Pope Leo XIV meets US vice-president JD Vance (Image: AP) Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and US Vice President JD Vance, were meeting Monday ahead of a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Vance’s motorcade was seen entering Vatican City just after 7.30 am.Vance, […]
Pope Leo XIV is set to hold his first private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, shortly after his installation mass, according to Vatican officials.“The martyred Ukraine is waiting for negotiations for a just and lasting peace to finally happen,” the pontiff stated prior to the scheduled meeting.The Ukrainian President joined other global […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that he wanted to eliminate the causes that triggered the war with Ukraine and keep Russia safe.Moscow’s goal is to “eliminate the causes that triggered this crisis, create the conditions for a lasting peace and guarantee Russia’s security”, Putin told Russian state television.He stated […]
KYIV: A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine‘s northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.Seven people were also injured in the attack in Bilopillia, a […]
Ukraine loses US-made F-16 fighter, pilot ejects safely (Pic: IANS) Ukraine‘s air force on Friday said that it lost its US-made F-16 fighter jet, giving a significant blow to Ukrainian forces fighting against Russia.F-16 has played a key role in Ukraine’s air defense against Russian incursion.Ukraine’s air force said it on its official Telegram channel […]
At least nine people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday when a Russian drone targeted a civilian bus in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, according to local authorities.In a statement on Telegram, the Sumy regional military administration described the incident as a “cynical attack” on civilians. “Unfortunately, as a result of a cynical attack […]
Ukraine reports loss of another F-16 fighter jet Ukraine’s air force said on Friday it lost another US-made F-16 fighter jet, a significant blow as the aircraft have provided precious help to Ukrainian forces fighting Russia’s invasion.Kyiv has not said how many of the warplanes it has received, but this is at least the second […]
A Ukrainian delegation led by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation from Russia arrived in Turkey on Thursday for peace talks, as the war continues to rage three years after it began. Even as the two countries are set to sit across the table from each other, Russia on Thursday claimed it has captured two […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: AP) Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, there have been many attempts to implement a lasting end to the violence of its ongoing war in Ukraine .Over more than a decade, Ukraine, its European supporters and the United States have tried to resolve the crisis. All have been […]
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 […]
