German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Russia has demonstrated it is unwilling to engage in serious negotiations following Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's dismissive response to his unexpected meeting with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul.

Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy, has met in New York with US President Donald Trump's special envoys – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington will try to secure an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, although he acknowledged that doing so would be difficult.

US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will join the meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States in New York on 22 September.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is willing to work towards the de-escalation of the war and will discuss diplomatic proposals with its partners.

The White House is reportedly considering signing certain business deals with Russia even before Moscow ends its war against Ukraine, as a way of demonstrating its good intentions.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to expand the group of European countries involved in peace negotiations, specifically by including Italy and Poland.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told journalists during his visit to Colombia that a roadmap for resuming negotiations between Russia and Ukraine could be drawn up in the coming weeks.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed with US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on another visit to Ukraine.

President Stubb has a good relationship with Trump and is actively helping Ukraine to reach an agreement. In essence, Finland is acting as a mediator in Ukraine peace talks, helping to put an end to the Russian aggression

The long-awaited visit to Ukraine by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been postponed again.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner have reportedly agreed to visit Kyiv for the first time as part of efforts aimed at ending the war.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the approach proposed by Russia in Anchorage last year failed because it was unacceptable to Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that new ideas are needed to achieve peace in the Russia-Ukraine war and break the deadlock in negotiations.

European Pravda's source said the presence of France's Ukrainian partners will demonstrate France's solidarity with Ukraine and its determination to support the country in defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and freedom.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told journalists at the site of a Russian strike in Darnytskyi district of Kyiv that he still hopes for a visit by US special representatives to Ukraine.

Politico has reported that French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised European Council President António Costa at a closed-door meeting of EU leaders over his contact with the Kremlin.

A large part of the time allocated to discussions on Ukraine at the EU summit was taken up by a debate over contact between Brussels and the Kremlin that had taken place. The issue was raised while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was still in the meeting room and continued after his departure.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to propose a candidate for an EU envoy on Russia's war against Ukraine at the upcoming European Union summit.

US President Donald Trump has said that, following his conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, he believes there may be an opportunity to "do something" to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he proposed a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit in France this week for talks on ending the war, but Russia was "not ready to speak".

A total of 56% of Ukrainians believe that the US has grown weary of the war and is pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to Russia.

European leaders plan to use the G7 summit for talks with US President Donald Trump in an effort to secure his support for a plan to restart negotiations between Ukraine and Russia with European participation.

French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy's open letter to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and called for direct negotiations with Russia to end the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced before the start of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro that the next meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will take place in Paris on 13-14 July.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should lead negotiations on behalf of the European Union with the aim of ending Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

Germany has said a window of opportunity is gradually opening for dialogue between Russia and Europe on ending the war, but only in full coordination with Ukraine.