Witkoff and Kushner received for three hours at the Kremlin, expected in Kyiv under a three-day truce

Germany

incl. 2 state outlets

4 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Berlin is gauging the narrowness of the truce granted to Kiev and Moscow as strikes continue elsewhere, and is mindful of Ukrainian skepticism towards a secret US plan.

Bangladesh

2 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Dhaka is deciphering a two-speed ceasefire: Moscow and Washington are negotiating a truce that spares both capitals, while the Kremlin reaffirms its desire to secure the entire Donbass before any agreement and demands the abandonment of Ukraine's NATO membership bid.

Canada

2 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Canada's capital, Ottawa, is expressing diplomatic unease over the normalization of Russia's presence in multilateral forums, as the US negotiates bilaterally with Moscow over the fate of Ukraine.

United States

4 SOURCES

Russian-American diplomatic camp · 2 of 13 countries

The United States government is gauging the revival of a diplomatic channel that has been stalled for six months, driven by Trump's promise to have "an idea to end the war" and made concrete by the historic visit of his emissaries to Kyiv.

France

5 SOURCES

Distant and peripheral reading · 2 of 13 countries

Paris notes that diplomacy is unfolding in Moscow and Washington without the Europeans, while funding for aid to Ukraine is already being discussed in the 2027 debate.

Hungary

2 SOURCES

Distant and peripheral reading · 2 of 13 countries

Budapest is gauging the truly limited scope of the ceasefire announced in the Kremlin, a three-day reprieve that shields Moscow and Kiev without freezing the front.

Italy

2 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Rome is weighing the actual impact of a ceasefire that stops short of Kiev and Moscow, as strikes continue elsewhere on the front.

Népal

2 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Kathmandu is gauging the gap between the superficial ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow and the ongoing war across the rest of the Ukrainian front.

Pakistan

3 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Islamabad is gauging the gap between the promised ceasefire and the ongoing strikes outside of Kyiv and Moscow, in places like Kamianske and the Dnipro region.

United Kingdom

3 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

London is separating the three-day ceasefire granted to Kyiv from the danger that Moscow continues to pose to the UK itself, after Vladimir Putin renewed his threat against British arms factories just a few days earlier.

Russia

incl. 1 state outlet

5 SOURCES

Russian-American diplomatic camp · 2 of 13 countries

Moscow is showing renewed confidence with US emissaries, highlighting the three-day ceasefire and the continuation of a dialogue that began in January, without elaborating on the proposal transmitted by Washington.

Sweden

2 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Stockholm is weighing the gap between words and strikes: the three-day ceasefire announced by Moscow and Kiev has not prevented deadly attacks overnight, while Russian demands are hardening according to Western sources.

Ukraine

incl. 1 state outlet

4 SOURCES

Allied press attentive to the limits of the ceasefire · 9 of 13 countries

Kyiv is assessing the actual scope of the ceasefire: Moscow and Washington are hailing "positive" talks, but Russian strikes have continued in Kamianske and Mykolaiv, outside the three-day perimeter.