Diplomacy

10/26UN Commission of Inquiry finds Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system amount to crimes against humanity

Ukraine · 1 source

10/23White House says Russia and Ukraine agreed a local ceasefire in occupied Oleshky from 29 October to let aid in and civilians out

Oleshky · 2 sources

10/23Russia and Ukraine exchange 270 prisoners of war each, a day after swapping the remains of 277 soldiers

Belarus · 1 source

10/16Trump waives most Russia provisions of the new sanctions law two days before they take effect

United States · revised (r2) · 1 source

10/11Trump announces an immediate Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire; neither side confirms and Russia keeps striking power sites

United States · 2 sources

09/21UN Commission of Inquiry warns Russian strikes on energy are making life unbearable as a third wartime winter nears

Ukraine · 2 sources

09/18Trump signs a sweeping Russia sanctions act targeting energy, defence and the shadow fleet; Kremlin calls it unfriendly

United States · 1 source

09/07Off-site power restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after an IAEA-brokered local ceasefire allows line repairs

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant · 2 sources

09/05Putin orders a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv and Zelensky halts strikes on Moscow as US envoys visit both capitals

Kyiv · 1 source

08/19Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners of war each, the first swap since June

Ukraine · 1 source

07/15Zelensky dismisses defence minister Fedorov, then names Drapaty to replace commander-in-chief Syrskyi amid protests

Kyiv · 2 sources

06/26Ukraine and Russia exchange 160 prisoners of war each, all held since 2022

Ukraine · 1 source

06/09Bulgaria's new government says it will stop sending arms to Ukraine and calls for negotiations

Sofia · 1 source

06/05Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 prisoners of war each with US and UAE support

Ukraine · 1 source

05/15First stage of the 1,000-for-1,000 exchange returns 205 Ukrainians, most captured at Mariupol

Ukraine · 1 source

05/08Trump announces a three-day ceasefire for 9 to 11 May and a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap; both sides confirm

Ukraine · 1 source

04/11Russia and Ukraine exchange 175 prisoners of war each before the Easter truce

Ukraine · 1 source

04/09Kremlin orders an Easter pause in fighting from 11 to 12 April and Zelensky says Ukraine will reciprocate

Ukraine · 1 source

03/21US and Ukrainian delegations meet in Miami as the Iran war stalls trilateral talks

Miami · 1 source

03/12UN commission of inquiry finds Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crimes against humanity

Ukraine · revised (r2) · 1 source

03/05Russia and Ukraine exchange 500 prisoners each over two days with US and UAE mediation

Ukraine · 1 source

02/17Two days of trilateral talks in Geneva end without a breakthrough

Geneva · 2 sources

02/05Ukraine and Russia exchange 157 prisoners each, the first swap in almost five months

Ukraine · 1 source

02/04Second Abu Dhabi round ends with a prisoner exchange deal but no breakthrough on Donbas or guarantees

Abu Dhabi · 2 sources

01/30Kremlin confirms Trump asked Putin to refrain from striking Kyiv until 1 February

Kyiv · 2 sources

01/29Russia returns 1,000 bodies Moscow says are Ukrainian soldiers; Ukraine returns 38

Ukraine · 1 source

01/23First trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks open in Abu Dhabi, with Donbas the main sticking point

Abu Dhabi · 2 sources

12/28Trump and Zelensky meet at Mar-a-Lago; both cite progress but the future of Donbas is unsettled

Palm Beach · 3 sources

12/28IAEA brokers a new local ceasefire to repair power lines at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant · 1 source

12/23Zelensky unveils a 20-point US-Ukrainian peace draft; territory and the nuclear plant remain unresolved

Kyiv · 1 source

12/14Berlin talks between Zelensky and US envoys report progress on security guarantees but none on Donbas

Berlin · 2 sources

12/02US envoys Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin in the Kremlin on the US peace plan; no compromise on territory

Moscow · 2 sources

11/28Zelensky's chief of staff and lead negotiator Andriy Yermak resigns after anti-corruption searches

Kyiv · 2 sources

11/23US and Ukrainian delegations in Geneva draft an updated peace framework after European objections

Geneva · 2 sources

11/20US presents Ukraine with a 28-point peace plan that would cede Donbas and cap Ukraine's army

Kyiv · 2 sources

10/18Repairs begin on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant power lines under local ceasefire zones after a four-week blackout

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant · 2 sources

10/17Trump tells Zelensky at the White House he hopes to end the war without supplying Tomahawk missiles

Washington · 1 source

10/16After a call with Putin, Trump announces a planned summit in Budapest; it is shelved five days later

Washington · 2 sources

10/02Russia and Ukraine exchange 185 prisoners of war each; Ukraine also receives 20 civilians

Ukraine · 1 source

09/04Twenty-six countries pledge to support a post-ceasefire reassurance force for Ukraine at a Paris summit

Paris · 2 sources

08/24Russia and Ukraine exchange 146 prisoners of war each on Ukraine's Independence Day

Ukraine · 2 sources

08/18Zelensky and seven European leaders meet Trump at the White House on security guarantees

Washington · 2 sources

08/15Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for nearly three hours; no ceasefire or deal is announced

Anchorage · 3 sources

08/14Russia and Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each, including Ukrainian civilians held since 2014

Ukraine · 2 sources

07/23Third round of direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul agrees a new prisoner exchange but no ceasefire

Istanbul · 2 sources

07/04Russia and Ukraine carry out a further prisoner exchange under the June Istanbul agreement

Ukraine · 1 source

07/01United States pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine after a Pentagon stockpile review

Washington · 1 source

06/02Second Istanbul round: sides exchange ceasefire memoranda and agree to swap all sick and wounded prisoners

Istanbul · 1 source

05/19Two-hour Trump-Putin call ends without Russian agreement to a ceasefire; Putin offers a peace memorandum

Russia · 2 sources

05/16First direct Russia-Ukraine talks since 2022 in Istanbul end with a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner deal and no ceasefire

Istanbul · 2 sources

05/10European leaders in Kyiv demand a 30-day ceasefire; Putin instead proposes direct talks in Istanbul

Kyiv · 2 sources

05/08Russia's unilateral 72-hour truce for Victory Day begins; Ukraine calls it a cover for the parade

Russia · 1 source

04/28Kremlin announces a 72-hour ceasefire for 8 to 10 May; Kyiv calls for 30 days

Russia · 1 source

04/26Trump and Zelensky meet in St Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis's funeral

Vatican City · 2 sources

04/23Reported US peace framework would freeze front lines and recognise Russian control of Crimea

United States · 1 source

04/17Ukraine and the US sign a memorandum on a minerals deal as Rubio warns the US could abandon peace efforts

Paris · 1 source

03/25After parallel talks in Riyadh, the US announces Black Sea and energy arrangements; the Kremlin ties them to sanctions relief

Black Sea · 2 sources

03/18Trump and Putin agree a 30-day halt to strikes on energy infrastructure; strikes continue overnight

Ukraine · 3 sources

03/11After talks in Jeddah, Ukraine accepts a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and the US restores aid

Jeddah · 2 sources

03/03US pauses military aid to Ukraine and then halts intelligence sharing

United States · 3 sources

02/28Zelensky's White House meeting with Trump and Vance breaks down and the minerals deal goes unsigned

Washington, D.C. · 1 source

02/24UN General Assembly backs a resolution naming Russia the aggressor; the US votes against

United Nations · 1 source

02/18US and Russian delegations meet in Riyadh without Ukraine or European officials

Riyadh · 1 source

02/12Trump says he and Putin agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war

United States · 1 source

10/24UN Secretary-General meets Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan; Kyiv objects

Kazan · 2 sources

09/11US and UK foreign ministers visit Kyiv as Ukraine presses to use Western missiles deeper inside Russia

Kyiv · 1 source

07/10NATO summit declares Ukraine's membership path irreversible and sets a 40 billion euro aid baseline

Washington · 1 source

07/09UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on the 8 July strikes, chaired by Russia

United Nations, New York · 1 source

06/25EU formally opens accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

Luxembourg · 2 sources

06/25Ukraine and Russia exchange 90 prisoners of war each

Ukraine · 1 source

06/25ICC issues arrest warrants for Shoigu and Gerasimov over strikes on Ukraine's power grid

The Hague · 2 sources

06/19Russia and North Korea sign a treaty with a mutual assistance clause during Putin's Pyongyang visit

Pyongyang · 2 sources

06/16Peace summit in Switzerland ends with a communique signed by 78 countries; Russia not invited

Burgenstock · 2 sources

06/13G7 agrees a 50 billion dollar loan backed by frozen Russian assets; US and Ukraine sign a 10-year security pact

Apulia · 2 sources

05/31Ukraine and Russia exchange 75 prisoners of war each

Ukraine · 1 source

04/24US Congress passes and Biden signs about 61 billion dollars in aid for Ukraine

United States · 3 sources

03/22Gunmen kill more than 140 at Crocus City Hall near Moscow; Islamic State claims it and Russian officials allege a Ukrainian link

Krasnogorsk · 3 sources

03/15Russia holds its presidential election in occupied areas of Ukraine despite UN objections

Ukraine · 2 sources

02/16Alexei Navalny dies in an Arctic prison colony; Western leaders blame the Kremlin

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug · 4 sources

02/08Ukraine and Russia exchange 100 prisoners of war each

Ukraine · 1 source

02/01EU leaders agree a 50 billion euro Ukraine Facility after Hungary lifts its veto

Brussels · 2 sources

01/31First prisoner exchange since the Il-76 crash returns 207 Ukrainians and 195 Russians

Ukraine · 1 source

01/12UK signs security cooperation agreement with Ukraine and pledges 2.5 billion pounds for 2024-25

Kyiv · 1 source

01/03Ukraine and Russia carry out the largest prisoner exchange of the war so far

Ukraine · 2 sources

12/14EU leaders decide to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

Brussels · 2 sources

10/25Russia's parliament votes to revoke ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty

Moscow · 1 source

10/04UN monitors report about six civilian deaths a day and torture of detainees by Russian authorities

Ukraine · 1 source

09/25UN Commission of Inquiry reports widespread and systematic torture by Russian forces in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Kherson oblast · 2 sources

08/07Twenty-two Ukrainian soldiers return in a prisoner exchange, the last of 2023

Ukraine · 1 source

08/05Saudi Arabia hosts talks on Ukraine's peace formula in Jeddah without Russia

Jeddah · 1 source

07/17Russia ends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative

Black Sea · 2 sources

07/11NATO summit in Vilnius says Ukraine's future is in NATO but sets no timeline

Vilnius · 1 source

07/06Forty-five Ukrainian prisoners and two deported children return to Ukraine

Ukraine · 1 source

06/26Putin says Wagner fighters may join the army, go home or move to Belarus after the failed mutiny

Moscow · 3 sources

06/16African leaders' peace mission visits Kyiv amid a missile attack before planned talks with Putin

Kyiv · 1 source

05/17Russia agrees to stay in the Black Sea grain deal for another 60 days

Black Sea · 2 sources

04/26Xi and Zelenskyy hold their first conversation since the invasion

Kyiv · 1 source

04/10Russia and Ukraine exchange more than 200 prisoners of war

Ukraine · 1 source

04/05Russia gives ICC-indicted children's commissioner Lvova-Belova a platform at an informal UN Security Council meeting

New York · 1 source

03/20Russia opens criminal case against ICC prosecutor and judges; Medvedev evokes missile strike on the court

Moscow · 3 sources

03/20EU agrees a 2 billion euro plan to send Ukraine one million artillery shells within a year

Brussels · 1 source

03/18Black Sea grain deal renewed, with Russia saying 60 days and Ukraine 120

Black Sea · 2 sources

03/17ICC issues arrest warrants for Putin and children's commissioner Lvova-Belova over deportation of children

The Hague · 2 sources

02/24China publishes a 12-point position paper calling for a ceasefire and talks

Beijing · 1 source

02/23UN General Assembly votes 141 to 7 for Russian withdrawal on the war anniversary

New York · 2 sources

02/21Putin suspends Russian participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty

Moscow · 1 source

02/20Biden makes unannounced visit to Kyiv and pledges $500m in further military aid

Kyiv · 2 sources

01/25Germany and the US commit Leopard 2 and Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine

Ukraine · 3 sources

01/05Putin orders a 36-hour Orthodox Christmas ceasefire; Kyiv rejects it

Ukraine · 1 source

12/15Prisoner exchange returns 64 Ukrainian soldiers and a US citizen

Ukraine · 1 source

11/23European Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

Strasbourg · 2 sources

11/17Black Sea Grain Initiative renewed after more than 11 million tonnes shipped

Istanbul · 1 source

10/17Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners, freeing 108 Ukrainian women

Ukraine · 2 sources

10/12UN General Assembly votes 143 to 5 to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of four regions

New York · 1 source

09/30Putin signs treaties claiming to annex four Ukrainian regions; Ukraine applies for fast-track NATO membership

Moscow · 3 sources

09/27Russian-installed authorities announce large majorities for joining Russia in votes held in four occupied regions

Ukraine · 3 sources

09/21Largest prisoner exchange of the war frees 215 Ukrainians, including Azovstal commanders, for 55 people and Viktor Medvedchuk

Ukraine · 2 sources

08/18Guterres, Erdogan and Zelenskyy meet in Lviv on grain exports, the nuclear plant and prisoners

Lviv · 2 sources

08/03UN Secretary-General announces a fact-finding mission into the Olenivka prison deaths

Olenivka · 2 sources

07/22Russia and Ukraine sign separate UN and Turkey brokered deals in Istanbul to reopen Black Sea grain exports

Istanbul · 2 sources

05/12UN Human Rights Council holds special session on Ukraine; Bachelet says 1,000 bodies found in Kyiv region

Geneva · 1 source

04/07UN General Assembly suspends Russia from the Human Rights Council

United States · 2 sources

03/29Istanbul talks: Ukraine tables neutrality proposals and Russia says it will cut activity near Kyiv and Chernihiv

Istanbul · 2 sources

03/16International Court of Justice orders Russia to suspend its military operations in Ukraine

The Hague · 2 sources

03/02UN General Assembly demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine by 141 votes to 5

United States · 2 sources

02/28First Russian and Ukrainian talks held in Belarus's Gomel region

Gomel region · 2 sources