Zelenskyy says Ukraine open to ‘any format’ of peace talks with Russia ahead of Turkey meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said that his country is prepared for “any format” of peace talks with Russia, ahead of a planned meeting in Türkey on Thursday. Zelenskyy said that Kyiv’s next steps would depend on who Moscow sends to the table.“Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations, and we are not […]

Pope Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine | World News

Pope Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country.Leo, the first US leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, held his […]

Russia fires 100+ drones overnight on Ukraine amid ceasefire push; Zelenskyy open to talks, demands 30-day halt

Russia launched a massive overnight drone assault on Ukraine, firing over 100 unmanned aerial vehicles, even as international pressure mounted on Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire starting Monday.According to Ukraine’s air force, the barrage began at 11:00 pm on May 11 and involved 108 Shahed drones and other UAVs, with 55 of them […]

Hungary’s Viktor Orban targets Ukraine, as opposition grows

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (AP) The video clip shows investigators, fingerprints, crime scene photos, a drug lab and bullet casings, then the head of a black wolf looking maliciously into the camera. A man speaks in a deep, menacing voice: “Drug and arms trafficking is the specialty of the Ukrainian mafia.Their mercilessness is notorious […]

Putin’s proposed Ukraine talks ‘not enough’: Macron

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 […]

‘Potentially great day’: Donald Trump after Russia’s Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine

File photo: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Sunday welcomed what he described as a “potentially great day for Russia and Ukraine,” after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting peace talks with Kyiv amid renewed international pressure for a ceasefire.Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Think of the hundreds of thousands of […]

Ukraine allies set Russia 30-day ultimatum for truce

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 […]

Ukraine allies set ultimatum to Russia for 30-day ceasefire | World News

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. […]

European leaders to meet Zelenskyy in rare show of unity since start of Ukraine war

For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine over three years ago, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom will make a joint visit to Kyiv. French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk are expected to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]

Russia marks 80 years since WWII with largest Victory Day celebration since Ukraine invasion | World News

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, […]