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... there was no tangible progress soon.Sybiha, the Ukrainian foreign minister, met with Rubio and Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday night in Antalya. Sybiha reaffirmed Ukraine’s support for Trump’s mediation efforts and thanked the U.S. for its continued involvement, urging Moscow to “reciprocate Ukraine’s constructive steps ...
... delaying talks in preparation for bigger offensives. Last month, Moscow’s forces also declared that they fully reclaimed chunks of Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine that Kyiv’s forces seized in a surprise incursion in August 2024. Kyiv denied the claim, but it has been steadily losing ground there ...
... Russia effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire demanded by Ukraine and Western European leaders from Monday, when it fired more than 100 drones at Ukraine. Putin instead offered direct peace talks. But the wrangling over whether a ceasefire should come before the talks begin has continued. "Ukraine is ready ...
... was more upbeat, saying that “the seeds” of a peace agreement are being sown, even though “a difficult process” lies ahead. “So let’s hope.” Ukraine's government has tried to keep up the momentum for a peace deal started by the Trump administration. “Ukraine wants to end this war ...
Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing as pontiff, calling for unity in a polarized church and appealing to the world’s major powers for peace. He delivered his message to an estimated 100,000 people from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, where he was introduced as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church...
... said that a “historic turning point” had been reached in efforts to end the war. Russian attacks continue Meanwhile, Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.Russia launched 108 attack drones and simulator drones from six different directions, Ukraine ...
In our news wrap Saturday, European allies are backing Ukraine in an effort to pressure Russia for a ceasefire, trade talks began between the U.S. and China, a judge temporarily blocked Trump’s mass firings across the federal workforce, Newark’s mayor is out of jail after he was ...
... November’s strike. There was no immediate comment from Russian officials.Trump said last week that he doubts Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon, and hinted at further sanctions against Russia. Ukraine’s European allies view its ...
... authoritarian bloc.” European celebrations Commemorations have been going all week through Europe, and Britain has taken a lead. Here too, the current-day plight of Ukraine in its fight against Russia took center stage. “The idea that this was all just history and it doesn’t matter now somehow, is ...
The regions of Belgorod, Lipetsk, Orenburg, Ryazan and Tambov came under a drone threat alert overnight, but there were no reports of any drones being shot down or intercepted. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia also briefly imposed restrictions on flights to and from the airport in Nizhny Novgorod. Ukraine ...
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