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European powers demand seat at table in Ukraine talks

Paris, France Reuters European powers, including Britain, France and Germany, said on Wednesday they had to be part of any future negotiations on the fate of Ukraine, underscoring that only a fair accord with security guarantees would ensure lasting peace. A serviceman of 24th Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces […]

Trump makes first big foray into Ukraine diplomacy, speaking to Putin, Zelenskiy

Washington DC, US/Moscow, Russia/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday in phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the new US President’s first big step towards diplomacy over a war he has promised to end. The electronic news ticker of Fox News reads at the […]

American Marc Fogel greeted by Trump after being released from prison by Russia

Washington DC, US Reuters American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, freed by Russia after three and a half years in prison, got a flag-waving welcome from US President Donald Trump at a snowy White House on Tuesday after a flight home from Moscow. “I feel like the luckiest man on earth right now,” said Fogel, an American […]

Russia frees American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after four years

Washington DC, US Reuters Russia released American schoolteacher Marc Fogel on Tuesday following an unannounced visit to Moscow by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the White House said. The release of 63-year-old Fogel, who has been detained in Russia since August, 2021, comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to improve relations with Moscow as […]

Trump plan to end Ukraine war must prevent new Russian aggression, Zelenskiy says

Reuters US President Donald Trump’s plan for a quick settlement in Ukraine must not only stop the war but also ensure that there can no longer be any more Russian aggression, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Zelenskiy said Ukraine wanted no repeat of the experience of peace accords and talks […]

Trump says he has spoken to Putin about ending the Ukraine war, NY Post reports

Moscow, Russia Reuters US President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first officially acknowledged conversation between Putin and a USpresident since early 2022. Trump, who has promised to end the war but not yet set out […]

Zelenskiy urges Trump to be on Ukraine’s side, says Putin not afraid of Europe

Washington DC, US Reuters Ukraine needed broader security guarantees and Russian President Vladimir Putin was not afraid of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Fox News in an interview in which he urged US President Donald Trump to be on Ukraine’s side. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an event to mark the 80th anniversary of […]

Atomic scientists adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever to midnight

Washington DC. US Reuters Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists […]