Tag: Ukraine
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Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday (early today, Macau time) that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but ... -
Russia says it has retaken Kursk’s biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin’s ceasefire response
Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin's ... -
What to know ahead of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is to host talks today between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ... -
UE leaders meet for emergency summit on defense and Ukraine
Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks in a ... -
Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rallied his European counterparts yesterday [Macau time] to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he ... -
US refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war, splitting with European allies in vote
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its ... -
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’s rare earth elements could help keep US military aid flowing
Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry, which could ... -
US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said yesterday [Macau time] that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the ... -
Inside the operations that took captive two North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against ... -
Ukraine holds first soccer tournament for war-wounded amputees — and plans to go international
The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in the war. With limbs lost to Russian attacks, they gathered at a stadium in ... -
North Korean troops in Ukraine gain battlefield experience, cementing alliance with Russia
For weeks, Ukrainian troops braced for an unfamiliar enemy: North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Moscow’s forces after Ukraine launched a lightning-fast incursion and seized territory ... -
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 ... -
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Lessons from Red Sea and Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict in East Asia
The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians ... -
US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s ‘audacious’ Russia incursion
The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies said yesterday [Macau time that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could ... -
High jumper Mahuchikh, other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris ... -
Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy
Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House yesterday to mark the 10th ... -
Zelenskyy visits front-line troops under pressure from Russia’s onslaught in eastern areas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Wednesday visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground ... -
78 countries agree Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
Nearly 80 countries called yesterday [Macau time] for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, ... -
Deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate
A Group of Seven summit is opening today [Macau time] with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen ... -
Zelenskyy gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight Russian glide bombs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he says Russia launches ... -
Blinken in Kyiv says US arms will make a difference
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield, as ... -
Ukraine FM arrives in New Delhi to boost ties with India, a historical ally of Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister arrived in New Delhi yesterday for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties and cooperation with India, which considers Russia a time-tested ally ... -
Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to deliver more long-range cruise missiles as well as bombs to Ukraine and suggested that he’d find ways to work ... -
US announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as funds dwindle and Congress is stalled on aid bill
The U.S. yesterday (Macau time) announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that ... -
Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be ‘null and void’
Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia’s intention to organize presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said any such balloting held ... -
Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday [Macau time] that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — ... -
Putin says there will be no new grain deal until the West meets his demands
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the ... -
Is conflict in Ukraine a reminder to China of the risks in attacking Taiwan?
U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese President Xi ...
