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Rustem Umerov

Rustem Umerov

Ukrainian Defense Minister and Chief Negotiator

Appears in 3 stories

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Russia escalates strikes on eve of peace talks

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Leading Ukraine's delegation in trilateral peace talks

Russia's Defense Ministry said Oct 4 it will step up strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, answering President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pledge to escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries. Zelenskyy told Reuters that documents seized by Ukrainian intelligence show Putin has authorized attacks on a wider range of civilian targets, including roads, schools and hospitals.

Updated 4 days ago

Putin proposes Victory Day truce as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian power grid

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Miami talks with US envoys produced Trump ceasefire announcement and Abu Dhabi exchange of 314 prisoners

The Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire expired at midnight on May 12, and Russia launched 216 attack drones at Ukraine within hours. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 192 of them. At least one person was killed in Dnipropetrovsk, and debris set fire to a 16-storey residential building in Kyiv's Obolon district.

Updated May 31

Trump’s envoys push Miami track for Ukraine peace as war rages on

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Chief Ukrainian negotiator coordinating with U.S., Russia, and European partners on peace framework

By late December 2025, the controversial 28-point plan was replaced by a revised 20-point framework. Zelenskyy said it was '90 percent agreed' with Washington, with '100 percent' consensus on U.S.–Ukraine security guarantees.

Updated May 10