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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday dismissed the planned summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, has been cast as a potential breakthrough in the nearly 3½-year war. Trump had previously agreed…
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…
The United States has condemned China’s recent interception of a Philippine government vessel near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea early Wednesday morning. “The PRC’s (People’s Republic of China) unlawful use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers disrupted a Philippine maritime operation on December 4, putting lives at risk,” U.S. Ambassador to the…
The tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau says China continues to intrude into its maritime zone. “We keep on raising flags and complaining about it, but they keep on sending them,” President Surangel Whipps Jr. said in a recent interview with Agence France-Presse. The complaint is familiar to China’s maritime neighbors in the South China…
China is seeking to substantiate its claim to a contentious reef in the Philippines’ internationally recognized exclusive economic zone (EEZ), further escalating tensions with the U.S. ally. Beijing claims nearly all such features in the South China Sea, frequently appealing to early 20th-century maps and historical records. An independent tribunal at The Hague-based Permanent Court…
China has responded to Vietnam’s demand it release Vietnamese fishing boats and crew members detained in a the South China Sea. “China urges Vietnam to strengthen education and management of its fishermen and refrain from engaging in illegal activities in waters under China’s jurisdiction,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters during a regular…