Riyadh: US and Ukrainian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night for “productive and focused” talks on de-escalating the war with Russia, with Washington hoping for “real progress” even as Moscow — whose delegation was set to hold its own separate discussions with the Americans on Monday– warned of “difficult negotiations” ahead. The White … Read more
Paris: As more talks on a ceasefire in the Ukraine war are planned for Monday, here are the main developments since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025. Washington Pressures Moscow On January 20, newly inaugurated Trump said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “should make a deal” with Ukraine. “I think he’s … Read more
US officials, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Ukrainian officials, led by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy – Andriy Yermak have started their talks in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah. Yermak said on Tuesday that discussions with the US delegation in the Saudi port city of Jeddah had begun … Read more
Moscow: At least one person was killed and three others were injured as Ukraine targeted Moscow in a “massive” overnight drone attack on Tuesday. According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, as many as 337 drones were launched by Kyiv over Monday night, with 91 of them targeting the Moscow region. The attack, possibly the largest by … Read more
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation. The move, expected as soon as April, would be a stunning reversal … Read more
The parishioners of St Mary’s Ukrainian church in Allentown, Pennsylvania were still in shock at Sunday mass following US President Donald Trump’s stunning “slap” of Ukraine’s president. “I felt that Ukraine was slapped in the face. And I felt that slap. I felt that slap as a Ukrainian American,” said St. Mary’s priest, Father Richard … Read more
Munich: The Ukrainian presidency’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said Friday he had met US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The talks in Munich are expected to bring together Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky and US Vice President JD Vance, who is pushing for a speedy … Read more