Peace hinges on Ukraine’s ‘good will’: Kremlin slams ‘confrontational statements’ on Russia at Nato’s Ankara summit

Russia is maintaining working-level contacts with the United States and hopes Washington’s efforts to broker peace in Ukraine will succeed, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, while also signalling that Moscow would closely monitor the outcome of the NATO summit in Ankara.Speaking after US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a resolution to […]

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Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP image) KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.“ The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough. Trump had previously […]

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