Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to end the war in Ukraine, which, depending on your perspective, began when Russia invaded Ukraine, in early 2022, or when it annexed Crimea and fomented separatism in eastern Ukraine eight years earlier. Many Ukrainians fear that Trump—who is both skeptical of sending more military aid to Ukraine and…
Wall Street opened lower Tuesday while escalating tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war prompted investors to shift toward traditional safe-haven assets including gold and Treasury bonds. The S & P 500 fell 0.5 percent in early trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 319 points, or 0.7 percent. The Nasdaq composite also slid 0.5 percent….
President Volodymyr Zelensky was speaking at Ukrainian parliament. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that 2025 will be decisive in determining who wins the war unleashed by Russia almost three years ago. “In the decisive moments — and they are coming next year — we must not allow anyone in the world to doubt…
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, supporters of President-elect Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to react to President Joe Biden‘s reported authorization of Ukraine to use U.S. ATACMS rockets to launch strikes into Russian territory. According to Reuters, who spoke to three sources familiar with the decision on Sunday, Biden will authorize Ukraine…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for reform of global institutions and emphasised his government’s shared views with Brazil on international matters, including the Ukraine war, ahead of his state visit to the South American nation. In a wide-ranging opinion piece published in Brazil’s leading newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, Xi stressed the importance of increasing…
The incoming U.S. administration could mean a quicker end to the war started by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Amid concerns about what the White House return of Donald Trump means for the war, given the president-elect’s criticism of continued U.S. aid for Kyiv and insistence he can do a…
Vladimir Putin has said that NATO should accept “new territorial realities” ahead of any talks to end the war he started, during a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that has sparked concern from Kyiv. In the first call between the leaders since December 2022, Putin repeated Kremlin rhetoric that the “current crisis” was…
India is keenly observing any move by US President-elect Donald Trump to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with analysts saying a resolution could settle New Delhi’s conundrum of having to balance its relations with Moscow and the West. “If Americans and Russians can get along [after the war is over], it is great news for India,”…
Palm Beach, Florida: Elon Musk being close to Donald Trump has been well-established over the last many months with the billionaire entrepreneur going all-in over his bet over a Trump presidency. Now that Donald Trump has emerged victorious in his electoral campaign and is President-elect, it is perhaps time for him to firm up a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump‘s idea for a swift peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia, warning that a rushed agreement would harm Kyiv. Zelensky’s comments came as he addressed journalists in Budapest, where he was attending a European leaders’ summit. Trump, who secured his second presidential term this week,…