Published on Mar 02, 2025 11:39 AM IST A day after Trump’s explosive clash with Zelensky, UK PM Keir Starmer pledged £2.26 billion for Ukraine—but with a catch. Unlike past Western aid, Britain is offering a loan, just as Trump suggested for U.S. funding. The money, backed by frozen Russian assets, will go into Ukraine’s…
The great worry is that Mr Trump will impose a disastrous deal on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin says he might be willing to freeze the front lines, though Russia occupies just 70-80% of four Ukrainian provinces it has annexed. But he is also demanding that the West should lift sanctions; that Ukraine should renounce NATO membership;…
White House support for Ukraine appeared to completely collapse on Friday after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian President during a tense Oval Office meeting between the leaders, accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not seriously looking for ways to end the ongoing conflict with Russia. In a statement on social media…
US President Donald Trump, while addressing a press conference with UK prime minister Keir Starmer at the White House, shut a reporter down who asked a question about whether the two leaders discussed Canada. UK PM Keir Starmer met Donald Trump to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be…
Feb 25, 2025 12:33 AM IST The resolution, passed with 93 votes in favour, 18 against, and 65 abstentions, comes on the third anniversary of Russia’s war with Ukraine. The United Nations General Assembly on Monday approved a resolution backing Russia’s immediate approval from the Ukrainian territory. The resolution, which was drafted by the United…
KYIV — US special envoy to the Ukraine war retired Gen. Keith Kellogg visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers Friday to thank them for their sacrifices, which he argued has “given us time” to figure out the “right” way to end Russia’s war on their nation. Kellogg, who previously served as a national security adviser to the…
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United States President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for its war with Russia, which is nearing its third anniversary, adding that Kyiv should have struck a deal before the war erupted in 2022. President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.(AP) During a press conference held at his Florida…
The start of the U.S.-Russian talks on ending the war in Ukraine adds another bearish geopolitical factor for oil prices this year. As top U.S. and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss the possible end of the war without Ukraine’s participation, the market is starting to come around to the potential of…
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said European leaders will discuss in Paris on Monday how to prevent a peace negotiation on Ukraine ending up rewarding Russian aggression. “A war of aggression cannot be rewarded, we cannot encourage others to launch wars of aggression,” he said in an interview with radio station…