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U.S. officials on Sunday expressed optimism that a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal could be reached in “weeks,” with President Donald Trump expected to soon discuss the issue with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, who met for several hours with Putin days ago, told CNN in a televised interview: “I think the two presidents…
Russia on Sunday said it has moved to safety 371 of its civilians from areas it retook from Ukrainian forces in its border Kursk region. Little was known on civilian life in the areas held by Ukraine since last summer and there has been some anger in Russia about the fate of those left behind…
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats discussed Saturday the “next steps” to end the war in Ukraine, hours after Kyiv’s allies agreed to exert pressure on Moscow. Despite recent tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv has agreed in principle to a U.S.-brokered 30-day unconditional ceasefire — if Moscow…
Russia said Saturday it had retaken two more villages from Ukrainian forces in its Kursk border region where it has launched an offensive to wrest back seized territory. Moscow has pushed this week to retake a large part of the land that Ukraine originally captured in its western Kursk region. The Russian Defense Ministry said…
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged on Friday Ukraine’s troops in Russia’s Kursk region to surrender after his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump asked the Russian leader to spare the lives of “thousands of Ukrainian troops.” “We have reviewed today’s statement by U.S. President Trump…we emphasize that Ukrainian militants have committed numerous crimes against civilians in the…
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the kingdom supports “all initiatives” to end the Ukraine war, a statement said on Friday, after US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah proposed a 30-day ceasefire. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s “commitment to facilitating dialogue and supporting all initiatives aimed at achieving a political…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambivalent response to a proposed ceasefire as “very manipulative.” “We now have all heard…Putin’s very predictable, very manipulative words in response to the idea of a ceasefire,” Zelensky said in his nightly address. Putin said Thursday in his first public comments on a 30-day…
KYIV, Ukraine — “Mother, do not scold me, do not scold me, I do not even know where I will die.” The haunting chorus of a Ukrainian funeral song echoes through the speakers of a battered old pickup truck, filling the air with a heavy solemnity. Along Kyiv’s long Khreshchatyk Avenue, time seems to stand…
Ceasefire talks are ramping up between Ukraine and Russia via the United States, but those who have fled the war in Ukraine over the past three years say they’ll believe it when they see it — and even then, there’s skepticism. “I don’t believe it,” said Nataliia Vynohradova, who has been living in Canada for…
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,…
