File photo: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him to offer assistance in dealing with the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, but he redirected the conversation to focus on the war in Ukraine. “Vladimir […]
When Donald Trump launched Operation Midnight Hammer—a high-octane, high-stakes bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities—he may have expected Democrats to cry foul, Tehran to retaliate, and Fox News to salute.What he probably didn’t expect was Alexander Dugin—Russia’s most famous ultranationalist philosopher, known globally as “Putin’s brain”—turning against him in public, with a volley of dark, cryptic […]
ISTANBUL: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine appealed to US President Trump on Tuesday to meet him this week for peace talks, saying it would put pressure on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to attend, but he cast doubt on Putin’s desire for either talks or peace.The Kremlin on Tuesday declined to say whether Putin would […]
French President Emmanuel Macron (Left) & Russian President Vladimir Putin PRZEMYSL: President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, after Kyiv and its European allies called for a 30-day ceasefire, is “not enough”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. “An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations, by definition,” Macron told […]
A Kremlin-declared three-day ceasefire to coincide with Russia’s World War II Victory Day celebrations began at midnight on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order aims to mark the 80th anniversary of what Moscow calls the “Great victory.” The truce is set to run until the end of Saturday. Ukraine, however, has rejected the ceasefire outright. […]
Russia launches nearly 150 drones on Ukraine as Trump questions Putin’s commitment to peace Russia launched a massive wave of drone attacks and airstrikes across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding several others, Ukrainian officials said.Three people were killed and four injured in airstrikes on Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region, […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (File photo) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday alleged Russian troops carried out “more than 2,000 violations” of a 30-hour Easter truce announced by Russia’s leader and his counterpart Vladimir Putin.However, Zelenskyy conceded the day passed without air raids. He suggested that as a result, neither side should carry out strikes with long-range […]
File photo: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (Picture credit: AP) BELGRADE: Serbia’s populist president said Wednesday that he hasn’t changed his mind about attending Vladimir Putin’s victory day parade in Moscow next month despite great pressure from the European Union over his decision. European officials have warned Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that his visit to Moscow […]
