Where do Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine Stand?

Charles Maynes

Steve Inskeep

A Martínez

Greg Dixon

August 26, 2025 / 2:02 pm

President Trump has made clear he’s interested in ending the war Russia has waged on Ukraine. After a flurry of diplomatic meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a variety of European leaders, is the prospect of peace near? We hear from NPR’s correspondent in Moscow and a national security correspondent from the New York Times on whether progress has been made.

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