Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington for a pre-planned friendly yet carefully calibrated meeting with United States President Donald Trump. The meeting, which started as a free-flowing, open-ended exploration, quickly devolved into a heated exchange on the terms of the ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war. As the Oval Office went into meltdown, there … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he had urged Kyiv’s Western allies to give “a clear position” on security guarantees including about a potential foreign troop contingent on Ukrainian soil with a US backstop. His comments came after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a virtual call with other European leaders and allies, including … Read more
Starmer hosted a meeting of about 25 fellow leaders. London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said military chiefs would meet in the UK on Thursday to discuss plans for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine to protect any eventual ceasefire. “We agreed to accelerate our practical work to support a potential deal, so we … 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: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky denied Saturday his troops were encircled in Russia’s Kursk region, where Moscow has regained swathes of land this week, as Russia said it took back two more villages in the border region. US leader Donald Trump had a day earlier asked Russia’s Vladimir Putin on social media to spare the … 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
Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambivalent response to a proposed ceasefire as “very manipulative”. “We now have all heard from Russia Putin’s very predictable, very manipulative words in response to the idea of a ceasefire,” Zelensky said in his nightly address. Putin said Thursday in his first … Read more
One would have thought that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi settled this debate long ago. That real power dressing lies in how powerfully your dress transmits who you are and what you stand for—and not in donning a so-called appropriate set of clothes. Or, indeed, a sharp suit. In 1931, Gandhi went to meet King George V … Read more
London, United Kingdom: Britain’s King Charles III made an appeal on Saturday for unity in “uncertain times”, as the 76-year-old monarch emerges as a key figure in the UK’s diplomatic drive over Ukraine. Britain and European countries have been scrambling to present a united front following US President Donald Trump’s sudden withdrawal of support for … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine is “fully committed” to constructive dialogue with US representatives in Saudi Arabia next week and hopes to agree on the necessary decisions and steps, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. “Ukraine has been seeking peace from the very first second of this war. Realistic proposals are on the table. The key is … Read more
Washington: An envoy of President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine has itself to blame for the US suspension of war aid and compared the shock move to hitting a stubborn farm animal with a piece of wood. Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general named by Trump as special envoy on Russia and Ukraine, said … Read more