BRUSSELS — The U.K. and French foreign ministers on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks aimed at halting Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine and demanded a swift response from Russia after weeks of U.S. efforts to secure a truce. A Russian drone attack late Thursday on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city,…
Day-long talks in Saudi Arabia between the U.S. and Russia over a ceasefire in the Ukraine war were “difficult” but “constructive,” a Russian official said. Grigory Karasin, a member of the Russian delegation and head of the international committee of the Federation Council, gave the update to state news agency RIA. “A very interesting, difficult,…
Stock photo: Getty Images UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer presented plans for a Western peacekeeping force of over 10,000 soldiers for Ukraine during a meeting of the leaders of the coalition of the willing on 15 March. Source: The Times, citing sources in the UK government, as reported by European Pravda Details: Sources cited by…
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Russia’s stock market surged on Thursday after Trump and Putin had an hourlong call about the war. The call was widely seen as Washington moving to reconcile with Moscow after three years. It’s sparked fears in Europe that the US may abandon its lead position in the West’s bloc against Russia. Russia’s stock market posted…
As President Donald Trump announced his intentions to begin negotiations to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, local Ukrainians in Massachusetts said they are worried that these negotiations will result in Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia.Following phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, Trump announced that he had…
President Donald Trump announced he spoke with both Russia and Ukraine’s presidents Wednesday, aiming to end the ongoing war.He said he had a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which they agreed to work “very closely” together to begin negotiations to end the war and plan to visit each other’s countries. He…
An Italian structural composites company has selected Chattanooga for its first U.S. operations facility, investing nearly $3.8 million into the city. According to a statement from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and officials from Microtex Composites Inc., the company will create 26 new jobs. Based in Italy, the composites manufacturer has experienced rapid…
News Desk 22 December 2024, 11:41 AM IST US President Joe Biden authorised the provision of up to USD 571 million in Defense Department material and services and in military education and training for Taiwan. Separately, the Defence Department said Friday that USD 295 million in military sales had been approved. Representational Image | Photo…
The Biden and Trump administrations are turning their attention to the Israel-Hamas War in hopes of bringing a swift resolution to the violence.On Monday, President-elect Trump demanded the release of Israeli hostages, threatening that if it doesn’t happen before his inauguration on Jan. 20, there would be “ALL HELL TO PAY.””It’s all talk, and no…