Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticised talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia as talks about the war in Ukraine without Ukrainian participation. Talks “are taking place between representatives of Russia and representatives of the United States of America. About Ukraine — about Ukraine again — and … Read more
As top Russian and US diplomats held a meeting in Saudi Arabia today with an aim to find an agreement to end the years-long war in Ukraine, without the latter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had said that “Kyiv cannot recognise any agreements or things discussed about us without us.” President Zelensky was supposed to visit … Read more
Riyadh: The top diplomats of the United States and Russia are making their way over to Saudi Arabia to hold key talks on the war in Ukraine. Trump administration’s move to choose Riyadh as the venue for hosting breakthrough US-Russia talks underscores the Kingdom’s return to the diplomatic fold from the near pariah state it … Read more
Paris: 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 Moscow’s invasion. However, they failed to provide any new security guarantees that … Read more
New Delhi: US-Russia ties and Ukraine war will be on the table as top diplomats from Moscow and Washington meet in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, while a concerned Europe remains in the shadows. Russia-Ukraine Question With No Kyiv On The Table Though a tentative start to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, about to near a three-year mark, … Read more
Moscow: A Russian delegation including foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-level talks with US officials, Russian state TV reported Monday. The Rossiya 24 news channel showed the officials disembarking a plane in the Saudi capital Riyadh. “The main thing is to begin a real normalisation … Read more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: As Saudi Arabia gears up to facilitate talks between top diplomats from Russia and the United States aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is also traveling to the middle-eastern nation – but a day after the Russia-US meeting. As the world awaits the update from high-level meeting … Read more
New Delhi: US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signalled the pressing need for a peace deal with Russia, as the war between Ukraine and Moscow nears the three-year mark. At the Munich Security Conference that started on February 14, Mr Vance reaffirmed Washington’s attempts to secure a “lasting peace”. “We want to … Read more
After Donald Trump announced his plans to initiate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine following his phone calls with leaders of the respective countries, US Vice President JD Vance met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and said Washington is targeting a “durable and lasting peace” in Ukraine. … Read more
Munich: US Vice President JD Vance met Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich on Friday for crunch talks on ending Russia’s war, as Kyiv insisted it wanted to hammer out a joint plan with Washington. The sit-down in Germany was seen as a key moment for Kyiv as it seeks to keep Washington on its side … Read more
At 2:02 am tonight, the deserted Chernobyl Nuclear Plant was struck by a drone, which Ukraine claims was Russian, damaging a cover intended to stop the radiation from the 1986 nuclear disaster. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “This is a terrorist threat to the entire world.” The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched over 100 … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine’s presidency said Thursday that Kyiv did not expect to take part in talks with Russian officials at the Munich security conference, as announced by US President Donald Trump. “A common position (with allies) must be on the table for a conversation with the Russians. For the moment there is nothing on the table. … Read more