Trump’s Ukraine Shake-up Plan: Damning Report ‘Leaks’ U.S’ Backchannel Talks With Zelensky’s Rivals High-ranking U.S. officials have reportedly held undisclosed meetings with Ukrainian leaders, discussing Kyiv’s political future and Washington’s shifting stance on the war. Sources suggest the talks centred on upcoming elections, potential leadership changes, and long-term security commitments. 654 views | 1 hour…
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…
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss the outcome of the recent talks between US and Russian officials, according to the Kremlin. “One can expect it,” state news agency Tass quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying in Moscow on Friday. Peskov had been asked if Putin was…
China has little cause to worry about the US-Russia rapprochement, according to observers, who say the Asian neighbours’ shared strategic goal to counter the West and their deep economic ties make for a partnership that is hard to break. The meeting between US and Russian officials earlier this week, which discussed the possibility of normalising…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Top U.S. and Russian officials had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago, meeting for nearly four hours Tuesday in Saudi Arabia as President Donald Trump sought to advance his goal of ending the fighting in Ukraine and mending ties with Moscow….
European leaders have said they are ready to give Ukraine security guarantees and warned that it would be dangerous for Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire without a negotiated peace agreement in place with Moscow, officials said. The offer of a European security commitment to Ukraine was made at a meeting in Paris on Monday,…
On Monday, Ukraine and the UAE signed an economic cooperation partnership, opening free trade, Zelenskyy said. He added that he will be traveling to Turkey on Tuesday, when Russia and the U.S. are expected to meet in Riyadh, and only arrive in Saudi Arabia the following day. “So, once again, my visits have nothing in…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (from left), Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmerand NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meet at 10 Downing Street in London on October 10, 2024. Photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe /pool/EPA_ESE Feb. 16 (UPI) — European leaders are planning an emergency summit in Paris on Monday amid concerns the continent is being shut…
The Lavrov interview is Carlson’s second with a top Russian official this year. In February, Carlson went to Moscow for what was widely panned as a softball Kremlin-friendly sit-down with President Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he spoke to Lavrov to shed light on the “Russian perspective” on the ongoing war with Ukraine. Russia has waged…
The United States will face “dangerous consequences” if it presses on with growing military aid to Ukraine rather than backing a proposed Russian settlement that would see Moscow take over swathes of territory, the man serving as Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s top diplomat for 20 years said in exclusive responses to Newsweek questions. Well over…