Peace talk

Peace talk

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Why EU leaders dread a Ukraine peace process

After the 2008 financial crash, the European Union only papered over the internal North-South conflict that emerged, and the war in Ukraine has produced a new East-West divide. Once peace arrives,...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends an annual end-of-year news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russia rejects Zelenskiy call for troop pullout, saying Ukraine must accept 'realities'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS

India's Modi says ready to contribute to peace efforts in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

Russian Foreign Ministry: no contact with US on Ukraine peace talks

Members of the Ukrainian delegation attend the talks with Russian negotiators, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Istanbul, Turkey March 29, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Lifting sanctions against Russia part of peace talks with Ukraine - Lavrov

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 7, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu walks in to attend a NATO summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 24 March, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Turkey offers to host future Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes a statement in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 25, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine ready to discuss adopting neutral status in Russia peace deal: Zelenskiy

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Zelensky accepts Putin’s proposal, ready for peace talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Kosovo's Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, September 4, 2020. Photo:Reuters

Pompeo welcomes 'historic' Afghan peace talks

An Afghan man wearing a protective face mask walks past a wall painted with photo of Zalmay Khalilzad, US envoy for peace in Afghanistan, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 13, 2020. Photo: Reuters

US sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he delivers a speech during the Conference of Government’s Achievements in Developing Rural Infrastructure in Tehran, Iran August 26, 2019/ Reuters

Rouhani says no talks with US until sanctions lifted