The U.K. prime minister and his top security adviser worked intensively to rescue the broken relationship between Kyiv and Washington, drafting a truce plan that might one day pave the way for peace. Mar 12 9 mins read Source link
WASHINGTON (TNND) — A bond between three of America’s biggest adversaries has gotten stronger. In a public showing of support for Iran, Russia and China have called on the United States to end “unlawful” sanctions on the Middle Eastern country in a joint statement after a meeting of foreign ministers in Beijing on Friday. The…
Ukrainian command is denying that its forces are in danger of being surrounded by Russian troops and their North Korean allies. Ukrainian troops have been on the back foot ever since Trump first ended weapons shipments and then stopped intelligence sharing in an effort to pressure Ukraine to agree to peace talks. U.S. aid has…
Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Russia could face significant financial consequences if it fails to uphold a 30-day ceasefire agreement brokered during negotiations between Kyiv and Washington in Saudi Arabia. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and US President Donald Trump give a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland.(AP File) Speaking…
But the Ukrainians have struggled to hold onto it amid a Russian counterattack that has seen villages and settlements slowly come back under the control of Moscow. Russia this week claimed to have recaptured the majority of the seized territory, including the town of Sudzha, Kyiv’s biggest prize, along with hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers. Putin —…
The White House has asked the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury to draft a list of sanctions on some Russian entities and individuals, including oligarchs, which could be eased, Reuters reports, citing sources with knowledge of the plans. The U.S. State and Treasury Departments are asked to draft a list of possible sanctions relief…
Israel has agreed to a proposal from US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza during the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister’s office confirmed on Sunday morning. Palestinians break their fast by eating the Iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan, near the rubble of buildings, amid…
But for Trump and his supporters, all this is overblown. It’s NATO’s eastward expansion that provoked Russian aggression, Trump said just days before his inauguration this year. And anyway, Russia doesn’t have the capacity to strike against a NATO country beyond Ukraine. “I don’t believe for a second Russia is going to advance a war…
Donald Trump-Volodymyr Zelensky tensions: US President Donald on Friday intensified his attacks on his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he doesn’t consider it essential for the latter to be present at negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, (AFP) Speaking…
Ukrainians are rallying around their president, Volodymyr Zelensky, after President Donald Trump launched a remarkable series of verbal and written attacks on their beleaguered leader. Why It Matters Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces growing uncertainty as its once staunchest ally, the United States, appears increasingly divided on supporting Kyiv’s…