Zelenskyy said that, during the past week, Russia has sent nearly 1,150 attack drones, more than 1,400 guided aerial bombs and 35 missiles of various types against Ukraine. In a statement Saturday evening, the Ukrainian president reiterated his call for security guarantees. “Security guarantees are what unite the vast majority. Europe, America, and all our … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron of France called a second emergency meeting of European allies on Wednesday seeking to recalibrate relations with the United States as President Trump upends international politics by rapidly changing American alliances. Mr. Macron had already assembled a dozen European leaders in Paris on Monday after Mr. Trump and his new team angered … Read more
White House says US President Trump and special envoy Witkoff ‘negotiated an exchange’. Russia has released Marc Fogel, an American teacher that Washington deemed to be wrongfully detained, after three and a half years in prison, the White House has announced. Fogel, 63, had been detained in Russia since August 2021 after being handed a … Read more
EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungary lifts veto threat Financial Times EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungarian hold up Reuters North Korean troops temporarily withdraw from contact line in Kursk Oblast after losses, Sky News reports Kyiv Independent Hungary drops veto threat and allows renewal of EU sanctions on Russia Euronews Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a … Read more
US President Donald Trump ramps up diplomatic pressure to end the war. Russia and Ukraine are still attacking each other’s territory – with no sign of a letup on the battlefield. But the return of Donald Trump as US president is creating new pressure on both sides to end the war. Is that likely? Presenter: … Read more
Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with drones and ballistic missiles before dawn on Saturday, officials said, killing at least three people in central Kyiv as part of a broader assault that targeted towns and cities across the country. Air-raid alarms sounded as emergency crews raced to search for the dead and wounded — a grimly familiar … Read more
CNN — Three people were killed and three others were injured in an attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday, according to officials, in a move Russia said was in retaliation for Ukraine using US-made ATACMS missiles. The deaths and injuries occurred in the city’s central Shevchenkivskyi district, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the … Read more
US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden administration widens sanctions Financial Times Oil jumps on expected hit to China and India’s Russian supplies CNBC Russia faces higher costs on sea-borne oil exports due to new US sanctions Reuters Oil Price Rally Continues After U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Biggest Oil Sellers OilPrice.com Will Joe Biden’s new oil sanctions … Read more
Russia has ground through repeated waves of soldiers in Ukraine. It lost some of its most experienced troops at the very start of the invasion, then shipped off tens of thousands of convicts without seeming to care whether they survived. Now, still desperately seeking sufficient manpower to maintain pressure on Ukraine, Russia has expanded recruitment … Read more
The Pentagon has seen “indications” that the North Korean forces who have been sent to Russia to help the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine have suffered their first casualties, according to a U.S. official. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, told reporters on Monday that the North Koreans had entered combat … Read more