The sanctioned Russian billionaire is again serving as an informal intermediary in talks between the two sides, more than four years after the failed 2022 negotiations.
Abramovich is again acting as an informal intermediary between Moscow and Kyiv, per The Moscow Times.
He played the same role during the failed Istanbul negotiations in spring 2022.
He remains under Western sanctions and holds no official diplomatic mandate.
Macron, Starmer and Merz met the Ukrainian president in London on Sunday, endorsing his proposal for direct dialogue with Moscow, provided the US and Europe take an active role.
Macron, Starmer and Merz endorse Zelensky's call for direct talks with Russia.
Any negotiations must involve the active participation of the US and Europe.
Moscow has yet to respond to the Ukrainian proposal.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces targeted the "Semikolodezeanskaia" fuel base and the Feodosia maritime oil terminal, both used by the Russian military to supply its operations in the peninsula.
Ukraine hit two Russian military fuel depots in Crimea during the night of June 7.
The "Semikolodezeanskaia" base, 200 km from the front, stored fuel oil for Russian forces.
The Feodosia maritime oil terminal, a key Russian logistics node in the peninsula, was also struck.
The Financial Times reports that the Russian billionaire visited Kyiv in May 2026 and met with Zelensky, who allegedly asked him to pass a direct-talks proposal to Putin.
Financial Times: Abramovich met Zelensky in Kyiv in May 2026.
Zelensky reportedly asked him to relay a direct-talks invitation to Putin.
No official confirmation from Moscow, Kyiv, or Abramovich himself.
A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Chonhar bridge overnight, one of the few logistical arteries connecting occupied Crimea to Russian-held southern Ukraine.
The Chonhar bridge, a key logistical link between Crimea and Kherson, was struck overnight.
The damage was confirmed by the Russian-installed head of the Kherson administration, Volodimir Saldo.
The attack targets Russian supply lines in southern Ukraine.