Ukrainian and European Union leaders not invited to Russia-US talks in Riyadh. High-level US and Russian delegates have met in Saudi Arabia’s capital to discuss the war in Ukraine – the first meeting of its kind in three years. But Ukrainian and European Union leaders weren’t invited. President Vladimir Putin seems to have already divided … 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
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock criticized comments reportedly made by US Vice President JD Vance regarding the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party. Vance, who is in Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC), reportedly urged German established parties to cooperate with the AfD. “The only person who decides the German parliamentary election, as … Read more
The US president is reaching across the divide and says Russia and Ukraine both want peace. “This is the beginning of the end.” That’s the message the United States president is sending to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. Donald Trump seems confident a deal can be struck to bring a permanent end to the … Read more
“The state devalues all those who voluntarily joined the army at the beginning of a full-scale war,” Masi Nayyem, a Ukrainian serviceman and prominent lawyer, said in a Facebook post. “It seems that when choosing between unpopular decisions, they decided to neglect the motivation of those already in service,” added Nayyem, who has served in … 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
In Ryazan, residents posted videos on social media showing more than 50 explosions, including at an oil pumping station and the Ryazan heating power plant, SBU officials added. “It’s the effect of our ‘drone sanctions’ against enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex and the oil sector in the Russian rear. We will continue to weaken … 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
CNN — Ukraine claimed Saturday to have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone attack, starting a fire at the facility more than 700 miles into Russian territory. The attack on the Taneco refinery in the city of Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan – one of the largest and most modern refineries in Russia – … Read more
NATO’s new top diplomat suggested on Tuesday that Ukraine should put off any peace talks with Russia until Western allies can send enough military aid to help Kyiv push ahead on the battlefield and garner a stronger negotiating position. Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, said it was up to Ukraine to decide when it … Read more