Dieu Créateur, considérez que nous ne nous entendons pas nous-même et que nous ne savons pas ce que nous voulons, et que nous nous éloignons infiniment de ce que nous désirons
Zelensky has acknowledged that no agreement has been reached between Ukraine and the United States on the two pivotal points of a peace deal with Russia - the use of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and territorial concessions.
All of Donbass is Russian territory, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky's idea to hold a referendum there.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own - otherwise his army would take it by force.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected the idea of freezing the Ukrainian conflict along the engagement line, saying Russia's borders are enshrined in its constitution.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he plans to propose Russia direct territory exchange if U.S. President Donald Trump manages to get Kiev and Moscow at the negotiating table, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Tuesday.
Russia said Friday its forces had seized Toretsk in east Ukraine after months of heavy fighting, the biggest town Moscow claims to have taken in recent months.
Russia will firmly suppress any attempts to lay claims to the Sea of Azov after it became its internal sea, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
Russia on Sunday said its forces had captured villages in two key frontline areas of eastern Ukraine as they advance towards the supply hub of Pokrovsk and the industrial town of Kurakhove.
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Adm. James Stavridis believes that Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, will push Kiev to recognize Russia's new regions as part of the deal he promised to organize.
Among the demands may be: the transfer of Zaporozhye, Kherson regions and the Donetsk People's Republic to Russian control, the creation of a buffer zone, reparations for damage to Donbass and the neutral status of Ukraine outside NATO.
Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko ruled out any territorial concessions to Ukraine at a news conference on Thursday.
Moscow is open to dialogue with Europe once it recognizes the new territorial realities enshrined in Russia’s constitution, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the 10th Primakov Readings international forum.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that during talks with one of the Ukraine conflict mediators he did not rule out the option of letting Ukraine have control over the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye under the condition that Russia preserves a land route to Crimea.
Ukraine must withdraw troops from the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics as well the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that once this is done, Russia will enter into negotiations.
Ukrainian troops attacked the village of Sadovoe in the Kherson region, killing 19 people, said the head of the region, Vladimir Saldo.
No conditions exist for talks between Moscow and Kiev at this time, therefore, the “special military operation” continues, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Russian S-300, Pantsir and other air defense systems of the Dnepr group of troops are creating a “protective dome” over the Zaporozhye region, the Ministry of Defense said.
Russia will need to push Ukrainian forces further back and expand what it regards as a "buffer zone" if Kiev takes delivery of advanced longer-range ATACM guided missile systems from the United States, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Some Russian territories are currently de facto occupied by the Kiev regime; it is necessary to liberate the new regions and to protect the people there, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview for aif.ru.
The territories on both banks of the Dnieper River are an inseparable part of Russia’s borders, and all attempts to cut them off are doomed, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.
United States Congresswoman and Democratic Party member Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday revealed that she held a meeting with Syrian Presiden...
