Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assured the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday that the ongoing talks to end the war with Russia are "the most intense and focused since the beginning of the conflict," and that "an agreement could be reached within days." However, he also warned that any peace agreement must be based on clear rules and thorough accountability. "Every detail matters," he asserted. And he emphasized that there can be "no reward for Russian aggression." At this stage, one of the most relevant aspects of the negotiations, what Zelenskyy called "details," are the security guarantees that Ukraine would obtain in exchange for some hypothetical concession to Donbas, which Russia wants to be the complete withdrawal of Kyiv's troops from 25% of the territory. But giving up on this is politically impossible for Zelenskyy. In this regard, and after the intense negotiations of the last few hours, especially the Berlin summit this MondayAccording to various British and American media outlets, the United States has warned Ukraine that it must accept Washington's offer of "platinum-level" security guarantees or risk losing them. In practice, this amounts to a new ultimatum from President Donald Trump. According to information that has been trickling out, Washington is proposing legally binding guarantees, comparable to NATO's Article 5, with key European support, to deter any future Russian aggression. This would translate into the presence of Western troops in Ukraine, but in no case US troops. The security guarantees are presented as the main incentive for reaching an agreement that Trump considers the most advanced to date. This would have motivated Zelensky's renunciation of one of his central demands: Ukraine's entry into NATOIn any case, any agreement Kyiv strikes with its European allies and Washington would subsequently need Vladimir Putin's approval. And if the guarantees involve a Western presence in Ukraine, the No The Russian president's support is guaranteed.

With the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump is failing. The US president's naiveté and his dependence on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, are increasingly ostentatious and worrying. The facts are stubborn. The war doesn't stop, and Ukrainian fatigue and European bewilderment are as striking as Moscow's brazenness.

Although this time without television cameras as witnesses, the last Friday's meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky ended, more or less, like the one in February, with the US president shouting and "cursing constantly." This was stated on Monday by the Financial Times, from sources familiar with the meeting, in which Trump urged Zelensky to accept Russia's conditions for ending the war, warning him that Putin had told him he would "destroy" Ukraine if he didn't agree. In February, Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance publicly humiliated Zelensky, chiding him for his alleged lack of gratitude to the United States and ultimately inviting him to leave at the end of what Trump called "good television".

The fledgling peace talks in Ukraine, promoted and led by US President Donald Trump, are revealing what has long been evident. Neither Russia, the aggressor country, has achieved its initial objective, which was none other than to reach Kiev and establish a puppet government, nor Ukraine, the invaded country, has managed to repel the enemy, which has consolidated its positions on the eastern border (Russia controls 19% of Ukrainian territory). If peace more or less recognizes this territorial situation, while, as is currently on the table, including a solid security guarantee for Ukraine that makes a new Russian attack unfeasible but does not entail Kiev's entry into NATO, neither of the two warring sides will have emerged victorious from the war.

So far this century, there have been 49 wars worldwide, 30% of which have ended with a peace agreement, 38% are still active, and 14.3% have resulted in military victory for one of the parties. The remaining wars are deactivated but not yet resolved. For decades, the tendency has been to resolve armed conflicts through negotiation and the signing of a peace agreement, something that has always satisfied me. But in recent years, the trend has changed, with wars that end with victory for one side and defeat for the other beginning to proliferate. This is a worrying trend, especially at a time when global military spending and the arms trade have increased dramatically, and militaristic thinking is once again prevalent, in a new Cold War dominated by the paranoia of being attacked.

The meeting in Washington with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders has ended the prospect of Kiev finally being able to sit at the table of elders. Donald Trump stated in a post on Truth Social that he had begun preparations to organize a meeting between Zelensky and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The date and location remain unclear. After that first meeting, another meeting would be held, with a three-way meeting: Putin, Zelensky, and Trump. The Kremlin has yet to officially comment on the upcoming meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has bowed to public and international pressure and reversed his attempt to seize power from the country's two anti-corruption agencies. On Tuesday, the Ukrainian parliament passed a law to undermine the independence of both bodies, alleging they could be subject to Russian influence. This decision sparked protests in Kiev and other cities for the first time since the Russian invasion began three and a half years ago. On Wednesday, Zelensky himself promised to review the law and, hours later, published a video announcing a law to "strengthen the rule of law in Ukraine" that would guarantee the independence of the anti-corruption agencies while ensuring that "there is no Russian influence." "We listen to what society is saying. We see that people expect state institutions to ensure fairness and efficiency," the Kiev president later emphasized.

France and the United Kingdom will lead a European peacekeeping mission deployed in Ukraine to ensure that Russia complies with the ceasefire when a peace agreement is reached. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed this Thursday at the end of the summit held in Paris with around thirty leaders, mostly European, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, Macron admitted that there is no consensus to move forward with the mission and that only the armies of "some" countries will participate. "There is no unanimity, but it is not necessary either," he emphasized.

France and Britain will lead a European peacekeeping mission to Ukraine to ensure Russia complies the ceasefire when a peace agreement is concludedFrench President Emmanuel Macron confirmed this Thursday at the end of the summit held in Paris with around thirty leaders, mostly European, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, Macron admitted that there is no consensus to move forward with the mission and only the armies of "some" countries will participate. "There is no unanimity," he acknowledged. "Some states do not have the capacity to participate. In others, it is the political context that does not allow them," the French president explained.

1. Vladimir Putin's imperialist manias are not stopping. For now, no one is stopping an autocrat who should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court. On the contrary, Putin is making new and unexpected friends. The surprising understanding with the new president of the United States has caught everyone off guard. Donald Trump, the same thousand-man who threatens to kill all the citizens of Gaza, humiliates Zelensky in the White House, empties NATO of content and warns Europe to fend for itself. If it wants to defend itself, from anyone, it should not count on the United States. No one anticipated this planetary drama for 2025. Brussels' reaction to this Trump-Putin pincer movement has been swift. In the next four years, as announced by Ursula von der Leyen, the EU will invest another 800 billion euros in defence. Fear has won. Arms manufacturers will win a lot. And democracy has lost. The reason? She's been playing hide and seek for a while now and no one can find her.

1. Vladimir Putin's imperialist manias are not stopping. For now, no one is stopping an autocrat who should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court. On the contrary, Putin is making new and unexpected friends. The surprising understanding with the new president of the United States has caught everyone off guard. Donald Trump, the same thousand-man who threatens to kill all the citizens of Gaza, humiliates Zelensky in the White House, empties NATO of content and warns Europe to fend for itself. If it wants to defend itself, from anyone, it should not count on the United States. No one anticipated this planetary drama for 2025. Brussels' reaction to this Trump-Putin pincer movement has been swift. In the next four years, as announced by Ursula von der Leyen, the EU will invest another 800 billion euros in defence. Fear has won. Arms manufacturers will win a lot. And democracy has lost. The reason? She's been playing hide and seek for a while now and no one can find her.

Europe's reaction to the televised breakup between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been swift. We will see if it is also effective. The continental leaders have made it visible and ostentatious, together with Zelensky, that if he left the White House crushed on Friday, he was moved and aggrieved on Sunday in London. It is important to note that the welcome was not in Brussels, but in the British capital, always with more ties and in tune with Washington. The United Kingdom of the Labour Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has led the meeting, together with the French President, Emmanuel Macron. They are the two European nuclear powers, one outside the EU and the other inside. Germany also attended the meeting, although still without the future conservative chancellor at the head. But in this historic crossing, the Germans can also clearly be counted on.

Donald Trump's performance in these first days of his presidency is proof of how quickly democracy and the framework established by the international community to try to manage conflicts are destroyed. In just six weeks he has shown that his only political motivation is the immediate economic gain of those close to him, that his style is one of infantilism incapable of the slightest emotional self-control and that the post-World War II order is over and traditional allies are now strangers to vampirizing. If one day the president of the United States represented the leadership of the free world and wanted to be exemplary in the defense of freedom, free trade and democracy, today he represents the quintessence of extractive and coercive bullying. In addition to being tacky and ignorant, Trump is the prototype of someone who abuses the weak and is weak with the strong.

During the tense meeting between Trump and Zelensky, a journalist told the Ukrainian president that many Americans were offended by the fact that he had not worn a business suit. Since the outbreak of the armed conflict, Zelensky has adopted military attire as a brilliant communication strategy, so that no one forgets that his country is at war and that, despite not being on the front, he is also fighting. He could have chosen a military uniform full of stripes, but he preferred that of a private soldier, as an idea of equality, fraternity, austerity and a show of sensitivity towards the suffering and sacrifice of his people. A uniform that also empowers and dignifies his image to counteract the fact that he constantly has to beg for international aid.

CNN was live on the White House. It abruptly cut off speculation from reporters and analysts about the meeting to make way for the Oval Office meeting, which seemed packed with people. Zelensky and Trump sat in two armchairs in front of the presidential fireplace, with Trump showing off his centrality in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. When Vice President JD Vance, sitting on the couch next to Trump, chimed in, the atmosphere became tense.

Donald Trump has booed Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in front of cameras around the world, accused him of playing with a Third World War and threatened to withdraw US military aid in the face of a Russian invasion. After the pitiful spectacle, European leaders were quick to express their solidarity with the Ukrainian.

Donald Trump has booed Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in front of cameras around the world, accused him of playing with a Third World War and threatened to withdraw US military aid in the face of a Russian invasion. After the pitiful spectacle, European leaders were quick to express their solidarity with the Ukrainian.

Message of unity and support from the European Union for Ukraine. On the third anniversary of the start of the war And in the face of Donald Trump's attacks, several European leaders travelled to the Ukrainian capital on Monday and staged a common front with Volodymyr Zelensky. They have thus announced extra aid to Kiev of 3.5 billion euros, approved The sixteenth package of sanctions against Russia and have raised the tone against the United States' willingness to leave Ukraine and Europe out of potential peace negotiations. "In a challenging geopolitical context, we want to make clear the importance of maintaining global and transatlantic solidarity with Ukraine. [...] We stand firmly by your side," concludes a joint statement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa.

Despite the frosty night and the sun that ironically illuminated the city, the atmosphere of the third anniversary in Kiev on Monday was tinged with melancholy. In front of the flags waving in Maidan Square, people gathered to shed tears and pay tribute to those who had fallen. The previous weeks had proved to be the darkest and loneliest the nation had known since the start of the invasion. "We Ukrainians are alone in this war," was a common refrain. On the front lines, exhausted soldiers asked themselves: "Where are our allies? They care little about our fate." On Monday, they had an answer.

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he would be willing to step down as president if Ukraine is guaranteed NATO membership. "I have no intention of holding on to power for decades," Zelensky said at a press conference, responding, in a way, to accusations from Donald Trump, who recently called him a "dictator" for not calling elections. "I am ready to resign if this means peace for Ukraine, and I could also exchange my position for NATO membership. We can make this exchange immediately," the president added during his speech at the Ukraine: 2025 forum. "If they really need me to leave my post, I am ready."