The comments were a rare rebuke to Putin, and came after a record number of Russian drones killed at least 13 people across Ukraine, despite a prisoner exchange and a US push for a truce. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has […]
Reuters witnesses saw and heard successive waves of drones flying over Kyiv, and a series of explosions jolted the city. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two residents had required hospital treatment and that air defence units were in action. Pictures posted online showed smoke billowing from the top of one block of flats and flames leaping […]
Moscow has for weeks defied Western pressure for a full, unconditional and immediate truce in Ukraine, where its more than three-year offensive has killed tens of thousands of people. Despite direct talks in Istanbul with Ukrainian officials and a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump earlier this week, the […]
The meeting of Russian and Ukrainian officials in Turkey on Friday failed to broker a temporary ceasefire. It was the first direct dialogue between the two sides since the early months of the war that Russia launched in February 2022. Commenting on the drone strike in the Sumy region, Zelenskiy said on X: “All the […]
Anwar was in the Russian capital on an official state visit after the International Civil Aviation Organization released its findings that Russia was responsible for the passenger jet’s downing in a ruling dismissed by Moscow as “biased”. Anwar said Putin told him Moscow “was ready” to assist in an investigation by any organisation that it […]
“I’m still cautiously optimistic that if also the Russians are willing to play ball, and not only the Ukrainians are doing this… that you could get to some breakthroughs over the next couple of weeks,” Rutte said at a NATO meeting in Turkey. Rutte was speaking ahead of potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia […]
A U.N. aviation council found this week that Russia was responsible for the downing of MH17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces. Moscow has rejected the International Civil Aviation Organization Council’s (ICAO) findings on the crash that killed all 298 passengers and crew, calling […]
“The Russian side confirmed its readiness to contribute to the promotion of this dialogue to reach a fair agreement based on the principles of international law,” the Kremlin said in a readout of a call between the leaders. The latest round of the talks between Tehran and Washington, initially set for May 3, was postponed, […]
“Particular attention was paid to the significant rise in tension between New Delhi and Islamabad,” the ministry said in a statement, referring to Lavrov’s conversation with Ishaq Dar, who is also Pakistan’s deputy prime minister. “It was stressed that Russia is ready to act for a political settlement of the situation resulting from the act […]
North Korea has suffered some 4,700 casualties so far, including injuries and deaths, though its troops have shown signs of improved combat capabilities over about six months by using modern weapons like drones, the lawmakers said. In return for dispatching troops and supplying weapons to Russia, Pyongyang appears to have received technical assistance on spy […]
