The two-day trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and mediator United States concluded on Saturday, with no immediate clarity on which direction the negotiations took. Firefighters work at the site of a drone and missile strike amid Russia’s attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Sourced via Reuters) Further rounds of trilateral talks to end the lasting…
Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to wish for Vladimir Putin’s death in his annual Christmas address to Ukraine. “Today we all share one dream. And we make one wish, for all of us: may he perish,” the Ukrainian president said. The comment was widely understood to refer to the Russian president, who has continued to bombard Kyiv…
A power struggle has emerged between the two men Donald Trump has dispatched to end the war in Ukraine, according to reports. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, is understood to have become frustrated with Steve Witkoff, Mr Trump’s peace envoy, for attempting to cut him out of peace talks. In November, Mr Witkoff,…
The issue of territory is still the ‘most problematic’ in peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, an official familiar with the negotiations told news agency AFP. They said that Russian President Putin does not wish to enter into an agreement without territory, amid pressure from the US to reach an agreement. Earlier on Sunday,…
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff held productive talks with Ukraine’s senior negotiator Rustem Umerov in Miami over the past two days, US officials said on Friday, with further talks scheduled for Saturday. US special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, Russian presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, left, Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill…
US President Donald Trump hinted at supporting the proposed Senate legislation to sanction countries conducting business with Russia, as he said that such a measure would be “okay with me,” amid a long-running push to cut Moscow’s access to funding. “The Republicans are putting in legislation that is very tough, sanctioning, etcetera, on any country…
Pakistan said Sunday it was committed to “dialogue” with Afghanistan despite peace talks ending after Kabul’s warning of a war with Islamabad. The two sides met in Istanbul in an effort to cement a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar, after dozens of people were killed in cross-border fire between the neighbours.(AFP) According to…
Donald Trump no longer plans to meet Vladimir Putin in Hungary, the White House confirmed. The US president will not meet the Russian leader in the “immediate future” after a phone call between negotiators to prepare for peace talks turned sour. On Thursday, Mr Trump announced he would hold a second summit with Putin in…
President Donald Trump has called for Russia and Ukraine to “stop where they are” and quit fighting after concluding talks in Washington Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Taking to Truth Social late Friday afternoon, Trump wrote that “it is time to stop the killing, and make a DEAL! Enough blood has been shed, with…
President Donald Trump’s potentially historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas, which aims to finally release all the remaining hostages taken on October 7, 2023, faces several significant hurdles even as the administration remains positive it can close the deal. “No one said this is going to be easy. This is good progress, but a…