Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said there had been strikes in 12 locations in four central districts of the city, a repeated target of Russian air attacks lying 30 km (19 miles) from the country’s northeastern border. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the drone strikes, which hit Ukrainian cities several times a […]
“Our side is ready to sign. The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the White House. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that, and we are ready, if they are.” A Ukrainian official was on the way to Washington for the signing. But a […]
The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last moment with word of an eleventh-hour snag. The accord establishes a joint investment fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction as Trump tries to secure a peace settlement in Russia’s three-year-old war in Ukraine. The agreement is central […]
The US president had vowed to end the war in his first 24 hours back in the White House, but as Trump celebrates 100 days in office, Rubio has suggested the administration could soon turn attention to other issues. “We are now at a time where concrete proposals need to be delivered by the two […]
Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example. In the event of violations of the truce by the Ukrainian side, the Russian armed forces will give an adequate and effective response,” the Kremlin said. Russia said on Monday it was ready to negotiate directly with Ukraine, but that recognition of its claims over […]
Iran is looking to build on the momentum of nuclear negotiations with the United States that resume in Oman on Saturday and after talks with Russia and China earlier this week. Its reach out to the European powers that are party to a 2015 nuclear deal suggests Tehran is keeping its options open. Since September, […]
US President Donald Trump has said he is “not happy” with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv and that President Vladimir Putin should “stop” – but has not said if further action might be taken against Russia. Overnight into Thursday, the attacks on the Ukrainian capital killed at least 12 people and injured 90 others. The […]
Trump’s Vice President JD Vance said it was time for Russia and Ukraine to either agree to a U.S. peace proposal “or for the United States to walk away from the process,” echoing a warning Trump gave last week. Speaking to reporters in India, Vance said the proposal called for freezing territorial lines “at some […]
“The enemy attack took nine lives” in the southeastern city of Marganets, Governor Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram. “The number of wounded is constantly growing,” he added, saying the figure currently stood at 30. Ukrainian authorities also reported fires in several regions overnight after Russian attacks. Strikes were also reported in the regions of Kyiv, […]
“Quickly, we want to get it done,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Now, if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say, ‘you’re foolish, you’re fools, you’re horrible people, and we’re going to just take a pass. But hopefully we won’t have to do […]