What would an energy truce provide for Ukraine and Russia? Since the war’s onset, Russia has systematically targeted the Ukrainian energy sector. For Kyiv, a primary target among the aggressor’s facilities is the extensive network of Russian oil r... #EnergyCeasefire #energyukraine #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The Trump-Putin call fails to meet expectations as the Kremlin continues to evade a ceasefire in order to gain additional concessions from the US. The outcome of the telephone conversation with Putin was far from what the US president had hoped for. The NYT highlights that Putin agreed only to a limited ceasefire but refused a complete end to ho... #CeasefirePlan #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine
Russia agrees to limit its attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and energy sector for 30 days but will not commit to a truce. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, following a conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, noted that the presidents agreed to continue “technical negotiations” on a c... #CeasefirePlan #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding
Experts criticize Trump’s disappointing “peace plan” for Ukraine. According to former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges, US President Donald Trump’s Ukrainian peace plan involves Kyiv’s “capitulation” to Moscow. “This is not a peac... #BenHodges #CeasefirePlan #Crimea #DonaldTrump #PeacePlan #Putin #WarEnding
Russia supports a ceasefire, but there are nuances: Putin mentions a temporary ceasefire. According to the Russian dictator, “this cessation must be one that leads to long-term peace and addresses the root causes of this crisis.” Putin wants Ukraine to refrain from receiving mi... #CeasefirePlan #DonaldTrump #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The US continued negotiations with Russia over the weekend and announced new details for Monday. On a March 15 phone conversation, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the US’ military operations against the Houthis and ongoing peace talks ... #CeasefirePlan #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #Putin #SergeiLavrov #SteveWitkoff
Russia is awaiting details of the 30-day ceasefire plan from the US, according to the Kremlin. However, Reuters sources indicate that Russian leader Putin is unlikely to accept the US’ proposed truce. Moscow perceives this as a trap, and it would be challenging for the Kremlin leader to h... #CeasefirePlan #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
A signal to Putin: Ukraine conducts its largest aerial attack on Russia, deploying more than 300 drones. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on the night of March 11, air defense systems “intercepted and destroyed” 337 drones. The following regions were affected: Kursk, Moscow, Brya... #AttackOnRussia #DiaghilevAirfield #DronesInMoscow #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #Putin #UkrainianDrone #WarinUkraine
Germany is seeking ways to counter Putin and Trump’s plans to restart Nord Stream 2 and is preparing to invest billions in defense. The German government is exploring options to prevent the relaunch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, which was damaged in a 2022 explosion. Rumors of a deal between Trump and Putin rega... #DonaldTrump #FriedrichMerz #Germany #GermanyDefense #nordstream2 #Putin
Putin has received great incentives from the US to continue the war and achieve better results at the front. A prolonged blockage of American aid will have disastrous consequences for Ukraine. When Trump’s Republican allies forced Congress to suspend arms supplies in 2023, it resulted in a lull on the front,... #DonaldTrump #PeacePlan #PeaceTalks #Putin #USmilitaryAid #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
British intelligence predicts an increase in the Russian economy’s dependence on the war. British intelligence believes that Russia will likely spend more on defense in 2025 than anticipated in this year’s budget due to inflationary pressures. This is, in part, because inflation will... #DefenseIndustryRussia #InflationRussia #Putin #RussianCentralBank #RussianEconomy #WarinUkraine
Without US assistance, Ukraine can resist Russia for at least six months. If the US administration decides to withdraw its support, Ukraine will be able to fight for another six months, according to Kyiv’s assessment. “This is probably true. The war is increasin... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #NATO #Putin #RussianAggression #UkrainianDrone #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
A coalition of the willing: Britain and France are preparing a plan to end the war in Ukraine and achieve long-term peace. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that Great Britain and France will lead a “coalition of the willing” and work together with Kyiv and its allies to present a plan to end the Russ... #EmmanuelMacron #KeirStarmer #Putin #RussianAggression #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Trump promises to reclaim as much of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territory as possible as part of a negotiated peace agreement, but NATO membership is off the table. US President Donald Trump stated that during the negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war the US will aim to restore as many of the Russian-occupied territories to Ukraine’s possession as p... #DonaldTrump #NATO #OccupiedTerritoriesOfUkraine #PeaceTalks #Putin #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarinUkraine
Russia wants to make deals with the US to end the war on its own terms. Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president’s special representative for foreign economic cooperation, has targeted President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk to persuade them to engage in agreements wi... #Arctic #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #KirillDmitriev #MineralMining #Putin #WarinUkraine
The US has not ruled out the Russian mineral extraction proposal from Ukraine’s occupied territories. The Russian Federation has offered the US access to rare earth metals and other resources in the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, particularly in parts of the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions. Acc... #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #MineralMining #OccupiedTerritoriesOfUkraine #PeaceTalks #Putin
The White House claims that Trump may end war in Ukraine this week. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that US President Donald Trump is confident in the possibility of concluding an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, and this could happen as early as... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #SaudiArabia #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
What are the risks of Trump’s course to quickly end the Russian war against Ukraine? US President Donald Trump, trying to hasten the end of the war in Ukraine, is creating a dangerous split in international politics. This threatens not only the security of Ukraine, but also Europe. At... #DonaldTrump #Geopolitics #PeacePlan #Putin #RussiaUS #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
What demands did Russia make during the negotiations with the US? At the meeting in Riyadh, Russia sought the release of its frozen state assets and an easing of US-applied sanctions. This amounts to approximately $6B, which represents the portion of the Russian Cen... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SaudiArabia
Russia demands that NATO revoke its promise of Ukraine’s accession to end the war, while Zelenskyy rejects any ultimatums. Russia insists that not only Ukraine be denied entry to NATO but also on rescinding the Bucharest Summit decision of 2008 regarding Ukraine’s future membership in the Alliance. “Otherwise,... #MariaZakharova #NATO #PeaceTalks #Putin #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Preparing for negotiations to end the war against Ukraine, Putin is gathering his heavyweights. According to Bloomberg, the list of Russian negotiators already includes Yuri Ushakov, Russia’s chief foreign policy advisor, and Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence S... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #SergeiNaryshkin #YuriUshakov
“Putin won the war”: Analysts comment on Trump’s call to Putin. Professor of international politics Carlo Masala believes that the telephone conversation between the presidents of the US and Russia actually means Putin’s victory. “This is an apocalypti... #DonaldTrump #PeacePlan #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Trump appointed another special representative to work on ending the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has secretly directed his special envoy for the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, to focus on resolving the conflict in Ukraine. According to Fox News, Witkoff has already met wit... #DonaldTrump #MarcFogel #MikeWaltz #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SteveWitkoff #WarEnding
Zelenskyy will consider negotiations with Putin to end the war in 2025 if Ukraine receives strong security guarantees. President Zelenskyy stated that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia are feasible if Kyiv receives security assurances from its Western partners. He stated that he would be open to any negotiation f... #MikeWaltz #PeaceTalks #Putin #SecurityGuarantees #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Trump is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia to stop the war. US President Donald Trump is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia to end its war against Ukraine, said Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg. He rated Russia’s pain resulting from curre... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #Putin #RussianOligarchs #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding
Can Ukraine use the Kursk region to bargain for its occupied territory? Zelenskyy says Trump has no plan to end the war. The Telegraph believes that US President Donald Trump’s statements concerning his intention to take control of the Gaza Strip may indicate that to end the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin will hav... #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #Kursk #OccupiedTerritoriesOfUkraine #PeacePlan #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Trump administration has changed its approach on how to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. The new Trump administration has realized the complexity of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and that it will take longer to resolve than they initially thought, according to sources in the US and Ukrai... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #MikeWaltz #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s defense capabilities are limited and require US assistance; the Kremlin is preparing to negotiate with the US regarding Ukraine. President Zelenskyy doubts that Ukraine can maintain its position on the front lines without US support. He noted that Ukraine lacked such support at the beginning of the war, “and the situation... #DonaldTrump #Kremlin #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #USmilitaryAid #Zelenskyy
Russia has sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people to seize 20% of Ukraine. Was it worth it? Foreign affairs analysts note that Russia currently controls approximately 20% of Ukrainian territory, a significant portion of which is in complete ruin. Too few people are left in the occupied terri... #OccupiedTerritories #Putin #RussianEconomy #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy is open to talks with Putin; Trump has had “very constructive talks” regarding Ukraine. President Zelenskyy stated he is prepared to sit down at the negotiating table with President Vladimir Putin if it is the only path to peace. “We will definitely pursue this option to meet with ... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Trump is preparing “meetings and talks” with Russia, Ukraine, and its allies to bring about the war’s end. President Zelenskyy confirmed that Donald Trump and his administration have already scheduled meetings and negotiations with Ukraine, Russia, and other parties concerning the conflict. “We are p... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Trump team has held “serious discussions” with Russia on ending war in Ukraine; Kellogg expects peace within months. US President Donald Trump said his administration has already held “very serious” talks with Russia regarding the war in Ukraine and that he and Russian dictator Putin could soon take R... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy: Putin fears negotiations and wants the war to drag out. On January 28, Putin issued a new statement regarding negotiations with Ukraine. The Russian dictator said that he was not ready to sign a peace treaty with the Ukrainian President because he is ̶... #PeaceTalks #Putin #RuslanStefanchuk #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Negotiations with Russia are only possible through force; Ukraine seeks more than just an agreement. Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office, stated that Russia can only be compelled to engage in fair negotiations through force, as the current leadership exists solely in ... #DonaldTrump #MykhailoPodolyak #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Trump seeks to collapse oil prices and deprive Putin of resources to fund his war; Saudi Arabia and Russia have responded. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal Alibrahim, in response to US President Donald Trump’s call to reduce oil prices, noted that his country is focused on the oil market... #DonaldTrump #FaisalAlibrahim #Oilmining #OilPrices #Putin #RussianOil #SaudiArabia
Ukraine wants the EU and the US to participate in the negotiations to end the war. “Regarding the structure of the negotiations: I hope Ukraine, America, Europe, and the Russians will be there. I want Europe to take part because we will be members of the European Union,”... #AndriyYermak #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Russian elite has begun considering peace talks with Ukraine, but there is a nuance. Economic difficulties are prompting some of the Russian elite to believe that the conflict in Ukraine must be resolved through negotiation. This week, US President Donald Trump said that levying addit... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Putin continues lying about the Russian economy’s health while the Central Bank worries. Vladimir Putin said that last year was successful for the Russian economy, and key macro indicators are positive. Russian budget revenues not related to the sale of hydrocarbons increased by 26% and e... #GDPrussia #InflationRussia #Putin #RussianCentralBank #RussianEconomy #RussianNationalWelfareFund
Zelenskyy: Ukraine must first receive strong security guarantees from the US and American peacekeepers to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that any effective peacekeeping force deployed in Ukraine must include US troops. He added that European allies do not have enough soldiers to deter Putin ... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Trump officially becomes US president: He promises to end all wars and states that Putin is destroying Russia, but does not mention Ukraine. Donald Trump was sworn in, officially becoming the 47th president of the United States. After taking office, he said that he would focus on ending all wars in the world and building “the stronge... #DonaldTrump #Putin #TrumpInauguration #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Experts believe that the time has come for Trump to make Putin pay for Ukraine’s restoration. US President Donald Trump can force the aggressor country, Russia, to pay for the restoration of Ukraine by using the $300B in frozen Russian assets. Scholars from the Hoover Institution and the Ameri... #DonaldTrump #Putin #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #WarinUkraine #WarLosses
Trump vows to stop the war, orders a phone call with Putin in the first days after the inauguration; the Russian dictator is ready to engage in dialog. US President Donald Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine and prevent World War III. “I will end the war in Ukraine. I will stop the chaos in the Middle East. I will prevent World War III... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #TrumpInauguration #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
What does Putin hope to achieve in peace talks with Trump? Ivana Stradner, a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, believes that Moscow sees potential in peace talks to achieve its long-standing goal of subjugating Ukraine, rather than reaching... #DonaldTrump #NATO #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianAggression #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Putin will demand Ukraine abandon NATO membership in talks with Trump. Putin will insist on a radical reduction in Kyiv’s military cooperation with NATO and an irreversible withdrawal from membership in the bloc in upcoming talks with US President-elect Donald Trump rega... #DonaldTrump #NATO #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Trump is preparing to meet with Putin, but first – a phone call. US President-elect Donald Trump said that a meeting with Putin is already being arranged, although the exact date has not yet been determined. The resumption of diplomatic dialogue between the US and ... #DonaldTrump #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The Trump administration may soon try to convene negotiations on Ukraine. According to The Telegraph, the next US presidential administration may try to convene negotiations on Ukraine in the near future. When exactly will depend on the willingness of Putin and President Ze... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Von der Leyen in the European Parliament: Supporting Ukraine is a strategic goal for the EU. Continuing and strengthening support for Ukraine while Putin makes every effort to break Ukrainian resistance is a strategic imperative for the EU, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen in the Europe... #Estonia #GreatBritain #Putin #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudgetDeficit #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
Russia plans to continue the war until it fully occupies four Ukrainian regions in 2025. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said that Moscow intends to fully seize the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine in 2025. At a Defense Ministry meeting, he confirmed... #Donetsk #Kherson #Luhansk #Putin #RussianAggression #WarinUkraine #Zaporizhzhia
Trump said there was “some progress” in ending the Russian-Ukrainian war and warned to revoke permission for strikes deep into Russia. US President-Elect Donald Trump noted that his team is currently working to end the Russian war against Ukraine, and there is already “some progress.” Trump stressed that “We have ma... #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #NorthKorea #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Hungary’s “peacekeeping mission” continues as Orban speaks with Putin for an hour about his US visit on his way to visit Erdogan in Turkey. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who recently flew to the US to discuss Ukraine with Donald Trump and his team, spoke for an hour with Russian dictator Putin on December 11. “We are taking... #DonaldTrump #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarEnding
