Latest Ukraine war: Kremlin dashes Trump’s hopes of peace deal by Thanksgiving

South African police say they are investigating allegations against the former president jacob juma Duduzile Juma-Sambudla’s daughter lured 17 people who are now trapped Russia to fight in that country’s war ukraine Without their consent.

According to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, an affidavit filed by Nkosazana Bonganini Juma-Mancube, Zuma-Sambudla’s sister, alleges that Juma-Sambudla and two others lured people by claiming they would receive security training in Russia.

Details about the two others were not immediately clear.

The affidavit alleges he was handed over to a Russian mercenary group and forced to fight in the war. It also said that eight of the 17 men were family members of the sisters.

Mathey said Sunday that any police charges “still have to be determined through a thorough investigation.”

Russian air defense forces intercepted several drones targeting moscow Thousands of people in and surrounding areas were left without heating outside the capital on Monday, just a day after a Ukrainian attack on a power station.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said eight drones were shot down en route to the city, with emergency services deployed to the scene.

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Yvette Cooper welcomed progress in peace talks and urged Russia to come to the table now.

The UK Foreign Secretary said: “This morning I co-chaired a meeting with European foreign ministers and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, and we reaffirmed our support for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine that preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty and also protects the security of Europe.

“That’s why this work is so important and why intensive work is still ongoing.”

He added, “Of course, there is still a lot of work to do but the main thing is that Russia needs to come to the table now to stop the bombing of Ukraine as we saw again last night.

“We need a just and lasting peace for the people of Ukraine.”

28 point proposal To maintain peace, Kiev would have to give up land while paying compensation to the US. This would also formally end Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO and the EU.

Additionally, according to the agreement, European allies will agree not to deploy troops to the country and limits will be placed on Ukraine’s military capabilities.

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European officials said on Monday they were consoled by the outcome of discussions on US peace proposals ukraine which he saw bent inwards Russiaside, but he did not disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace.

“The talks were a step forward, but there are still some key issues that remain to be resolved,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb wrote on the social platform X about Sunday’s meeting in Switzerland between US and Ukrainian officials.

Zia YusufThe former party chair and key member of the Reform leadership claimed it was “inappropriate” to link Gill’s crime to the soft stance taken by the party and Mr Farage. Vladimir Putin’s Russia and its criticism of the Ukraine war.

In an interview with Sir Trevor Phillips on his political show on Sky News on Sunday morning, Mr Yousaf described Gill as “traitorous, terrible, terrible”.

Xi Jinping “urged all parties to reduce.” [their] differences” during a call with US President Donald Trump today.

A White House official confirmed that the Chinese president had spoken to Trump by phone.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has underlined Britain’s priorities by supporting a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

“Negotiations are continuing in Geneva and we are making progress and that is a good thing,” he said on Monday.

“Everyone is completely focused on what we need to get out of this, and that is a just and lasting peace.

“Both of those words matter. It must be fair, and obviously matters for Ukraine must be determined by Ukraine, but it must also be permanent and it must endure.

“So that’s the focus. There’s still more work to do.”

He said a “coalition of the willing” led by Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron would meet virtually on Tuesday.

The Kremlin said on Monday that a European counter-offer to the US’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine was not constructive and did not work for Moscow.

The publication of a 28-point draft of the US peace plan last week has deepened concerns among Ukraine and European powers that Russia’s main demands on NATO, the region and the chronology of any peace deal have been accepted by Washington, Reuters reports.

The European plan significantly changes the meaning and importance of key points on NATO and the region, according to a copy seen by Reuters.

“At first glance, the European plan… is completely unstructured and does not work for us,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters in Moscow.

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that US proposals for peace in Ukraine could be the basis for resolving the conflict but that Russian forces would advance if Kiev rejected the plan.