Latest Updates on Ukraine peace talks

US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine, funded by allies

The Trump administration has said that it has approved a proposed USD 2.1 billion sale of Patriot air defense interceptors for Ukraine after Kyiv had accused the Pentagon of delaying delivery of the vital munition needed to stop Russian ballistic missiles. The State Department said 500 Patriot missiles are being purchased for Ukraine with donations from Canada, Germany and Norway through a US programme and that no American funds were involved. "This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a partner country that is a force for political and economic stability in Europe," the department said in a press release. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned this month that his country had nearly run out of the vital military munition it needs to combat Moscow's attacks as tensions with US President Donald Trump's administration escalated. The Ukrainian leader had accused the Pentagon of delay

Humanitarian convoy reaches Oleshky as Russia-Ukraine truce holds

A humanitarian convoy entered Russian-occupied Oleshky to deliver aid and evacuate residents as a four-day ceasefire held in southern Ukraine, with the truce set to continue through Sunday.

Trump says Putin-Zelenskyy meeting will be set up soon to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said a meeting involving Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy could be arranged soon to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but gave no timeline.

Melania Trump-brokered localised truce begins in Ukraine-Russia conflict

A localised ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission led by US first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv. Meanwhile, Finland's president and Norway's prime minister spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said, in their first known direct contact since shortly after Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. After the conversation with Putin, the two Nordic leaders had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Zelenskyy's office. Russia and Ukraine began observing a localised ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city Tuesday, before a planned humanitarian mission brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, but Moscow kept up its deadly missile attacks on other cities in the meantime. The local pause in fighting started at 3 am to allow an aid mission into the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky later this week. The situation in

Musk says he was behind Starlink speed curbs after Ukraine service restored

Ukraine's access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been restored to the speeds it had before restrictions that disrupted front-line operations for more than a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. "The speeds are now where they need to be," Zelenskyy wrote on X, adding that restoration began overnight and were sufficient by Saturday morning, improving front-line logistics and defence against Russian jet-powered Shahed drones. Musk admits he was behind Starlink's speed restriction After Ukraine said the services had been restored, Elon Musk spoke out on the speed restrictions that began last week. In a post on Saturday on X, Musk acknowledged that his company, SpaceX, throttled the Starlink satellite internet service. "Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be," Musk wrote. "Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone

Ukraine says Starlink speed limits lifted after disruptions to military ops

Kyiv said Starshield connections were stable in overnight tests, with speed limits raised to above 400 kmph from 161 kmph in recent days, after disruptions to drone missions and military logistics

Melania Trump brokers localised Russia-Ukraine ceasefire for aid in Oleshky

First lady Melania Trump has brokered a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged, Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky so that humanitarian aid can be delivered and civilians can be evacuated from a place she said is "on the brink of disaster". The localised ceasefire is set to begin next week. Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators reached a deal on Friday to provide humanitarian relief to the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in the war-divided region of Kherson in southern Ukraine. Melania Trump, who worked with officials from both countries on a separate matter, initiated talks about Oleshky after learning about the situation at one of her events during the UN General Assembly session in September, the White House said in announcing her involvement. She and a representative worked directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership to define the terms of the ceasefire, the White House said. Ukraine's top negotiator in the effort told The Associated Press that a local

Trump says Musk restored Ukraine's Starlink access, dodges call question

Ukraine uses Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations. Restricting the satellite service ​hampered the country's attack and air defence drone missions against Russia

Trump admin offers mixed messages on limits to Ukraine's Starshield access

Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine's access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies, who have offered mixed messages about what led to the sudden restrictions on Kyiv's ability to intercept Russian strikes. The limitations placed on Starshield -- SpaceX's military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service and the backbone of Ukraine's drone operations and communication -- last week alarmed the country's military and government officials, with commanders reporting lost drones and disrupted missions. After days of handwringing, President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that the service is again running at full speed. The episode and subsequent lack of accountability have sent shock waves through Russia hawks and Ukraine's allies on Capitol Hill. Questions have percolated since last week about who ordered the interruptions to the Elon Musk-made satellite internet system that Ukraine has relied on for

Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes despite renewed US push for peace

Russia and Ukraine exchanged missile and drone attacks despite renewed US-led peace efforts, with both sides signalling possible talks in November amid differences over territorial demands.

US accuses Russia of exhibiting 'threatening satellite behavior' in space

The Trump administration alleged that Russia's Cosmos 2612 military satellite manoeuvred dangerously close to a US-Finnish radar satellite reportedly providing intelligence to Ukraine

Willing to join new Ukraine peace talks in November: Russian Prez Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume trilateral peace talks with the US and Ukraine after November 10, following a meeting with Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff.

Ukraine would not exist without support from US, says Marco Rubio

Rubio made the remarks while responding to questions about report that said Musk ordered a recent slowdown of Starlink satellite system that helps Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults

Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military

Ukraine uses Starlink ​for battlefield communications and drone ​operations. Restricting the satellite service hampered the country's attack and air defence drone ​missions against Russia

Ukraine suspects US restricting intelligence sharing on Russian Attacks

Ukrainians believe the US throttled back the information-sharing, allowing missiles in a first wave of attacks to get through, then reinstating the early warning system for a second wave of attacks

Putin proposes summit with Trump, Xi Jinping to discuss Ukraine deal

The proposed summit comes ‌amid warming ties between Trump and Putin ​especially after the US President ​announced a deal to buy Russian diesel and signed an order ​waiving key sanctions on Moscow

Diesel deal aimed to keep peace talks with Russia going, says Trump

Trump also accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year, because of the military aid he has gotten from European allies

Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations making 'great progress', says Trump

Trump said negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war were advancing, while accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of missing a better deal two years ago and criticising Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries

Waiving double standards

Mr Trump discovers merits of national interest

Blaze at St Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches drones at Russia

Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. The attack comes amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv for its strikes on Russian oil infrastructure. One person was killed and five more were wounded in the attack, which sparked fires at both the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city's Ruchi oil depot, said local Gov. Alexander Beglov. A logistics center belonging to Russian retailer Ozon and a data center for local tech giant VK were also targeted, both companies confirmed. Russia's Ministry of Defense said Sunday that its forces had destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, as well as the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black Sea. Meanwhile, a woman died and at least two other people were wounded, including a 6-year-old girl, after Russia launched two .