/2025

Europe News

Russia launches new drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities

Russia launched overnight drone attacks on several Ukrainian cities and regions, including Kyiv, Donetsk, and Sumy. Ukrainian forces shot down 61 out of 83 UAVs.

10/02/2025

Europe News

Five ideas for reshaping Europe's future defence sector

EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius envisions a ‘Big Bang’ approach for the European defence industry – but what does that mean?

10/02/2025

Europe News

Zelenskyy congratulates Baltics after switch from Russian power grid

The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

10/02/2025

Europe News

US officials to visit Europe to discuss ways to end Ukraine war

Less than a day before that announcement, US media reported that Donald Trump had had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss steps towards a negotiated solution.

10/02/2025

Europe News

Ukrainian strike reportedly kills one person in Russian-occupied city

Meanwhile, three civilians were injured after the Russian army shelled the city of Kherson on Saturday morning, local media reported.

08/02/2025

Europe News

Thousands in Slovakia protest against PM Fico's Russia stance

Fico's views on Russia have largely differed from the European mainstream. He ended Slovakia's military aid for Ukraine, criticised European Union sanctions on Russia and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO.

08/02/2025

Europe News

IAEA chief says attacks around Zaporizhzhia NPP have increased

Russian forces seized the nuclear plant after invading Ukraine in2022. They've held it ever since, but fighting around it has raised fears of a nuclear accident.

08/02/2025

Ukraine

Ukraine launches fresh assault in Russia's Kursk region

Moscow says the attack has been repelled, Kyiv doesn't comment on the developments, while Russian military bloggers say another surprise attack is on its way.

07/02/2025

Radio Schuman

Slovakia aping 'Orban's playbook on steroids' says leading lawmaker

The country is witnessing protests against the Prime Minister Robert Fico.

07/02/2025

Ukraine

US could reveal Trump's peace plan for Ukraine as early as next week

US president Donald Trump's plan to end the bloody three-year war in Ukraine could be unveiled at a security conference next week.

06/02/2025

Europe News

Ukraine and Russia exchange 150 prisoners of war

Both sides thanked the United Arab Emirates for their 'humanitarian mediation efforts.'

05/02/2025

Ukraine

Kyiv and Moscow already tried negotiating, but that didn't go well

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to negotiate with Vladimir Putin to end the war, it wasn't the first time Ukraine's leader had announced his readiness to talk to Moscow. In fact, the two sides already tried to negotiate in the early days of the war.

05/02/2025

Ukraine

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he is ready to hold direct talks with Putin

In an interview published on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president said that he would be willing to sit at the negotiating table with his Russian counterpart, if that was the only to "bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people."

05/02/2025

Europe News

UN atomic watchdog to visit Moscow amid Ukraine nuclear fallout fears

Russia's war in Ukraine has brought fears of a nuclear catastrophe as Zaporizhzhia has repeatedly been caught in the crossfire of fighting.

05/02/2025

Europe News

EU hails 'major' progress to set up special tribunal to judge Putin

"No one from Russia and no one from Russia's leadership is untouchable," said High Representative Kaja Kallas.

04/02/2025

Ukraine

'Alarming rise' in Russian killings of Ukrainian POWs — UN watchdog

Since the end of August, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine recorded 79 executions of Ukrainian POWs by Russian troops in 24 separate incidents, according to its recent report.

04/02/2025