The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.

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The Kremlin says any peace deal must cede to Russia the entire eastern Donbas region, including territory Ukraine still controls — a nonstarter for Kyiv.

Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.

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Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.

The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.

Don’t let Trump sell out its freedom for business deals with Putin.

How much will Trump ask Zelensky to pay for peace in Ukraine?

Readers discuss the proposed deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. Also: Immigrant family separations; unplugging A.I.

If Ukraine is forced to surrender to these terms by Thursday, Thanksgiving will no longer be an American holiday. It will become a Russian holiday.

War and diplomacy: Readers react to developments on Russia and Ukraine. Also: A global democracy deficit; a sad phone.

Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

Without a plan for what comes next, the United States is not only hastening its own decline but also forcing the world into a new era of disorder.