EU chief urges Ukraine ceasefire ‘without pre-conditions’
- 10-May-2025
BRUSSELS: A ceasefire in Ukraine must be implemented without pre-conditions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, warning that Moscow would face more sanctions if it breached it. “We support the proposal for a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire. It must be implemented without pre-conditions to pave the way for meaningful peace […]
Putin orders Ukraine ceasefire
- 06-Jan-2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to run during Orthodox Christmas, a move that war-battered Kyiv swiftly branded as “hypocrisy”. Putin’s directive to his troops was announced days after Moscow suffered its deadliest reported loss of the invasion, and following 11 months of brutal combat. Both nations celebrate Orthodox […]
Erdogan asks Putin to declare ‘unilateral’ Ukraine ceasefire
- 05-Jan-2023
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday pressed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a “unilateral” ceasefire in Ukraine. “President Erdogan said that calls for peace and negotiations should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a vision for a fair solution,” his office quoted Erdogan as telling Putin in a telephone call. Erdogan […]
Ukraine rules out ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Donbas
- 22-May-2022
Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland, as Polish President Andrzej Duda prepared to address the Ukrainian parliament on Sunday. After ending weeks of resistance by the last Ukrainian fighters in the strategic southeastern city of Mariupol, […]
Pentagon chief urges ‘immediate’ Ukraine ceasefire in call with Russian counterpart
- 14-May-2022
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine Friday in talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, but their first call since the war began resolved no immediate issues, the Pentagon said. Shoigu spoke with Austin at the Pentagon chief’s request for about an hour, their first direct discussion since February […]