The once-busy Novaya Guta border crossing between Belarus and Ukraine now stands deserted, blocked by anti-tank barriers amid ...

Kyiv has warned against it being excluded from any peace talks between Russia and the US ... after the defence minister accused him of having "failed" to ensure the "timely supply of ammunition ...

Clearly, a new approach to mediation is needed, not simply a new mediator. Turkey has recently offered to lead talks between ...

Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.

Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda emphasized the necessity of Ukraine’s full involvement in peace negotiations and increased defense spending by regional countries to prevent future Russian ...

Below, The Independent looks at the factors at play and why a peace deal could prove elusive. Recommended Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin rejects talks with ... have failed, as have many ...

President Museveni has expressed willingness to participate in regional peace talks to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Minister of State for Regional Affairs John Mulimba ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi is not taking part in regionally brokered talks aimed at ending ... but they failed to halt the rebel assault. Speaking to BBC ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, have both expressed a willingness to speak with Mr Trump, though both have their own demands if peace is to be ...

Novaya Guta is one of almost a dozen border crossings left deserted since Russia invaded Ukraine via Belarus in February 2022 ...

Putin is attempting to use the prospect of negotiations to buy time and gain an upper hand in the war in Ukraine, even as he ...