U.S. delegation in Russia for Ukraine talks
The top U.S. peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, is in Moscow on Tuesday for talks on the Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Russia says it's seized control of the town of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Holly Williams reports.
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Ukraine-Russia war rages amid peace talks
President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is headed to Russia for peace talks with Vladimir Putin. The trip comes after negotiations were held with Ukrainian officials in Florida over the weekend. Meanwhile, Russian missiles and drones continue to bombard Ukrainian cities. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
Kushner to join Witkoff on Moscow trip
Jared Kushner will accompany Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff on his trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, a White House source confirms. CBS News' Holly Williams and Olivia Rinaldi have the latest.
Turner on Ukraine peace proposal
As a U.S. delegation met with Ukrainian officials in Florida to discuss the peace proposal to end the war with Russia, Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "we all have those concerns" that the proposal could be too pro-Russian. "One thing that I think everybody understands is that you can't have- you can't be America First and pro-Russia, because Russia is a self-declared adversary of the United States," Turner added.
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Kremlin waters down peace deal optimism
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Russia reacts to peace deal progress
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters Wednesday that it's "premature" to say whether or not officials were close to striking a deal that would end Russia's nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine. CBS News' Margaret Brennan and Liz Palmer have the latest. The Free Press' Aidan Stretch also joins CBS News 24/7 with more. The Free Press is a Paramount publication.
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Hope grows for Ukraine-Russia peace deal
President Trump and the White House said they are hopeful that Ukraine and Russia can reach a deal, but the path towards peace remains elusive. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer, Erica Brown and Sam Vinograd have more details.
White House: More talks needed in Ukraine plan
A U.S. official said Tuesday morning that Ukraine had signed onto a peace deal, but the White House later said "delicate details" still have to be worked out. CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has the latest. Then, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins with analysis.
Details on Ukraine's peace proposal agreement
A U.S. official tells CBS News that Ukraine's government has agreed to a peace proposal with only minor details left to be sorted out, but there hasn't been an immediate reaction from Russia. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer and Samantha Vinograd have more.
Will Russia sign off on peace proposal?
Ukraine's government has "agreed to a peace deal" brokered by the Trump administration to stop the war with Russia, a U.S. official tells CBS News. Robert B. Murrett, deputy director of the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law, joined CBS News to discuss Russia's position on the proposal.
Ukrainians react to proposed peace plan
Ukraine has agreed to a proposed peace plan with "minor details" left to settle, a U.S. official told CBS News. Abdujalil Abdurasulov at BBC News, a CBS News partner, has the latest, while Nina Khruscheva, a professor of international affairs at The New School, has more.
World awaits Russian response to peace plan
Ukraine has agreed to a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, according to a U.S. official, but Russia has yet to respond. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest, while Michael Bociurkiw, global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, joins with more.
Ukraine agrees to proposal, official says
A U.S. official tells CBS News that Ukraine has agreed to the peace proposal backed by the Trump administration to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Some details still need to be worked out, the official and Ukraine's national security adviser Rustem Umerov said. Asami Terajima, a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, joins CBS News with more.
Latest on ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Ukrainian and American officials continue to negotiate a U.S.-backed proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser and Sam Vinograd have the latest.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy hints at "the main problem" with U.S. peace plan
As U.S. and European officials tout progress in Ukraine peace talks, Zelenskyy says a key sticking point is letting Putin keep "what he has stolen."
Details on Trump-Xi call, Russia-Ukraine talks
President Trump confirmed on Monday that he held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, stating that they discussed, among other things, the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more. Then, Katherine Boyle, co-founder of American Dynamism, joins with analysis.
What's on table for Ukraine in peace proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the suggested legal recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured Ukrainian territory is a "main problem" in negotiations as President Trump pushes for a deal to end Moscow's war on Ukraine. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd has more.
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