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Trump accuses Zelensky of treating US envoy 'rudely'

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his treasury secretary was treated rudely during an official visit to Kyiv, accusing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky of sleeping and failing to make a deal. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Zelensky in Ukraines capital last week to discuss...

Trump says Russia has 'the cards' in Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Russians have the cards in any negotiation to end the war in Ukraine, after branding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator who refuses to hold elections. The Ukrainian leader, who has exchanged barbs with Trump since he initiated a...

Russia praises Trump for criticising Ukraine-NATO moves

Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov onWednesday praised US President Donald Trump for blaming the Ukraine conflicton moves to admit Kyiv into the NATO military alliance. Trump has repeatedly blamed the conflict on his predecessor, Joe Biden, andhas said the nearly three years of fighting...

West should repair oil facility damaged by Ukraine – Putin

President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Western co-owners of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) should cover repairs to the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station in southern Russia, damaged by a Ukrainian drone strike on Monday. The facility is partially owned by US and EU companies, including...

Russia urges NATO to cancel 2008 Ukraine membership pledge, rejects peacekeeper idea

Russia on Tuesday demanded NATO scrap its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the US-led NATO military alliance and dismissed the idea that NATO member forces could be keepers of the peace under some sort of ceasefire deal, reports Reuters. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Turkiye ideal host for Russia-Ukraine talks, says Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkiye would be the ideal venue for planned peace discussions between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, as he welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ankara on Tuesday; reads a Daily Sabah post. At a joint news conference, Erdogan...

Why Europe is worried over US-Russia talks on Ukraine

Sceptic about the US rush to strike a peace deal with Russia, European leaders met for an informal summit on Monday, where they reiterated their continuing support for Ukraine and vowed to continue their joint support for Kyiv in the face of Moscows invasion. However, they failed to provide any...

Musk praises Russian delegation ahead of US-Russia talks

Elon Musk has welcomed the arrival of a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia ahead of direct negotiations between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine conflict. The billionaire reposted a Russian news segment on X showing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landing in Riyadh. This is what competent...

Ukraine must repay Americans, says Trump aide Michael Waltz

US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz has called on Ukraine to repay the American people for the billions of dollars Washington has invested in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Waltz argued that ensuring a return on American investments would be key to securing...

UK PM Starmer offers to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was ready to send British troops to Ukraine as part of any postwar peacekeeping force as he tried to show the US that European nations should have a role in the talks on ending the conflict. Starmer said he had not taken the decision to...

Ukrainians in fear as Trump-brokered ceasefire may full of false promises

Ukraine has always called its areas under Russian control temporarily occupied territories, insisting it will eventually regain control over them. But that hope is being crushed now. This week, US President Donald Trump suggested it was unlikely Ukraine would get back much of its occupied land in...

UK's Starmer says Europe 'must take on a greater role in NATO'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that Europe must take on a greater role in NATO and work with the United States to secure Ukraines future. His comments came ahead of an expected gathering of European leaders in Paris on Monday, although France has yet to confirm the meeting....

US and Russia to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine war

US and Russian officials are scheduled to meet in Saudi Arabia next week to initiate talks aimed at resolving Russias nearly three-year war in Ukraine, reports The Guardian. The US delegation will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Middle East envoy...

Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal with US on minerals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he blocked a Donald Trump-led deal that would give the US access to vast amounts of Ukrainian natural resources as it lacked security guarantees for Kyiv and does not protect us. Trump, a businessman leader highly critical of the money...

Pentagon won’t rule out nuclear weapons for Ukraine

The final decision on whether to provide nuclear weapons to Ukraine rests with US President Donald Trump, and the possibility has not been ruled out, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview with Breitbart published Thursday. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has pushed for either...

Will US-Europe tie be over due to America first strategy?

Analyzing the incidents that took place after Donald Trump reclaims the oval office; a CNN analyst predicts an end to the United States and Europe ties. The analyst Stephen Collinson is a senior reporter at the media. According to him, Trumps stance reflects his America First ideology, viewing...

Trump talks with Putin: Ukraine war discussions start

US President Donald Trump said he had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, BBC reported. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had agreed...

EU nation confirms resumption of Russian gas supply via TurkStream

Slovakia has resumed importing Russian natural gas through the TurkStream pipeline after Ukraine halted transit via its territory, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced. The move helps Slovakia avert an energy crisis after Kievs refusal to renew its transit agreement with Moscow forced several EU...

Trump wants Ukraine to repay $500 billion in rare-earth minerals

U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his demand for Ukraine to compensate Washington for its financial support by trading rare-earth minerals, regardless of whether the country may be Russian someday. In an interview with Fox News Bret Baier, Trump claimed that the U.S. has committed more...

Trump claims he has spoken to Putin about ending Ukraine war – report

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, according to a report by the New York Post on Saturday. In an interview aboard Air Force One on Friday, Trump declined to specify how many times they had spoken, saying...

Russia ready for ‘serious conversation’ on Ukraine war

Moscow is ready for a very serious conversation about a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, but is not moving away from its previously taken position, Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin said in an interview with the British television channel ITV. Quoting the ambassador as...

Russia's drone and missile barrage kills 15 in Ukraine

Russia unleashed a wave of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, resulting in 15 deaths and widespread damage to residential buildings and energy infrastructure, according to Ukrainian officials. In the central city of Poltava, Ukraines Emergency Services said a Russian missile had struck...

Talks with Ukraine possible, but not with Zelensky: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called illegitimate. The Ukrainian leader responded by saying that Putin was afraid of negotiations and was using cynical...

End 'ridiculous war' in Ukraine or face new sanctions

BBC reported that Donald Trump has cautioned that he will enforce steep tariffs and additional sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin does not bring an end to the war in Ukraine. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump stated that his efforts to resolve the conflict were a very...

Zelensky says US doesn’t care about EU

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed concerns about the United States prioritization of Europe, urging European nations to enhance their defense capabilities. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, he emphasized the importance of Europe taking a more proactive...

Trump threatens sanctions on Russia if Putin refuses Ukraine talks

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine, reports Reuters. Trump gave no details on possible additional sanctions. The United States has already sanctioned Russia...

Russia toppled 31 Ukrainian drones

Russia on Monday said it had shot down 31 Ukrainian drones which mainly targeted industrial sites, reports BSS. Both Kyiv and Moscow have been trying to secure the upper hand in the conflict ahead of US President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration on Monday. Trump has said he wants to end the...

British PM pledges 100-year partnership with Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmerarrived in Kyiv on Thursday, pledging long-term security support for Ukraine, including a 100-Year Partnership treaty set to be signed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This treaty will cover defence, science, energy, and trade, reports AP. This...