Eleanor Beardsley

He says Ukraine is ready to make concessions to end the war, but it must be on acceptable terms.

Ukrainians say Russia has never wavered from its maximalist demands, yet Trump treats both the victim and aggressor as equally responsible.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Izyum, Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says the U.S.

plans to pressure both sides to meet the timeline to end the near four-year war in less than four months.

He also said the U.S.

and Russia are preparing to sign an economic deal worth $12 trillion after Russia presented the U.S.

with a lucrative proposal.

Zelensky says the plan was uncovered by Ukrainian intelligence.

He says Ukraine is ready to make concessions to end the war, but it must be on acceptable terms.

Ukrainians say Russia has never wavered from its maximalist demands, yet Trump treats both the victim and aggressor as equally responsible.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Izum, Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine will each release 157 prisoners of war, the first exchange in five months.

And the U.S.

and Russia agreed to reestablish military-to-military dialogue.

But there was nothing concrete about ending the war.

Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandr Matvichuk says the flurry of meetings gives the impression there's a path to peace.

But on the ground, President Trump's first year has been deadly for Ukrainians.

the number of killed and wounded has surged 31% higher than in previous year.

She says these talks are missing a human dimension, as if territories are empty spaces, while Putin continues to do what he wants to Ukrainian civilians.