KIEV | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday that Ukraine will hold peace talks with the United Kingdom, France, and the United States in London on Wednesday. “Already this Wednesday, our representatives will be working in London,” Zelensky wrote on social media platform X after phone talks …
Read More »US and Russia are negotiating in bad faith
US President Donald Trump is threatening to impose yet more sanctions on Russia, in order to pressure President Vladimir Putin to accept a ceasefire deal in Ukraine COMMENT | NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA | The US and Russian delegations that just met in Istanbul had made it clear that they were …
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Putin lauds Qatar’s efforts to help resolve Israel-Palestine conflict DOHA | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin commended efforts being made by Qatar toward resolving the conflict between Palestine and Israel at a meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow. “It would be vital to discuss issues surrounding …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine hold parallel U.S.-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia amid disagreement, distrust
* Negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, as well as between the U.S. and Ukraine, concluded in Saudi Arabia without an official joint statement. * Ukraine and Russia remain at odds over a potential agreement on Black Sea navigation and a ban on attacks on energy facilities, while the United …
Read More »🟥Russia’s Putin stands his ground on Ukraine
Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire Washington, US | BBC & TASS | President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump. The …
Read More »Putin, Trump set to discuss situation in Ukraine
MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are expected to discuss the normalization of Russian-US relations and the situation in Ukraine during their telephone conversation this afternoon, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Certain discussions [between Moscow and Washington] have already taken place. …
Read More »Trump sees ‘good signals’ on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw “good signals” toward finalizing a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. While meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, Trump offered guarded optimism when he was asked by reporters about Russian …
Read More »Donald Trump’s reverse Kissinger strategy
Why it is unlikely that a few baubles will attract Putin to adopt his strategy to befriend Russia to isolate China COMMENT | VIJAY PRASHAD | U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that the U.S. government is committed to a peace process in Ukraine. …
Read More »Slutsky: Macron aspires to lead European “war party”
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | French President Emmanuel Macron has been trying on new Napoleonic armor for a long time and aspires to lead the European “war party”, said Leonid Slutsky, the head of the State Duma’s committee on international affairs and leader of the LDPR Party. “The French leader’s …
Read More »Kony’s daughters held hostage by Russian mercenaries for 4 months
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New details have emerged showing how two daughters of the elusive rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader, Joseph Kony, were held captive for four months by Wagner Group mercenaries in the Central African Republic (CAR). Reliable information obtained by Uganda Radio Network indicates that …
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