Ukraine insists on a broad international format for possible negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

This week's prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was the largest since the war’s onset. But skepticism of a lasting truce, and President Trump’s peace-making, remains. Bridget Brink resigned as ambassador to Ukraine in April,

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has accepted President Zelensky's invitation to attend the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe Summit.

Germany has not seen any signs that the United States is planning to withdraw its troops from European countries, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, according to Digi24. "We firmly support Ukraine,

For about 30 hours, the illusion of transatlantic unity over Ukraine was maintained. But US President Donald Trump’s response to a proposal from Russia’s Vladimir Putin shattered that.

The White House disputes the officials’ account, saying Trump believes Russia is winning in Ukraine but still wants peace.

The shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon.

After a phone call Monday between Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Trump appears to be walking away from negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

On Ukraine peace talks, the Kremlin has played for time through deflections and side-steps, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.