Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion for over four years. “Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe,” the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris …
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Visiting German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany and Ukraine plan to jointly produce drones with a strike range of up to 1,500 kilometers, local media reported. Pistorius made this known at a news conference after talks with Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. He said “Berlin supports the creation …
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US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has said Washington hopes to see the war in Ukraine resolved by the end of 2025, pointing to Moscow’s “peace proposal on the table” and ongoing talks with both Russian and Ukrainian representatives. Speaking during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, …
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US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had used “aggressive economic leverage,” including secondary tariffs on India, in a bid to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine. In an interview, Vance explained that the tariffs were part of Washington’s broader strategy to curb …
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AFRICA’S pivot toward the Chinese yuan gathered momentum this week as Egypt signed a sweeping set of agreements with Beijing aimed at increasing the use of the Chinese currency in bilateral trade. The deals were finalised during Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Cairo and reported by the South China Morning …
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RUSSIA and Ukraine are preparing for a third round of negotiations to discuss draft memoranda on a possible settlement, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. “We are conducting direct negotiations with representatives of the Kiev regime,” Peskov told reporters. “It is necessary to hold a third round and begin …
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President Trump said yesterday that the U.S. would help Europe send more weapons to Ukraine and warned Russia that it would be hit by “very severe tariffs” if there was no peace deal in 50 days. The threat of tariffs is unlikely to have much of an impact — Russia sells …
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A 59-year-old man died after suffering severe injury in an overnight Russian drone attack in eastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, regional military governor Serhii Lysak reported on Telegram on Thursday. Four others were injured, he said. The Ukrainian Air Force reported attacks by 104 armed and decoy drones, with 88 of …
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US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said that Washington is reportedly getting frustrated with Ukraine and Russia as both warring parties are playing with time. Russia and Ukraine engaged in their first direct talks in three years on May 16 in Turkiye’s city of Istanbul, agreeing to submit a detailed …
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THE Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, with their plane landing at Atatürk Airport, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday. The exact time for the start of negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation is yet to be confirmed, the agency reported, citing …
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