Russia sees slow but steady progress in peace talks with the United States on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled new willingness to make concessions on several key negotiating points that have threatened to stall a nascent peace process with Moscow, effectively putting the ball in Russia’s court.

The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.

Officials in both Ukraine and Russia said their teams were returning home on Monday to report on the outcome of the discussions.

Russia has suggested it may accept Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a peace agreement to end the ongoing conflict, according to US officials., World News, Times Now

April 30 (UPI) --The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday created a Reconstruction Investment Fund that includes rare earth mineral rights in the European nation. The arrangement, which was signed in Washington, D.C., serves as compensation for munitions ...

The European Union's ambassador to the U.S. argues that Europe's latest financing move strengthens Ukraine's hand at a fragile moment in peace negotiations.

Proposals that emerged in recent negotiations with the United States were “rather unconstructive,” a Kremlin official said on Sunday.