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Using Russian assets to fund Ukraine looks ‘increasingly difficult,’ says EU top diplomat

European diplomats say both Russia and the U.S. are piling pressure on EU states to prevent a multibillion euro loan to Kyiv.

Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine’s Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says

A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war.

2 killed in Russia, millions in Ukraine without power as energy infrastructure targeted

At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region, and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday,

Ukraine Says It Hit Russia’s Afipsky Oil Refinery Overnight

Ukraine said it hit a major oil refinery and an oil depot in Russia as US President Donald Trump dispatched envoys to Berlin for another round of talks on how to end the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin started in 2022.

EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use for Ukraine

The European Union is set to lock up Russia’s assets in Europe until Russia ends its war on Ukraine and compensates for the damage.

European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid U.S. pressure to accept peace deal

European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine Monday as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. Peace talks between U.S. envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

Trump Wanted Ukraine to Cede Land to Russia. Ukraine Has Another Offer.

A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against President Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace, although Russia is unlikely to accept it.

Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as US and European officials prepare for peace talks

At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday,

Ukraine ceasefire talks continue as US says 'progress was made'

At the core of the discussions in Berlin is the 20-point peace plan proposal presented to the US by Ukraine last week to counter an initial American plan which was seen as heavily favouring Russia.
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