The announcement was made through a presidential decree. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed an official delegation to represent Kyiv in any possible peace talks to end the more than three-year war with Russia, according to a presidential decree published Saturday. Zelensky appointed his presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak to head the delegation, with … 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
Charlevoix: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet his Canadian counterpart at a G7 gathering Thursday, but discussion of American annexation threats has been ruled off-limits at talks expected to be dominated by efforts to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine. Rubio arrived in the town of Charlevoix on the banks of the … Read more
LONDON: British officials held talks on Wednesday with around 20 countries, mostly European and Commonwealth parties, interested in contributing to a so-called ‘coalition of the willing’ to support Ukraine, a UK official said. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that Britain, France and some other nations would form a coalition to draw up … Read more
Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) addressed a joint session of Congress, his first message to both chambers of the legislature since taking office for the second time. In his speech, Trump said America is working tirelessly to end conflict in Ukraine that has “needlessly killed” millions of Russians and Ukrainians. … Read more
The Oscars – Hollywood’s biggest night of the year – was its usual festival of glitz, humor and emotional actors. However, the more than three-and-a-half hour broadcast on Sunday was a largely politics-free evening and had only one mention of the Ukraine- Russia conflict, despite a week of politics around the war. During the event, … Read more
London, United Kingdom: UK leader Keir Starmer said Sunday that “Europe must do the heavy lifting” in securing peace in Ukraine, as he indicated that several countries were ready to help defend any truce. The British prime minister also again called for US backing to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from violating any ceasefire, following … Read more
London: Days after the unprecedented and explosive showdown with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he believed the relations with the United States could still be salvaged, but the talks needed to continue behind closed doors. Calling for an “equal dialogue”,  Mr Zelensky said he’s willing … Read more
Washington, United States: The fiery altercation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday was shocking but not entirely unexpected, analysts say, with the way forward for Kyiv looking increasingly uncertain. US President Trump has long been a critic of the United States’s billions in aid for Ukraine after Russia invaded … Read more
US President Donald Trump has often caught his fellow world leaders off guard with off-the-cuff remarks during joint press briefings. The comments elicit sheepish laughs in the room, and it was no different when President Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the media at the White House on Thursday. The two leaders discussed … Read more
Washington, US: The United States and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal to turn over Kyiv’s revenue from some of its mineral resources to Washington, after an intense pressure campaign from President Donald Trump. The agreement could be signed as early as Friday when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington … Read more
Berlin: Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and security and help give Europe “real independence” from the US, as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine. His remarks underscored the turmoil engulfing the transatlantic alliance since the re-election of US President Donald Trump and fears he … Read more