US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of “devastating” sanctions if Moscow refused a deal on a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Speaking after a meeting with Ireland Prime Minister Micheal Martin at the White House, Trump said that US negotiators are headed to Russia “right now” for talks on … 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
Germany’s likely next chancellor said Monday that he thought US President Donald Trump deliberately escalated the angry clash with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky that has shocked Kyiv’s allies. Friedrich Merz said the astonishing White House confrontation on Friday made it almost inevitable that Germany would have to increase defence spending on its own military. He said … Read more
New Delhi: The US on Monday sided with Russia on a UN General Assembly draft resolution that called for a de-escalation, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine. Washington, which has in the past voted for resolutions that favoured Kyiv and condemned Moscow, shifted its stance amid a … Read more