Tag: Putin’s War
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Leaders of Finland and Norway speak on the phone with Russian president
Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said Tuesday. The call, confirmed by the offices of Norwegian ... -
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles as Moscow says 808 drones downed
Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, and the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted 808 drones fired by ... -
Zelenskyy says Russia strikes energy facilities despite ‘energy ceasefire’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine’s energy facilities even after U.S. President Donald Trump said a day earlier that ... -
Russian missile and drone barrage in Kyiv region kills 17
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into yesterday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. ... -
Russian attack on Ukraine leaves 16 dead, 100 injured
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding more than 100 ... -
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
One of Ukraine’s largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said yesterday. ... -
US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war
The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as ... -
Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine
A labor recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a ... -
Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue
Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. ... -
Trump paints Zelenskyy into a corner with his new plan to end war
With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the ... -
Ukraine uses remote-controlled vehicles for dangerous missions
On a battlefield swarming with deadly Russian drones, Ukrainian soldiers are increasingly turning to nimble, remote-controlled armored vehicles that can perform an array of tasks and ... -
Trump’s deadline looms but Moscow shows no sign of making concessions
The coming week could mark a pivotal moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to reach ... -
Trump envoy arrives in Kyiv as US pledges more Patriot missiles to Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, was in Kyiv yesterday, a senior Ukrainian official said, as anticipation ... -
How Ukraine can cope with the US pause on crucial battlefield weapons
The decision by the United States to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine has come at a tough time for Kyiv: Russia’s bigger army is making ... -
Ukraine’s drone attack on planes was a serious blow to Kremlin’s strategic arsenal
A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication and for the first ... -
Russia’s drone-and-missile attack kills 12 in Ukraine as the two sides swap hundreds of prisoners
Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners yesterday, the Russian defense ministry said, the third part of a major swap that was a moment of cooperation ... -
Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can ... -
NATO chief reaffirms support for Ukraine during a visit to Odesa
NATO’s support for Ukraine remains “unwavering,” the alliance’s secretary-general said Tuesday, emphasizing that more than 20 billion euros — over $22 billion — in security assistance ... -
Zelenskyy ready to observe ceasefire following US-brokered deal
Ukraine is ready to proceed with a ceasefire prohibiting attacks on energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in line with a deal that was brokered by ... -
Top Russian, US officials talk ending the war in Ukraine —without Kyiv
The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met yesterday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine ... -
Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine yesterday [Macau time], saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin ... -
Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses at a meeting in Germany, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at last week’s meeting in Germany, as U.S. President-elect Donald ... -
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Donald Trump pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as president-elect ... -
Massive Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure yesterday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian ... -
N.Korea sends FM to Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine
North Korea said yesterday its top diplomat is visiting Russia, in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations say the ... -
Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief’s visit
North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed over ... -
Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ receives mixed reactions from Western allies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan to end Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far. The “victory plan” that Zelenskyy ... -
Zaluzhnyi endorses ‘victory plan’ in first speech since his dismissal
Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, yesterday expressed his support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan,” despite the tensions between the two that led to his dismissal. ... -
Ukraine’s FM Kuleba resigns as Russian strikes kill 7 people in Lviv
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation yesterday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Russian ... -
Push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday [Macau time] the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks ... -
Ukrainian forces control 1,000 sq km of Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly ... -
Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer
National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of ... -
Kyiv mourns as rescuers make last-ditch efforts at children’s hospital hit by Russian missile
Rescue operations stretched into a second day at a major Kyiv children’s hospital struck by a Russian missile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday, adding that ... -
Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a regional capital, Ukrainian authorities reported Saturday, ... -
Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia
At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. ...
