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Tens of thousands of people in southern Ukraine have been left without power after Russian strikes, despite Kremlin claims
15 Mar
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky denied Saturday his troops were encircled in Russia's Kursk region, where Moscow has regained swathes of land this week, as Russia said it took back two more villages in the border region. US leader Donald Trump had a day earlier asked Russia's Vladimir Putin on social media to spare the lives…
15 Mar
President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for beleaguered Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to "surrender" as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian leader of seeking to sabotage a ceasefire initiative. US President Donald Trump urged Putin to spare the lives of the Ukrainian troops as he said his envoy had held…
14 Mar
The diplomatic row between the United States, Ukraine and by extension Europe has become a deep rift since President Donald Trump took office about six weeks ago. America’s foreign policy is seeing a dramatic shift, away from the norm which then questions America’s global reliability by its allies. In the meantime, England and France have…
5 Mar
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has told him Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and the finalization of a US minerals deal, days after the pair's explosive White House meeting. The dramatic collapse of Kyiv and Washington's wartime alliance has played out in the open since the televised…
4 Mar
US President Donald Trump has suspended military aid to Ukraine, heaping pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia and prompting Europe to unveil an 800 billion euro plan to shore up its defense. The move comes just days after a stunning public clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump, who is…
4 Mar
US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, a White House official said, sharply escalating pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia. The move comes just days after a stunning public clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump, who is seeking a rapid end to the war. Trump…
2 Mar
Top Washington officials suggested Sunday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky might have to step down if a peace deal is to be reached, underscoring President Donald Trump's stunning shift in approach to the war with Russia. "We need a leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians, and end this war," National…
1 Mar
Ukraine's European allies, set to gather in London on Sunday, rallied behind President Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump threw him out
1 Mar
Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his relations with the United States can still be repaired, after President Donald Trump
1 Mar
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Friday for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to apologize for an earlier clash with President
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