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LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “prolonging the war” and “ignoring” U.S.-led efforts to agree to a ceasefire, as a first step toward ending Moscow’s three-year-old invasion of its neighbor. Recent weeks have seen Kyiv and Moscow frame each other as the main impediment to peace, maneuvering to win…
Reports suggest the US may revive Nord Stream 2 in a potential deal with Russia, signaling a major policy shift under Trump. Financial Times revealed US investors are exploring agreements with Gazprom, potentially using Russian gas as leverage for peace talks in Ukraine. If true, this could reshape Europe’s energy strategy, forcing Germany and the…
About 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk region are fighting against Ukrainian forces, a senior government official told Kyodo News on Tuesday. The Ukrainian official said fierce fighting has broken out and North Korean soldiers have been killed in some areas, as the United States officially acknowledged for the first time…
Ukraine struck a manufacturer of military explosives deep inside Russian territory overnight, as well as storage infrastructure at a military airfield in the Lipetsk region, Kyiv’s General Staff said in a statement on Sunday. Russian air defence units downed 110 Ukrainian drones over the country, Russia’s defence ministry said, including one over the Moscow region,…