US readies new Russia sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal, Bloomberg News reports

The United States is preparing a further round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,

Ukraine and the U.S. hail major progress in peace talks, but huge hurdles remain

President Donald Trump says that Russia and Ukraine are closer to peace than they have ever been
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Kremlin says goal of war is to make Ukrainians see themselves as Russian — ISW analysis

ISW analysts note that the Kremlin has effectively “explicitly rejected” U.S. and European proposals to provide Ukraine with “NATO-like” security guarantees as part of a peace agreement and continues to signal its unwillingness to compromise on Russia’s territorial claims to Ukraine’s sovereign territory.

Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy resumed talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys in Berlin on Monday, after the U.S. side said a lot of progress had been made on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.

Putin vows to expand Ukraine buffer zone, achieve war goals by any means

Putin warned that Russia would push forward militarily in Ukraine if diplomacy does not bring results, while asserting progress on all fronts.
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