MOSCOW — President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday, as part of a flurry of phone calls to negotiate a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump also had calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders. Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire,…
Russia said on Saturday that fighting had been taking place in four regions of Ukraine despite this week’s unilateral ceasefire by Moscow, saying its troops had been forced to respond to Ukrainian attacks. Ukraine says Russia has continued to attack it and has called the ceasefire a farce. It did not join the truce but…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Russia wanted to achieve a “stronger position” militarily before committing to any ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Russia earlier this week did not immediately agree to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, as President Vladimir Putin raised questions about the initiative. “They want a stronger…
The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared unwilling to accept the reality on the battlefield which has changed since a peace agreement was almost reached in 2022. Asked about Zelenskyy’s remarks about not conceding any territory to Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the situation on the ground had changed…
Ukraine’s army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said he discussed continued military support for Kyiv and battlefield developments with British Defense Chief Antony Radakin. “Admiral Sir Antony Radakin once again assured me of the United Kingdom’s readiness to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian Defense Forces,” Syrskyi said in a statement on Facebook.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said Sunday it confirmed Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they were being questioned. “The NIS, through real-time cooperation with Ukraine’s intelligence agency (SBU) has identified battlefield situations, including the capture of North Korean soldiers, and confirmed that the Ukrainian military…
Russian troops have taken control of the villages of Yantarne in the Donetsk region and Kalynove in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, state-run TASS state news agency reported on Sunday, citing the defence ministry. Reuters could not immediately confirm battlefield reports. Separately, the ministry said that over the past 24 hours Russian forces have carried…
Russia’s defense ministry said on Tuesday its troops had inflicted heavy strikes on Ukrainian units in Russia’s western Kursk region, where Ukraine’s military reported an escalation in fighting in the previous 24 hours. Ukraine, which seized part of the Kursk region in early August and has held on to it for five months, launched a new…
Russian forces are just 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) outside the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after Russian units pushed up from the south, and some advance groups of special forces have even entered the road and rail hub, pro-Russian war bloggers said on Friday. Russia controls a large chunk of Ukraine and is advancing at the…
Two dozen world leaders are gathering in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western “hegemony.” The summit is the biggest such meeting in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine and comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said in comments broadcast on Tuesday that his movement supports efforts to reach a ceasefire for Lebanon, but for the first time omitted any mention of a Gaza truce deal as a pre-condition to halting the group’s fire on Israel. Qassem said Hezbollah supported efforts by Speaker of Parliament Nabih…
Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region means there will be no talks between Moscow and Kyiv until Ukraine is completely defeated on the battlefield, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, said on Wednesday. “The casual chit-chat of self-proclaimed intermediaries on the virtuous subject of peace has ceased. Even if they cannot say it…
