Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky visit the ‘The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine’, a memorial for Ukrainian soldiers in downtown Kyiv, on Saturday (AFP photo) Kyiv’s allies pressed Russia on Saturday to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine from Monday, threatening Moscow with coordinated sanctions if it did not […]
In terms of geopolitical bromances, this is it. David Pierson, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times covering China, explains how President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping, the leader of China, are closer than ever before. Source link
KYIV: Kyiv’s allies pressed Russia on Saturday to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine from Monday, threatening Moscow with coordinated sanctions if it did not agree to the demand.The ultimatum came during a joint press conference in Kyiv attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany, the UK and Poland. […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) KYIV: The leaders of France, Britain and Germany arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire the day after a lavish military parade in Moscow.French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime […]
Russia marks 80 years since WWII with largest Victory Day celebration since Ukraine invasion (Photo: AP) Russia on Friday, celebrated the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II with a Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square.President Vladimir Putin marked the event with a display of tanks, missiles, and over 11,000 troops, […]
Narva, May 09, 2025 -Russia threw on Friday a Victory Day concert facing the Estonian border town of Narva, an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking community that has become a focal point in tensions with the West.The Kremlin is using its commemorations marking 80 years since the end of World War II to whip up patriotism at home […]
US president Donald Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine shortly after his phone call with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The US. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.” . Zelensky earlier confirmed the call and […]
US vice president JD Vanceon Wednesday said Russia was “asking for too much” in return for ending its 38-month invasion of Ukraine, in one of the Trump administration’s strongest rebukes of Moscow to date.His remarks came during a side event hosted by organisers of theMunich Security Conference. “I wouldn’t say the Russians are uninterested in […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Six Bulgarians, members of a sophisticated spy network dubbed “The Minions”, were before court Wednesday for sentencing, facing up to 14 years in prison for spying for Russia.The four men and two women either pled guilty or had been convicted of charges of conspiracy to spy at Russia’s behest with their sentences […]
All four international airports around Moscow suspended flights on Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted over 100 Ukrainian drones in one of the largest aerial assaults reported in recent months.Russia’s defence ministry said drones targeted nearly a dozen regions, including border areas and locations deep within the country.The wave of attacks came just days before Russia […]
