Top event of the week – a conversation between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that shocked Ukraine and Europe. What exactly was discussed between the American and Russian presidents, how it was received in European capitals and Kyiv,

After meeting Pope Leo XIV Friday, several European bishops said one primary joint concern was the exclusion of the European Union from key international negotiations by the United States, such as peace talks regarding the war in Ukraine.

For about 30 hours, the illusion of transatlantic unity over Ukraine was maintained. But US President Donald Trump’s response to a proposal from Russia’s Vladimir Putin shattered that.

This week's prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was the largest since the war’s onset. But skepticism of a lasting truce, and President Trump’s peace-making, remains. Bridget Brink resigned as ambassador to Ukraine in April,

Ukraine has let Central Europe down in terms of energy security. They shut down the pipeline that carried natural gas from Russia to Europe, mainly to Central Europe, Szijjarto states in the video. He adds:

The EU is reinstating quotas on Ukrainian agricultural imports from June 6, ending the duty-free regime that helped Kyiv survive Russia’s invasion. The move, triggered by protests from EU farmers and political pressure,

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has accepted President Zelensky's invitation to attend the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe Summit.

The recent (May 19th) phone call between President Trump and Vladimir Putin, along with talk of imminent peace negotiations for Ukraine, is largely theatrical posturing rather than a substantive breakthrough.

Based on the rope-a-dope he is playing in negotiations with President Donald Trump over Ukraine, Putin seems unlikely to cease and desist anytime soon,” Stavridis writes.

Ukraine insists on a broad international format for possible negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.