An elusive peace: Charting ceasefire attempts in Ukraine
Thursday, 15 May 2025 () Since 2014, numerous attempts to end the Russia-Ukraine war have failed, including a recent ceasefire proposal by Putin in Istanbul, which was rebuffed due to lack of an unconditional ceasefire. Previous agreements like the Budapest Memorandum and Minsk agreements have been repeatedly violated. Short-term ceasefires in 2022, 2023, and 2025 also collapsed amid accusations of violations from both sides.
Russia and Ukraine concluded their first direct peace talks since 2022 in Istanbul, ending in under two hours. A major breakthrough remained elusive, with both nations agreeing only on a large prisoner swap of 1,000 POWs each. Ukraine, backed by Western allies, demanded a ceasefire, but Russia...
Russia and Ukraine have agreed in principle to resume peace negotiations after high-level talks in Istanbul, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan confirmed. The breakthrough includes a major exchange of 1,000..
Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in over three years on Friday in Turkey, marking a rare diplomatic engagement since the war began. Though the meeting lasted under two hours and..
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for offering to mediate global peace. In a heartfelt message on X, Zelensky called peace Ukraine’s “most sacred..
Thursday, 15 May 2025 ()
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