Major European powers threw their weight behind an unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire on Saturday, with the backing of US President Donald Trump, and threatened President Vladimir Putin with “massive” new sanctions if he did not accept within days. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine set the start of the ceasefire for May…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that the United States would give up on mediation unless Russia and Ukraine put forward “concrete proposals,” as US patience wanes on an early priority for Donald Trump. The US president had vowed to end the war in his first 24 hours back in the White House but, as…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Tuesday for a “fair” end to the war with Russia without “rewards” for Vladimir Putin, pushing back against demands for Kyiv to make territorial concessions. “We all want this war to end in a fair way – with no rewards for Putin, especially no land,” Zelenskyy said via videoconference at…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine. Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv that Russia was recruiting Chinese citizens via social media and that Chinese officials were aware of that. He added that Ukraine was trying to assess whether the recruits were receiving…
Russia said on Tuesday it was willing to strike a new agreement on the safety of shipping in the Black Sea – a possible stepping stone towards a ceasefire with Ukraine – but only if the United States ordered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to respect it. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said only such an order would…
As Trump and Putin hash out Ukraine’s fate over the phone, its embattled leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Helsinki ahead of an official visit to Finland on Wednesday. He is set to discuss military and political support for Ukraine with Finnish President Alexander Stubb. According to Stubb’s office, talks will cover Finland’s assistance to Ukraine,…
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 US fully restored intelligence sharing with Ukraine following talks in Saudi Arabia, a Ukrainian senior governmental official told Reuters on Tuesday after the two sides met under the auspices of Saudi Arabia. Separately, a presidential official said that military assistance had also been resumed. Both sides agreed that it is time to begin a…
Ukraine targeted Moscow with dozens of drones in a “massive” overnight attack, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday. “The Defense Ministry’s air defense continues to repel a massive attack by enemy drones on Moscow,” Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram. “As of now, the Defense Ministry’s air defense forces have shot down 69 enemy drones flying…
Ukraine said it would support Washington’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after what Kyiv said were “milestone” talks during which the United States agreed to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. After more than eight hours of negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a day before talks between Ukrainian and US officials that Washington expects to deliver substantial progress towards ending the war with Russia. The United States, once Ukraine’s main ally, has upended its wartime policies in its stated pursuit of a rapid…
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…
US president says his Russian counterpart’s questioning of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibility could delay ceasefire Donald Trump has said he is “pissed off” with Vladimir Putin over his approach to a ceasefire in Ukraine and threatened to levy tariffs on Moscow’s oil exports if the Russian leader does not agree to a truce within a month. The US…
‘Zelenskyy is inappropriate, corrupt and incapable of reaching agreement,’ says Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Russia on Saturday described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the US as a “complete political and diplomatic failure” of the Ukrainian government. This came a day after a heated exchange between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump and Vice President…
Trump confirmed Zelenskyy would visit Washington on Friday but suggested the United States would not be making far-reaching security guarantees Ukraine said on Wednesday it was set to approve a framework minerals deal with the United States but that its success would depend on talks with President Donald Trump. The deal, under which Kyiv would hand some…
