Washington, DC: Days after calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “evil” for pushing what he called a “forever war” with Russia, American billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday warned that the entire frontline of Kyiv’s defence system will collapse if he “turned off” his Starlink satellite internet system, which has been vital in maintaining the military communications. … Read more
Kyiv: At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded, including five children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia overnight, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Russian forces attacked Dobropillia with ballistic missiles, multiple rockets, and drones, causing damage to eight multi-storey buildings and 30 vehicles, according to … Read more
Donald Trump kept up the pressure on Ukraine to move ahead with a peace deal as signals emerged that the Kremlin would be willing to accept a temporary truce under certain conditions. As the American president pursues an agreement to end the war triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor three years ago, he’s reversed … Read more
Days after spat with Zelensky, Trump says he’s considering “large-scale” sanctions and tariffs against Russia, until a ceasefire and peace agreement is reached with Ukraine. This turn takes place after a wave of strikes at night on Ukraine. He writes: “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure came “under massive missile and drone shelling” by Russia on Friday, a Ukrainian minister said. “The energy and gas infrastructure in various regions of Ukraine is under massive missile and drone shelling again,” Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in a post on Facebook. “Russia is trying to hurt ordinary … Read more
Kyiv: Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed calls for a mutual halt to aerial attacks on critical infrastructure. The call from Zelensky to halt aerial bombardments on energy facilities builds on growing rhetoric from Kyiv, Washington and Moscow on halting the war, now … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia will seek a peace deal in Ukraine that safeguards its own long-term security and will not retreat from the gains it has made in the conflict, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in comments to relatives of soldiers killed there. Putin also took an indirect swipe at French President Emmanuel Macron, saying Western … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine said on Wednesday it planned to hold new talks with the United States after Washington suspended its intelligence sharing, delivering a fresh blow to Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been scrambling to contain the fallout from his explosive meeting with Donald Trump last week, in which … Read more
Kyiv: US President Donald Trump has halted military shipments to Ukraine, days after a heated, televised exchange with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The decision could leave thousands of civilians in Ukraine defenceless against Russia’s missile attacks. It has also led to concerns in Kyiv about how to fill the gap left by a global … Read more
Sydney: New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters said on Thursday he had sacked the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, after he made comments seen as critical of United States President Donald Trump. Phil Goff made the comments at a forum in London on Tuesday that appeared to question Trump’s grasp of history, contrasting the … Read more
Paris: European military forces could be sent to Ukraine if a peace deal is signed to ensure that Russia does not invade its neighbour again, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation Wednesday. A peace agreement for Ukraine would be backed “perhaps, by the deployment of European forces,” Macron said. “They … Read more
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky has told him Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and finalisation of a US minerals deal, days after a White House clash. “I received an important letter from President Zelensky of Ukraine. The letter reads, ‘Ukraine is ready to come … Read more