Emmanuel Macron announced on platform X that he had spoken with President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

From Pope Leo XIV and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin to Italian Prime Minister Meloni and Kremlin spokesman Peskov, intense maneuverings are underway to trigger a peace process in Rome. The first question: can Vladimir Putin even come to Italy without being arrested?

Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, Kier Starmer and Giorgia Meloni called for an "unconditional ceasefire" in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is set to hold a call with Russia's Vladimir Putin. DW rounds up the latest.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, criticized Vladimir Putin's Sunday statement about his readiness to negotiate with Ukraine, calling it a "delaying manoeuvre." What you need to know Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions,

After Ukraine, the EU, and the US proposed a temporary ceasefire starting May 12, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said he was ready to talk on May 15, with no mention of any ceasefire. The Kremlin's move sparked a wave of international reactions.

Putin’s proposal came after leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Moscow if it does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, criticised Vladimir Putin's Sunday statement about readiness to negotiate with Ukraine, calling it a "delaying manoeuvre." What do you need to know? Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions,

Vladimir Putin is backing war rather than peace, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, condemning "belligerent" comments made by the Russian leader at a Moscow parade marking victory in World War II.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is refusing to offer a timeline for peace talks despite Donald Trump saying negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow would begin “immediately”.The Kremlin quickly poured cold water on the US president's optimistic statements following a two-hour call with Mr Putin aimed at ending the war in Ukraine,