New Russia-Ukraine talks on Wednesday: Zelensky
- 22-Jul-2025
Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey Wednesday as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. While US President Donald Trump has increased the pressure by giving Russia 50 days to agree on a deal or face sanctions, Zelensky spoke […]
Putin says Russia, Ukraine peace proposals contradictory
- 27-Jun-2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia and Ukraine’s demands for peace were “absolutely contradictory”, after two rounds of peace talks have failed to bring the sides closer to an elusive ceasefire. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators swapped memorandums outlining their visions for how to end the three-year conflict at peace talks in Istanbul this […]
Trump says Putin is ‘playing with fire’ as Russia makes gains in Ukraine
- 28-May-2025
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv as Russian forces made gains in Ukraine’s northeast. With his frustration increasing, Trump has lashed out at the Russian president as Moscow has hit Ukraine with some of the three-year-old war’s deadliest drone […]
Russia exchanges 307 POWs with Ukraine on second day of swap
- 24-May-2025
MOSCOW: Russia and Ukraine exchanged 307 POWs from each country on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said on the second day of the biggest prisoner swap in more than three years of conflict. “Another 307 members of the Russian military were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. In exchange, 307 Ukrainian prisoners of […]
Russian attack kills 9, Ukraine says, just hours after peace talks
- 17-May-2025
A Russian drone hit a bus, killing nine people and injuring four more in the region of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, in an attack that took place hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct peace talks in years. “This is not just another shelling — it is a cynical war crime,” Ukraine’s National […]
Russia’s Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
- 19-Apr-2025
President of Russia Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end attacks at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian air defence units were repelling an attack by Russian drones on Saturday, saying that showed true Moscow’s attitude […]
Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine to end war
- 28-Mar-2025
President of Russia Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords to reach a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday. Putin’s comments, during a visit to the northern port of Murmansk, come amid U.S. attempts […]
Russia, Ukraine agree to sea, energy truce; Washington seeks easing of sanctions
- 26-Mar-2025
The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow. While it was not clear when or how the Black Sea maritime security deals would start, the agreements are the first formal […]
After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender
- 15-Mar-2025
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin said he would honor if they surrendered. Trump posted on social media after his envoy, Steve Witkoff, held a lengthy meeting with Putin on Thursday night in […]
Putin suggests US ceasefire idea for Ukraine needs serious reworking
- 14-Mar-2025
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but sought a number of clarifications and conditions that appeared to rule out a quick end to the fighting. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has left hundreds of thousands of dead and injured, […]