US officials are headed to Berlin for a high-stakes sit-down Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders – as Washington presses for an elusive peace deal to end the deadly war in Ukraine.

Negotiations on finding peace between Russia and Ukraine are inching forward. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Vladimir Putin's sycophant aide Kirill Dmitriev claimed NATTO was undermining President Donald Trump's peace plan and accused it of wanting to start WW3 rather than see him succeed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Thursday that Ukrainians would be allowed to vote on whether to hand over the Donbas region that Russia has repeatedly demanded as a way to secure an end to the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “constructive” conversation Thursday with a U.S. team that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner amid a renewed push to end the war with Russia.

The latest draft includes proposals on territorial concessions, Germany's chancellor says.

Ukraine's Zelensky said he cannot cede land to Russia as he has no legal or moral right to do so. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.