A reported US peace proposal would restore Russian pipeline gas sales to Europe, testing EU law, energy investments and corporate risk calculations.
Ukraine will meet Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on a new war-ending plan as Zelensky urges sanctions, Starlink access and leverage over Russia.
U.S. and Iranian officials held mediated U.N.-sideline talks after Trump threatened Iran, raising stakes for sanctions, shipping and Gulf risk.
Zelensky expects late-September talks with U.S. officials on energy security, grain exports and Russia’s pressure on Ukraine.
Russian strikes hit Kyiv and nearby industrial and logistics sites as officials discussed a possible Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks format.
Witkoff and Kushner are taking Trump’s Ukraine peace initiative from Moscow to Kyiv after talks the White House said covered concrete next steps.
Ukrainian President Zelensky engaged Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner in active diplomatic talks aiming to accelerate an end to the war with Russia.
Putin names former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as his preferred EU negotiator for Ukraine peace talks, highlighting strategic business and political dimensions amid stalled diplomacy.