BERLIN—A dozen senior German officers convened at a triangle-shaped military compound in Berlin about 2½ years ago to work on a secret plan for a war with Russia. Now they’re racing to implement it.

The Kremlin said Wednesday that the leak of a phone call between senior U.S. and Russian officials was intended to disrupt peace talks, and warned it was premature to say that a deal to end its war in ...

The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms. By Anton Troianovski Reporting from ...

Daniel P. Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, used the growing threat from Moscow as a way to sell a quick peace deal unfavorable to Ukraine. By Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine It was a ...

WASHINGTON/KYIV, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was ready to advance a U.S.-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points ...

Pay attention to the dates, because the timing matters. Steve Witkoff spoke with Yuri Ushakov, a Russian official, on October 14. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with President ...

White House special envoy Steve Witkoff visits Fox News’ bureau in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. Reporter President Donald Trump appears unfazed that a Cabinet-level envoy appeared to be ...

Ukraine and its allies welcomed progress Monday after high-stakes talks with the United States over the plan to end Russia’s war, which Washington has pressured Kyiv to endorse by Thanksgiving.