US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy

11 décembre 2025 à 18:39

Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zone

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TheUS wants Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donbas region, and Washington would then create a “free economic zone” in the parts Kyiv currently controls, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Previously, the US had suggested Kyiv should hand over the parts of Donbas it still controlled to Russia, but the Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Washington had now suggested a compromise version in which Ukrainian troops would withdraw, but Russian troops would not advance into the territory.

Ukraine war: Trump criticises European leaders on eve of crunch coalition meeting

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Par :Shaun Walker in Kyiv

10 décembre 2025 à 19:44

President says there were ‘strong words’ in latest call, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join other European leaders to discuss peace plan on Thursday

Leaders of the “coalition of the willing” group of nations will hold a video call about the Ukraine war on Thursday as Donald Trump voiced impatience with European allies and put US involvement in further talks in doubt, saying they risked “wasting time”.

Amid chaotic American efforts to push through a peace deal, the US president said on Wednesday night: “We discussed Ukraine in pretty strong words”, when asked about an earlier phone call with British prime minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy

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Par :Shaun Walker in Kyiv

9 décembre 2025 à 23:09

Zelenskyy says he would hold wartime elections within months given help from allies and Ukraine’s parliament

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months, if Ukraine’s parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power.

Zelenskyy, clearly irritated by Trump’s intervention, said that “this is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners”.

Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision

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Par :Shaun Walker in Kyiv

7 décembre 2025 à 17:27

Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase

The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.

The remarks follow the publication of a White House document on Friday that criticises the EU and says Europe is at risk of “civilisational erasure”, while making clear the US is keen to establish better relations with Russia.

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