WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, voicing disappointment on Monday just hours after threatening “severe tariffs” against Russia. “I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed in him,” Trump told BBC in …
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ROME | Xinhua | Visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on the international community to impose tougher sanctions on Russia and increase support for Ukraine’s post-conflict reconstruction. Speaking at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, Zelensky emphasized the need for enhanced air defense capabilities to counter Russia’s attacks. …
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Seville, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned of drastic effects on the global economies from the persistent global armed and trade conflicts. He said the “unjustified wars” in different parts of the world were creating uncertainty for global trade and investment. These include the Israel-Palestine conflict, …
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Ukraine has just demonstrated, in spectacular fashion, that a small but determined and innovative country can deploy cheap, scalable, and decentralized technology to challenge a much larger, conventionally superior foe. COMMENT | IAN BREMMER | On June 1, Ukraine conducted one of the most extraordinary asymmetric operations in modern military history. …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday over the tensions in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine peace talks, and both of them agreed that “this war in Israel-Iran should end.” “He feels, as do …
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The young Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus where they are being given the necessary psychological and medical assistance MOSCOW | TASS | In accordance with the Istanbul agreements, Russia has brought home the first group of its servicemen aged under 25, and transferred a similar number of Ukrainian POWs, …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Russia and Ukraine keep on fighting for a while despite German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call for more U.S. pressure on Russia. When meeting with Merz at the White House, Trump said that …
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ISTANBUL | Xinhua | The latest round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, held in Istanbul on Monday under Turkish mediation, concluded with what officials described as some positive developments, particularly on humanitarian matters. Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Oncu Keceli confirmed that the talks, held behind closed doors, “did …
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY | TASS | The second round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine has concluded in Istanbul. The previous meeting was held in Turkey on May 16. For the new round, Moscow and Kiev prepared memorandums outlining their approaches to resolving the conflict. The patries communicated in Russian, …
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Istanbul, Turkey | TASS | Russia and Ukraine will hold a second round of direct talks in Istanbul today. The meeting is to start at 13:00 local time (same as Moscow time) in the Ciragan Palace. The new meeting was announced on May 28 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. …
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