WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive. Trump offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with…
Topline President Donald Trump will deliver a “major statement” on Russia next week, he told NBC News on Thursday night while sharing details on new U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine, as Moscow continued to expand its aerial attacks on major Ukrainian cities, including its capital, Kyiv. Russia has launched a spate of devastating drone and…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference in a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over issues from trade to security and China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. After discussions…
‘Positive trend’ in US-Russia ties remains despite Washington’s ‘zigzag’ policy, Moscow says. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio have met again at the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur, according to Russia’s state-run TASS agency, with the war in Ukraine the key focus. The conversation followed…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of launching 18 missiles and around 400 attack drones in a “massive” deadly attack mostly targeted at Kyiv and the surrounding region that lasted around 10 hours. “This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia—hundreds of ‘Shaheds’ every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities,” Zelensky…
Ukrainian air defence units were defending Kyiv against Russian drones early on Thursday for the second night running, with officials reporting a fire in a city-centre apartment building and drone fragments landing in different districts. At least two people were injured in the latest attacks, according to the AFP news agency. A Russian air strike…
China’s government appears to be censoring U.S. President Donald Trump‘s recent claim that he warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping he would bomb Beijing if the East Asian power invaded Taiwan, according to Newsweek‘s analysis of search results. The comment surfaced in audio obtained by CNN, reportedly recorded during last year’s presidential race, in which Trump…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. “I’m not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people,” Trump said…
Donald Trump’s pledge to send Kyiv more weapons days after the Pentagon had announced a pause of some U.S. arms shipments has raised questions about whether it signaled an apparent shift in his approach to the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin started. The U.S. president said Monday that Washington would send more…
US president voices frustration over the continuing war in Ukraine, says Vladimir Putin is ‘killing a lot of people’. United States President Donald Trump says he is not happy with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the continuation of the war in Ukraine and suggests he is considering additional sanctions against Moscow. “We get a lot…