New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has pledged to help Ukraine get more air defence equipment from Europe as Kyiv’s forces battle Russia, the White House said Wednesday. In a phone conversation Tuesday, Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky also agreed that their defence staffs will “share information closely” as the battlefield situation evolves, … Read more
Berlin: Germany accused President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of “playing a game” after Kyiv reported Russian strikes on Ukranian civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed to temporarily pause attacks on energy facilities. “We’ve seen that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not eased at all in the first night after this supposedly ground-breaking, great phone call” … Read more
As the civil war in Sudan approaches its second anniversary on April 15, the hapless country seems hurtling towards a complex and divisive denouement. The next phase of developments in Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by area bordering seven countries and the strategic Red Sea, would have far-reaching consequences for the politically fragile Horn of … Read more
Washington: Talks on a ceasefire in Russia’s war with Ukraine will continue on Sunday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday. In an interview with Fox News hours after Trump held a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Witkoff said talks on a … Read more
Russia and Ukraine have been at war for three years. (File) New Delhi: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that Kyiv was not the obstacle for a peace deal with Russia and believes it can achieve just and lasting peace under the leadership of US President Donald Trump. Ukraine was waiting for clarity … Read more
During the infamous televised confrontation with Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this month, Donald Trump shouted at the Ukrainian leader saying, “You don’t have any cards.” Trump was right as he also reminded Zelensky that he was losing the war with Russia and wouldn’t survive without US support.Trump briefly withdrew military support and intelligence-sharing from Ukraine, forcing … Read more
“National participation in a possible military force on the ground is not envisaged,” a statement said. Rome: Italy does not envision sending soldiers to Ukraine, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday, following a virtual summit hosted by Britain to drum up support to protect any eventual ceasefire. “The Prime Minister confirmed that Italy intends … Read more
London: UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would “sooner or later” have to “come to the table” as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine. The British prime minister told some 25 fellow leaders as they joined a … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia attacked each other with a barrage of drones on Saturday, with Moscow regaining more of its territory in the Kursk region, as international efforts to end the three-year war between the neighbours intensify. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has “serious questions” over a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine while Donald … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine said Saturday it had downed 130 Russian-launched drones across the country at night, as international efforts to end the three-year war intensify. Kyiv’s air force said the Iranian-made Shahed drones were downed over 14 regions and that Moscow had also attacked with two ballistic missiles. Kyiv also said that the number of wounded … Read more
Moscow: Russia said Saturday it had retaken two more villages from Ukrainian forces in its Kursk border region where it has launched an offensive to wrest back seized territory. Moscow has pushed this week to retake a large part of the land that Ukraine originally captured in its western Kursk region. The Russian defence ministry … Read more
Washington: Russia has presented the US with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. It is not clear what exactly Moscow included on its list or whether it is willing to engage in peace talks with … Read more