Planned US-Russia talks are at risk as Russian officials show no willingness to compromise, media report.
Discussion on the Budapest meeting initiative with Trump, its potential role in ending the war, European moods and implications for Ukraine.
Discussion of possible peace talks in Budapest, parties' positions, leaders' influence, security guarantees and Middle East analogies.
Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation ahead of a possible US-Russian presidential summit. The two sides discussed diplomatic disagreements over a ceasefire and peace terms in Ukraine.
Analysis of Zelensky's significant statement on the possible end of the war, Russian and Trump reactions, and international context.
The author analyzes the Western approach to ending the war through territorial compromise and questions the fate of occupied regions.
Interview with political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko regarding Zelensky’s statement on the prospects of ending the war, US and Trump’s role in the peace process, and negotiation details.
Peskov has confirmed the Kremlin's refusal of Trump's initiative to halt fighting at the line between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Analysis of claims about Trump's alleged demands for Ukrainian concessions, media reactions, the US and Moscow stances, and prospects for talks.