Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has proposed to meet Russian negotiators next week for a new round of peace talks. The offer comes hours after Russian forces staged a mass drone attack across Ukraine that claimed more lives. Ukraine and Russia have held talks in Istanbul in recent months, but there has been no…
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Moscow is closely monitoring the West’s supply of weapons to Ukraine, the Kremlin’s spokesperson says shortly after United States President Donald Trump announced the resumption of arms deliveries to Kyiv. Dmitry Peskov also noted on Wednesday that a new phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was not currently planned but could quickly…
United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose “very severe tariffs” on Russia on Monday if a peace agreement to end the Ukraine war is not reached in the next 50 days. Trump has also unveiled a new agreement to supply Ukraine with more weapons. On the campaign trail ahead of last year’s presidential election,…
President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive. The dogged Ukrainian resistance, however, makes it unlikely that the Russian military will make any quick gains. President Vladimir Putin…
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…
Russia has rejected President Trump’s “ultimatum” for Moscow to sign a ceasefire deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days on Tuesday as “unacceptable,” calling for continued negotiations and insisting that the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin would continue until its goals are achieved. In response to President Trump’s threat to impose…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia does not care about U.S. President Donald Trump‘s “theatrical ultimatum” about slapping sanctions on buyers of Russian exports unless Moscow agrees to a peace deal in Ukraine, a senior security official said on Tuesday. Trump, sitting beside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, on Monday, announced new weapons for…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed preparations for President Vladimir Putin’s forthcoming visit to China. Putin is set to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over militaristic Japan, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry,…
A German backpacker who miraculously survived 12 days in the remote and unforgiving Western Australian bush has revealed she lost 12kg during the ordeal. Carolina Wilga issued a statement on Monday thanking the community for their search efforts after she was last seen in a small Wheatbelt town on June 29. Sharing a picture on…