Kingston: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States will examine Russia’s requested conditions for agreements with Ukraine, but cautioned that a peace deal would take time. “It won’t be simple. It’ll take some time, but at least we’re on that road and we’re talking about these things,” Rubio told a news conference … Read more
Moscow: Oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines and nuclear power stations are among the targets on which Russia and Ukraine agreed to temporarily suspend strikes, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. A list appearing on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel also included fuel storage facilities, pumping stations, electricity generation and transmission infrastructure, such as power plants, substations, … Read more
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said leaders of the coalition backing Ukraine would meet again next week, hoping to finalise plans to secure a potential truce in the war with Russia. The huddle in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be the latest in a series of high-stakes gatherings — and will come after … Read more
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that a halt on energy strikes in the war with Russia could be established quickly, and that Ukraine would respond in kind if Moscow violated the terms of the ceasefire. After speaking to U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the first time since disastrous Oval Office … Read more
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Wednesday of launching air attacks that sparked fires and damaged infrastructure just hours after their leaders agreed to a limited ceasefire to halt attacks on energy infrastructure. Putin agreed to temporarily stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire sought by US President … Read more
Washington: In a closely watched phone call Tuesday, US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on a 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but stopped short of a full truce. Here is a look at what the US and Russian leaders agreed, and where they diverged in their more … Read more
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not taking US-led attempts to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine seriously. Starmer made the comments after Russia’s leader said he had “serious questions” over how the 30-day ceasefire proposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration would work. “We can’t allow President … Read more
Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Russia must accept a proposed 30-day ceasefire deal. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Russia must accept a proposed 30-day ceasefire deal put forward by the United States and Ukraine. Macron added he had discussed the situation on Friday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and … Read more
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on Ukrainian troops fighting in the Kursk region to surrender, after US President Donald Trump urged him to “spare” the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. Trump and Putin said that the Russian army had Ukrainian forces surrounded there — claims rejected by Kyiv, even as President Volodymyr Zelensky … Read more
LA MALBAIE: Diplomats from the G7 nations reached a deal on a joint statement aimed at showing unity on Friday after weeks of tension between US allies and President Donald Trump over his upending of Western trade, security and Ukraine-related policy, three G7 officials said. The diplomats said the statement, an all-encompassing document touching on … Read more
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is preparing a rejection of a ceasefire proposal, but is scared to say this directly to U.S. President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy, speaking in his evening address, said Russia is setting conditions on a ceasefire in order to delay it, or make it not … Read more
Moscow/New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first comments on Washington’s plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. During the press briefing, he started with “words of gratitude” for US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other state heads, for paying attention to the Ukraine conflict despite having … Read more