Peace 'close' but Donbas remains a key unresolved issue

US President Donald Trump said that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue.

Ukraine mounting coordinated assaults in Donbas, says Russian official

Ukrainian forces have mounted coordinated assaults on several villages in the eastern Donetsk region and are heavily shelling the city of Bakhmut, a Russian official in the region said Friday.

Referendum on joining Russia starts. Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions begin vote

 

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Ukraine war: A successful surprise attack - but danger still looms - BBC News

Ukraine says it has made significant gains in pushing back Russian troops, retaking more than 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) of territory in recent days.

DPR’s leader urges not to skip ahead on returning of entire Donbass territory - TASS

The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin said on Tuesday that there is no need to skip ahead on the issue of returning the entire territory of Donbass: the issue of borders will be resolved later.

Kiev Believes US May Play Key Role In Helping Ukraine Regain Control Over Territories - UrduPoint

The United States may play a key role in ending the conflict in Donbas and helping Kiev regain control over the lost territories, Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, said on Saturday.

Putin pledges help to unrecognized Donbass republics, warns Ukraine against attack

Vladimir Putin has said that any aggravation of the military conflict in Ukraine would "inflict a tremendous damage" to the country's statehood and added that Russian support for the Donbass republics will continue.

President Poroshenko: Ukrainian flag should fly over Crimea (Tavrida) and Donbass

The Ukrainian President said Tuesday that the Ukrainian flag should once again fly over areas lost to Russian annexation and pro-Russian rebel occupation.

No agreement on police mission in eastern Ukraine

The Kremlin Thursday denied reports that Russia has agreed to send a police mission to eastern Ukraine.

Putin: Moscow Cannot Leave Donbass Residents 'at Mercy of Nationalists'

Russia has no right to leave the Russian-speaking Donbass residents at the mercy of nationalists, the President Putin said. He added that the West in fact is trying to shift the financial support of Ukraine to Russia.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry has no information on terrorists’ weapons purchases in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has no information on weapons purchases by militants of the Islamic State terrorist grouping in the country, spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Vladislav Seleznyov said on Friday.

Ukraine repeats request to UN to send peacekeepers to Ukraine — (defense ministry)

Ukraine asks the United Nations to send its peacekeepers to Donbas, Leonid Golopatyuk, the head of the main department of military cooperation and peacekeeping operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff, during his working visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry press service said on Tuesday.

Russian FM says he hopes escalation of violence in Donbas will be stopped

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday he hoped escalation of violence in Donbas will ultimately be stopped.

Confirmado: La reunión del cuarteto de Normandía se celebrará el 6 de noviembre en Berlín

El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia ha confirmado que la reunión del cuarteto de Normandía sobre la situación en Ucrania se celebrará el 6 de noviembre en Berlín, Alemania, anunció la portavoz de la Cancillería rusa, María Zajárova.

Ukraine to demand Russia pay $1trl for Crimea, Donbas — (PM Yatsenyuk)

Kiev will demand that Russia pay at least $1 trillion for Crimea and Donbas, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Thursday.