White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said Ukraine and Russia have been equally involved in peace deal negotiations, which have been “quietly” in progress for weeks. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have been working with Russian and Ukrainian intermediaries for over a month,

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Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, recovering from losses in the previous session, as markets assessed the latest U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine and prepared for a U.S. deadline to cease operations with two major Russian oil firms.

Ukraine would need to give up long-range missiles and slash its military force by half under terms of deal, officials say

FRANCE’S top general has warned the country must be ready to “lose our children” in a future war with Putin as Paris erupted in anger over the secret US-Russia peace plan. General Fabien

United States military officials have landed in Ukraine for talks as European leaders express fears over a rumoured Russian-backed peace deal, which would see Kyiv forced give up more land and partially disarm.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent weeks trading threats to restart nuclear tests, an escalation kicked off by Putin’s boasts about tests of the Poseidon nuclear powered missile in late October.

Ukraine said it had successfully struck targets in Russia using U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, ending a months-long absence of the powerful weapon from the battlefield. In a statement shared on Facebook, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called it "an iconic event that emphasizes Ukraine's unwavering devotion to its sovereignty."

Kyiv said it plans to "work on points of the plan." it received from the U.S. that's aimed at restarting diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.