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Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields on Sunday, including some thousands of kilometres from the front line, was carefully co-ordinated and executed to send a clear message to Moscow, as well as to those who doubt Kyiv’s ability to inflict significant damage more than three years into Russia’s invasion. Ukraine …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine agree to return thousands of war dead in brief peace talks
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met for a second round of direct peace talks in Turkey, although low expectations for the summit seemed to be realized as they ended after just over one hour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at a summit of several NATO members on Monday in Vilnius, Lithuania, …
Read More »Putin ‘needlessly killing a lot of people,’ Trump says, as Russia continues drone onslaught in Ukraine
The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched 355 drones and nine cruise missiles against Ukraine overnight, a huge salvo that the air force’s spokesperson told Reuters made it Russia’s largest drone attack of the war to date. The Ukrainian air force said the third consecutive night of Russian aerial …
Read More »Ukraine, Russia appear set to engage in Istanbul-hosted talks without Zelenskyy, Putin
Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul, led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, to attend talks with a team from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday after holding talks in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelenskyy, who has called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the war …
Read More »Ukraine, European leaders in Kyiv urge Moscow to agree to ‘unconditional’ ceasefire
Ukraine and its allies are ready for a “full, unconditional ceasefire” with Russia for at least 30 days starting on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Saturday. His remarks came as the leaders of four major European countries visited Kyiv, amid a push for Moscow to agree to a truce …
Read More »Ukraine, U.S. officials sign natural resources deal
Ukraine and the U.S. said on Wednesday they signed an agreement on a joint fund to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction, and a draft of the document said it would give Washington preferential access to new Ukrainian natural resources deals. The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of …
Read More »Hundreds of North Korean troops killed while fighting Ukraine, Seoul says
About 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine out of a total deployment of 15,000, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing the country’s intelligence agency. North Korea has suffered some 4,700 casualties so far, including injuries and deaths, though its troops have shown signs …
Read More »North Korea confirms it deployed troops to support Russia’s war with Ukraine
North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine under the order of leader Kim Jong-un and made an important contribution to the liberation of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine. The victorious end of the battle …
Read More »Russia announces 3-day Ukraine war ceasefire next week for WW II commemoration
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the full cessation of hostilities in the Ukraine war on “humanitarian grounds” as Russia celebrates the Victory Day over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. The truce will start just after midnight on May 8. “Russia believes …
Read More »See the Ukraine war ceasefire proposals put forth by the Trump administration
Reuters has seen the text of a set of proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that were presented to European officials by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in Paris on April 17. Witkoff was in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, just over a …
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