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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed details of the latest US-led plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying it had been agreed between negotiators from Kyiv and Washington and sent to Moscow for feedback. Zelensky said he was hoping for Moscow’s answer on Wednesday. Story by Bryan Quinn.

The European Union, France and Germany have slammed US visa bans on European citizens combating online hate and disinformation, with Brussels saying it could “respond swiftly and decisively” against the “unjustified measures”. The highest profile person targeted by the visa restrictions is former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton – who helped drive EU legislation that’s […]

The Trump administration took its fight with the EU over tech regulation to a new level this week, denying visas to five Europeans and accusing them of seeking to censor “American viewpoints”. All five have been instrumental in EU efforts to counter hate speech and disinformation online. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed details of the latest US-led plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying it had been agreed between negotiators from Kyiv and Washington and sent to Moscow for feedback. Analysis by Stefan Wolff, professor of international security at the University of Birmingham. Story by Carys Garland.

France condemned on Wednesday a US visa ban on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner who helped drive landmark online regulation that Washington believes censors free speech and unfairly targets US tech giants. The Trump administration imposed visa bans on Tuesday on Breton, one of the ​architects of the EU’s Digital Services Act, and […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday revealed details of the latest US-backed 20-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying it has been sent to Moscow for feedback. Zelensky gave a point-by-point briefing to journalists in Kyiv, including details on the creation of demilitarised zones.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky says he’s hoping for an answer from Moscow on Wednesday to the draft peace plan hashed out between Washington and Kyiv. Meanwhile, the president’s compatriots are preparing to celebrate yet another Christmas under Russian invasion. After nearly four years of war, the population continues to be subjected to near-nightly missile and drone […]

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled on Wednesday a new 20-point peace plan drafted by US and Ukrainian negotiators and are awaiting Russia’s response. In southern Moscow, three people including two police officers were killed by an overnight explosion. Read our liveblog to see how the day’s events unfolded.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday renewed his call for a worldwide truce on Christmas Day, expressing sadness that Russia had apparently rejected the appeal as fighting in Ukraine raged, civilians were killed in Russian air strikes, and diplomatic efforts involving the United States and Europe showed little sign of a breakthrough.

‍Russia ​launched ⁠more than 600 drones and dozens of ​missiles ‍to ​strike Ukraine’s energy sector in ​overnight attacks on Tuesday. “It’s mainly the Western part of Ukraine which has been targeted [including] the regions of Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, as well as the central region of Cherkasy,” said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine Emmanuelle Chaze.