Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, prompting early talks in Belarus and Turkey that collapsed over disagreements such as NATO membership and military limits. In 2025 a renewed diplomatic push emerged after Donald Trump returned to the White House, culminating in a contentious February meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The US suspended military aid and intelligence sharing to pressure Kyiv, which briefly agreed a 30-day ceasefire that Russia rejected. Russia later implemented a unilateral three-day truce and proposed resumed talks in Istanbul, leading to POW exchanges but no lasting ceasefire or final agreement.
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow and Kyiv held rounds of peace talks the following month first in Belarus, and later in Turkey. Those negotiations failed after the two sides disagreed on key points, including Russia requiring that Ukraine abandon its ambitions to join NATO and limit its military. But 2025 has seen a renewed diplomatic push Donald Trump's return to the White House in January marked a renewal of efforts toward a ceasefire deal.
In late February, he hosted Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. That meeting ended abruptly after an acrimonious argument that played out in front of watching journalists. Trump and his Vice President JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being ungrateful and told him he had 'no cards to play' in negotiations with MoscowImage: Brian Snyder/REUTERS In a bid to apply pressure on Ukraine, the US suspended military aid in March and stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.
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