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President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met to talk about ending the war that Russia started in Ukraine. NPR reports on the view from Moscow.

Vladimir Putin was once an international pariah because of Russia's war in Ukraine, but now he's secured a meeting with President Trump to negotiate an end to the conflict. The Kremlin is portraying it as an opportunity for economic cooperation with the U.S.

Ukrainians are concerned that not being included in the summit will force the country to make concessions. Russia has pushed back against including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in talks to end the war until a deal is reached by both sides.

Ukrainians say peace can't be achieved in their war with Russia without Ukraine being involved. Yaroslav Hrytsak, a historian at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, talks about what options Ukrainians think they have.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker about the planned meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and prospects for Ukraine.

The stakes are high at President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire during a phone call on Tuesday.

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Zelenskyy called the attacks "pure terrorism" and urged Europe and the U.S. to respond with tougher sanctions and stronger defenses.

One day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's tense meeting with President Trump, Ukrainians worry about what the Oval Office clash means for their country's future.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will restore the independence of the country's anti-corruption watchdogs after protests over a controversial law that would bring the agencies under government control.

Russia and Ukraine held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday. But despite warnings by President Trump to impose sanctions on Russia, the two sides failed to make any significant progress towards a ceasefire agreement.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with President Macron in Paris to discuss a peace settlement for Ukraine. France hosted top diplomats from the U.S., Germany, the U.K. and Ukraine.

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Antonina Khyzhniak, who appeared in stock footage included in a White House Instagram video for the Trump administration's tax bill, responded with a humorous video — and a serious message.

U.S. weapons and intelligence will flow again to Ukraine as its negotiators agreed on a 30-day ceasefire with top U.S. officials. The U.S. hopes Russia agrees to the terms of the ceasefire.

Presidents Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska to talk about a costly Russian war involving Crimea, bringing up parallels of the circumstances that led Russia to sell Alaska to the U.S. in the 1800s.

The European Union has renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine. It had to overcome opposition from Hungary's leader, who has warm relations with Putin.

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Just this week, the Trump administration signed a deal to share revenues from Ukraine's mineral wealth. But how are Ukrainians responding — and what's it like to cover the ongoing conflict?

Olga Rudenko, chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, talks about how Ukrainians view President Trump's shift from praising Vladimir Putin to backing Ukraine's full territorial recovery, and what it could mean for the war.