Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russia and Ukraine are gearing up for a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul next Monday, amid growing international pressure and rising scepticism about Moscow’s intentions.Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov informed US state secretary Marco Rubio during a phone call that Moscow was finalising its proposals for the […]
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Russia dismissed the Vatican as a venue for peace talks with Ukraine, calling it “fantasy.” Foreign Minister Lavrov criticized the idea as uncomfortable for Orthodox nations. Meanwhile, Putin outlined ceasefire conditions, which Ukraine has firmly rejected. Moscow: Moscow has played down the idea of the Vatican being […]
File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Saturday that he remains wary of Russia’s intentions in the Ukraine peace process, warning that Moscow could be “tapping us along” after the first direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in three years failed to produce […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Russia and Ukraine are nearing a ceasefire agreement, saying “most of the major points are agreed to” and urging both sides to hold high-level talks to “finish it off”. Posting from Rome on Friday, where he is attending the funeral of Pope Francis, Trump took to Truth […]
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Crimea, which is a part of Ukraine, would stay with Russia, a move which is seen as a new pressure tactic on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make concessions to end the war.“Crimea will stay with Russia,” Trump said in a Time magazine interview published on Friday. “Zelenskyy understands that,” […]
US President Donald Trump (File Image) US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russia and Ukraine could reach an agreement “this week,” possibly to end their war of more than three years. He also said the two rivals could then do “big business” with the United States and “make a fortune.”“Hopefully Russia amd (sic) Ukraine […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared it will “mirror” Russia’s actions, following the announcement of an Easter ceasefire by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Zelenskyy wrote on X, “If Russia is now suddenly ready to truly engage in a format of full and unconditional silence, Ukraine will act accordingly — mirroring Russia’s […]
