December 28, 2025
Trump-Zelenskyy meeting: What you need to know
What have the leaders of the US, Ukraine, Russia, and Europe said ahead of the talks? What are the sticking points of the peace plan? Read more here: Trump-Zelenkskyy meeting: What you need to know
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December 28, 2025
Russia continues assault on eastern Ukraine, says Kyiv doesn’t want peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that it was Kyiv who wasn’t seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict, despite continuing Russian attacks on the towns of Myrnohrad, Rodynske and Artemivka in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk,
as well as Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine rejected this claim, as well as assertions from Moscow that the towns of Myrnohrad and Huliaipole had been completely captured by Russian forces.
The Ukrainian military said that the situation in these regions is “difficult” but “defensive operations” are still ongoing.
“A substantial part of Huliaipole continues to be held by the Defense Forces of Ukraine,” the Southern Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on Telegram, reporting “fierce fighting” in the town.
https://p.dw.com/p/5625j
Welcome to our coverage
Good morning from the DW newsroom in Bonn.
Today, everyone is looking towards Florida where US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyywill be meeting to discuss a major diplomatic push to end the war nearly four years after Russia’s invasion began.
At the same time, fierce fighting continued in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv has denied Russian claims that it has fully captured the towns of Huliaipole and Myrnohrad.
https://p.dw.com/p/5622K
