BERLIN, Germany | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday concluded lengthy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin, describing the talks as “productive.” The talks, which also brought together several European leaders, underscored a shared view that diplomatic efforts …
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ANKARA | Xinhua | The Black Sea should not become “an area of confrontation” between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. “The Black Sea should not be seen as an area of confrontation. This would not benefit Russia or Ukraine. Everyone needs safe navigation in the …
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Kenya’s foreign minister said some 200 Kenyans were known to be fighting for Russia and acknowledged that recruitment networks were still active NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | David Kuloba’s mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua | A five-hour meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff that ended after midnight on Wednesday failed to produce a compromise plan for settling the Ukraine crisis. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov on Wednesday described the conversation as “extremely useful, constructive …
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WASHINGTON | TASS | Andrey Yermak, a former chief of staff of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, announced several hours later after his resignation that he was ready to head to the battlefront, the New York Post reported. “I’m going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals… I am an honest and …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The U.S.-proposed 28-point “peace plan” was unveiled last week. Following its release, representatives from the United States, Ukraine and several European countries met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss the plan. Through discussions, the revised plan has been cut down to 19 points but not been …
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MOSCOW | TASS | Viktor Medvedchuk, leader of the Other Ukraine movement and former head of Ukraine’s banned Opposition Platform – For Life party, has offered a pointed critique of US President Donald Trump, suggesting that he could learn valuable lessons from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in managing both domestic …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua) | Russian air defense shot down 164 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday. According to the ministry, 39 drones were destroyed over the Black Sea and 32 over southern Russia’s Krasnodar region. The drone attacks caused damage to port infrastructure and an apartment building …
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The costs and consequences of isolation by the very continent that globalized the world THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have written before that Europe is facing an existential crisis and a creeping irrelevance. It has moved from a strategic dependence on the American security umbrella to a …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian armed forces currently maintain full strategic initiative in the area of the special military operation, Kremlin said in a press release Tuesday evening. Putin made the remarks while meeting with the leaders of the Ministry of Defense, the General …
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