U.S. will ‘walk away’ unless Russia and Ukraine agree deal: Vance

U.S. will ‘walk away’ unless Russia and Ukraine agree deal: Vance

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance warned Wednesday (April 23, 2025) that the United States would “walk away” unless Russia and Ukraine agree a peace deal, as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for downgraded talks in Britain. “We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and the Ukrainians, and it’s time for … Read more

Zelensky to visit Saudi Arabia on March 10

Zelensky to visit Saudi Arabia on March 10

File picture of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Saudi Arabia next Monday (March 10, 2025), a day before planned talks there between senior Ukrainian and U.S. officials on ending the war with Russia. Mr. Zelenskyy said his trip was to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. … Read more

US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return

US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine‘s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests. The proposal, which was at the center of Zelenskyy’s talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the … Read more

Macron welcomes Trump in Paris with presidential pomp

Macron welcomes Trump in Paris with presidential pomp

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relationship they established during Trump’s first term after a four-year hiatus. Trump, the once and future American president, said the two would be discussing a world that’s gone “a … Read more

A blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelensky and Greece’s prime minister

A blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelensky and Greece’s prime minister

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre left, and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, centre, walk in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s Prime … Read more

Justin Trudeau apologises for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament

Justin Trudeau apologises for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament

Toronto, Sep 28 (AP) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised Wednesday for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis during last week’s address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau said the speaker of the House of Commons, who resigned Tuesday, was “solely responsible” for the invitation and recognition of the man but … Read more

Explained| What is NATO’s stand on Ukraine’s entry?

Explained| What is NATO’s stand on Ukraine’s entry?

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sought to put up a united face at its two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12, at a time when it’s deeply involved in … Read more

Pelosi says Ukraine, democracy ‘must win’

Pelosi says Ukraine, democracy ‘must win’

“We thought we could die.” The Russian invasion had just begun when Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Ukraine, the House speaker then the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to lead a congressional delegation to Kyiv. Ms. Pelosi and the lawmakers were ushered under the cloak of secrecy into the capital city, an undisclosed passage … Read more