Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stressed during a Coalition of the Willing videoconference on 17 August that pressure must be directed at the aggressor, not the victim of aggression.
18 August 2025, 09:23 —
Ivanna Kostina — News

Trump has made extraordinary concessions to Russia in exchange for nothing at all. Russia has repaid him by continuing the war in Ukraine and mocking him on state-controlled television.
18 August 2025, 09:22 —
Timothy Snyder, Project Syndicate
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has called for additional support for Ukraine to force Moscow to make concessions for a just and lasting peace on Monday 18 August.
18 August 2025, 09:13 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
The bilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will begin on Monday 18 August at 20:15 (Kyiv time).
18 August 2025, 08:12 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has arrived in Washington for a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
18 August 2025, 07:35 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
UK Defence Secretary John Healey has said that his government is "ready to put UK boots on the ground" in Ukraine if a ceasefire is achieved.
15 August 2025, 18:25 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Washington may provide Ukraine with certain security guarantees, but not "in the form of NATO".
15 August 2025, 16:43 —
Maria Yemets — News
US President Donald Trump has said that the goal of the Alaska summit with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, and no decisions on Ukrainian territory will be made without Ukraine.
15 August 2025, 16:18 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
A US official has said that "all options remain on the table" during the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, including the possibility of Trump walking out of the meeting if he does not believe that Putin is serious about making a deal.
15 August 2025, 14:55 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
A majority of Americans do not have confidence in President Donald Trump’s ability to make wise decisions regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war on the eve of the meeting between the US and Russian leaders.
15 August 2025, 09:43 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
US President Donald Trump predicts that his meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has a 25% chance of failure.
14 August 2025, 17:45 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
US President Donald Trump has said that he believes Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is arriving at the Alaska summit on Friday 15 August, with the intention of "making a deal" to end the war in Ukraine.
14 August 2025, 17:33 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda has said that the countries of the coalition of the willing – military allies supporting Ukraine – must be prepared for the deployment of troops in Ukraine.
14 August 2025, 10:45 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
US President Donald Trump has told European leaders that he will not discuss Ukraine's territories and will insist on an unconditional ceasefire during his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on 15 August.
14 August 2025, 08:27 —
Ivanna Kostina — News
US President Donald Trump has said he is concerned that the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Alaska could disrupt talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
14 August 2025, 08:13 —
Ivanna Kostina — News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defence with two additional Patriot systems on Wednesday 13 August.
13 August 2025, 18:18 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that territorial issues "will not be the subject of talks" with anyone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
13 August 2025, 18:00 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Europe, the US and NATO "strengthened the common ground for Ukraine" during talks on Wednesday 13 August.
13 August 2025, 17:48 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced that the first two stages of large-scale talks involving European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the US leadership have been completed and shared what topics were discussed with US President Donald Trump.
13 August 2025, 17:34 —
Maria Yemets — News
Ukraine's allies are assessing the possibility of easing sanctions against Russia if a ceasefire is achieved in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
13 August 2025, 16:15 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
In Estonia, a Polish national has been detained after illegally crossing the Estonian–Russian border. He is suspected of intending to join the Russian armed forces.
13 August 2025, 14:32 —
Maria Yemets — News
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with his Romanian counterpart Nicușor Dan and stated afterwards that their teams are working on the details of Dan’s upcoming visit to Ukraine.
12 August 2025, 18:18 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have held a telephone conversation during which Erdoğan said that his country is ready to host a summit between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
12 August 2025, 17:30 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
Switzerland expanded its sanctions list against Russia on Tuesday 12 August, adding 14 individuals and 41 entities.
12 August 2025, 16:16 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
The chairs of parliamentary foreign affairs committees from several European countries and the European Parliament have issued a joint statement stressing that any agreements made in Alaska on or after 15 August must not reward Russia with territory.
12 August 2025, 11:57 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney welcomed international efforts to stop the Russo-Ukrainian war but warned against "imposing" an agreement on Ukraine during a phone call on 11 August.
12 August 2025, 07:50 —
Ivanna Kostina — News
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has initiated urgent video conference talks involving European leaders, the US and Ukrainian presidents, and the NATO secretary general, scheduled for 13 August.
11 August 2025, 17:57 —
Maria Yemets — News
Talks between European leaders, particularly German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart Donald Trump, ahead of Trump's planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, may take place on Wednesday 13 August.
11 August 2025, 17:21 —
Maria Yemets — News
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham has stated that Russia and Ukraine would have to exchange certain territories to end the war, but Ukraine must first receive security guarantees.
11 August 2025, 10:47 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rejected the idea that a future US-mediated agreement could ultimately reward Russian leader Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.
11 August 2025, 08:34 —
Ivanna Kostina — News