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Ukraine on Tuesday backed a U.S. proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, with the United States in turn agreeing to lift restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing, a joint statement said. After talks in Saudi Arabia, the two sides also agreed to conclude “as soon as possible” a deal on Ukrainian minerals,…
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A Ukrainian delegation set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year war with Russia will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, as well as the release of prisoners, two senior Ukrainian officials said Monday. The officials, who spoke on condition…
Ukraine is sending reinforcements to support its forces in Russia’s Kursk region, the Ukrainian army’s top commander said Monday, coming as the Russian military claims to be speeding up the advance of its counteroffensive in the border region. “I made a decision to strengthen our grouping with the necessary forces and means, including electronic warfare…
Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine’s Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia’s neighboring Kursk region. Russia also claimed a new village in the Kursk region as its troops pushed on against Ukrainian soldiers who had seized territory there….
Russia on Saturday said its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in the Kursk border region, where Kyiv’s forces have been losing ground recently. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the recapture of Viktorovka, Nikolayevka and Staraya Sorochina. Ukrainian soldiers launched an offensive in Kursk last summer but Russia has wrested back control of…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is considering imposing “large-scale” sanctions on Russia in response to its intensified attacks against Ukraine. “I am strongly considering large-scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “To Russia and…
The US defence secretary has heaped praise on British troops in an apparent effort to ease anger following outrage over JD Vance’s comments suggesting the UK had not fought a war in 40 years. Pete Hegseth welcomed his British counterpart John Healey to the Pentagon on Thursday for talks and took the chance to commend…
Russia said Thursday it would not accept a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, rejecting proposals of a one-month halt in fighting or a stop in aerial and naval attacks — ideas floated by Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron. Talk of a possible truce is at a fever pitch with U.S. President Donald Trump…
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced he would discuss extending France’s nuclear deterrent to European partners and raised the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to enforce a peace deal, as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump’s upending of the transatlantic alliance. In an address to the nation, Macron said that the French…
The Kremlin is increasingly worried that the emerging rift between the U.S. and Ukraine could derail a potential agreement between Washington and Moscow, The Moscow Times’ sources say. As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for a swift end to Russia’s three-year war on Ukraine, Moscow and Washington have embarked on parallel talks aimed at seeking…
