Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

[ad_1] File photo: Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Maj Gen Kyrylo Budanov (Picture credit: AP) KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the US leads a diplomatic push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.In announcing the appointment of Gen. […]

Ukraine did not target one of Putin’s residences, CIA briefs Trump

[ad_1] The CIA has determined that Ukraine did not target President Putin of Russia or one of his residences in an attack this week, according to US officials, rebutting an assertion Putin made in a phone call to President Trump on Monday. CIA director John Ratcliffe briefed Trump on the finding, a person familiar with […]

How We Tracked Abuses in the Russian Army

[ad_1] new video loaded: How We Tracked Abuses in the Russian Army President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Russian society can tolerate the high human cost of the war in Ukraine. But we’ve analyzed more than 6,000 official complaints by soldiers and their loved ones that paint a very different picture. Our international correspondent […]

Was Putin at residence during ‘drone attack’? Kremlin responds; Ukraine says no ‘plausible evidence’

[ad_1] Putin-Zelenskyy (AI image generated using ChatGPT) Russia hardens stance after alleged drone attack on Putin residence; Ukraine denies claimRussia on Tuesday said its position on any potential peace deal with Ukraine would toughen following the alleged Ukrainian drone attack on a Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region, a claim Kyiv has firmly rejected. […]

‘Canadians are dying’: Mark Carney’s $2.5 billion aid to Ukraine draws backlash online

[ad_1] On Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an additional $2.5 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine. The move has been positioned as a part of the wider international efforts to support the war-torn country. Carney said the funding would help provide more international financing at a critical moment in the conflict, when speaking […]

‘About 90% ready’: Trump-Zelenskyy Florida meet on Ukraine peace deal amid renewed Russian attacks – what’s on agenda

[ad_1] Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP photo) US President Donald Trump is set to host a crucial meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, an engagement can be seen as another effort to ease the ongoing war and push forward a potential peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, now nearing four years since […]

‘If Ukraine did not want to resolve …’: Putin sends warning ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could see Kyiv was in no hurry to end the Ukraine conflict by peaceful means, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.Putin said that if Ukraine did not want to resolve the conflict peacefully then Russia would accomplish all goals of its “special military operation” by force, Russian […]

Explosions rock Kyiv: Ukraine issues nationwide air alert; attack day before Trump-Zelenskyy meet

[ad_1] Several powerful explosions were heard across Ukraine’s capital on early Saturday after Russian missiles and drones targeted multiple regions, prompting authorities to urge residents to take shelter as air defences were activated.“Explosions in the capital. Air defense forces are operating. Stay in shelters!” Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram, as air raid sirens […]

Moscow car blast: Two police officers, one civilian killed; Russia blames Ukraine

[ad_1] An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two police officers, on Wednesday, authorities said, in an incident that comes just days after a car bomb killed a senior Russian military officer in the same area.Russia’s investigative committee said the blast occurred as two traffic police officers approached a “suspicious individual”, when an […]

Watch: Russian submarine blows up as Ukraine claims underwater drone strike; first such attack

[ad_1] Russian submarine was reportedly blown up by Ukraine. Ukraine’s security service announced on Monday that its underwater drones successfully struck a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, marking the first such attack in the ongoing war with Russia.Ukraine has intensified its naval attacks in recent weeks targeting Russia-linked vessels in the […]