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Vice President JD Vance on Monday said Trump administration officials are already in talks with Russia to end the years-long war Russia launched against Ukraine, and warned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to accept Donald Trump’s terms for a mineral rights deal and enter negotiations with Moscow.

Editorial: Through a combination of soft and hard power, Europe must seek to ensure Kyiv has agency and a voice in peace negotiations

Trump is sticking to the Zelenskyy script

The blowup on Friday has cast new doubt on the future of U.S. support for Kyiv in fending off Russia’s invasion

Ukrainian leader’s remarks come days after public spat with Donald Trump

In today’s newsletter: After Friday’s clash meeting in the Oval Office between Trump and Zelenskyy, Keir Starmer and his European allies will try to broker the peace Ukraine desperately needs

Ukrainian leader says he will resign if Kyiv is granted membership of NATO.

With relations between Washington and Kyiv in tatters, we examine what can realistically be achieved for Zelenskyy

As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, going to the theatre or visiting the city's newest bookshop provides a moment of refuge for the people of Kyiv. But culture has also become a powerful means of resistance and a way to assert Ukrainian identity.