Choice to send Steve Witkoff highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps with Kyiv over plan's terms

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte issued a stark warning to Western allies about the reality of the threat posed by Russia, as negotiations are making slow progress to end the war in Ukraine and the U.S. pressures Kyiv to make painful compromises with the Kremlin, including on territorial concessions.

There are tensions between the U.S. and Europe over how to end the Ukraine war. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Nathalie Tocci from Johns Hopkins University about what's fueling these political divisions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed the most extensive diplomatic effort to end the fighting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago.

A "historic" move to help Ukraine with frozen Russian assets is a "tall order", Belgium's PM says - but he didn't rule it out. Meanwhile, Ukraine says it has retaken parts of a key frontline area - leaving Russian troops "completely cut off".

As Europe and Ukraine offer counterproposals to the White House's Kremlin-friendly plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine, Ukraine's president explores holding wartime elections on ceding territory.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a peace settlement ends Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

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