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Putin, Erdogan to Discuss Ukraine on Sidelines of China Summit

This is Beirut, 29/08 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Ukraine conflict with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Monday, the Kremlin said. "Turkey plays an important role in the Ukraine resolution process," Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, including AFP, on ...

France, Germany to Provide More Air Defense to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 29/08 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France and Germany will provide more air-defense hardware for Ukraine after "massive" Russian airstrikes in recent days, the key EU members said in a joint statement Friday. "France and Germany will provide additional air defense to Ukraine," they said, after President Emmanuel Macron hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a visit to the ...

Turkey says Russia Scales Back Ukraine Territorial Demands

This is Beirut, 29/08 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia is demanding Ukraine cede all of its eastern Donbas region, but would be willing to freeze the conflict in the south of the country along current front lines, Turkey's top diplomat has said. Russia occupies around one-fifth of Ukraine's territory, and has claimed to have annexed five of the country's regions -- Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson ...

Russia Hits Kyiv with 'Massive' Deadly Overnight Strikes

This is Beirut, 28/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian forces launched a "massive" attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least fourteen people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over an impasse in diplomatic efforts towards a peace deal spearheaded by US President ...

Ukraine Delegation to Meet US Officials in New York on Friday

This is Beirut, 27/08 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that members of his administration would meet with US officials in New York on Friday as part of ongoing efforts to end the war with Russia. US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff had earlier indicated to American media that he'll meet Ukrainian representatives this ...

Woody Allen at the Heart of a Controversy Between Moscow and Kyiv

This is Beirut, 26/08 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Monday, Ukraine denounced Allen’s virtual appearance at the Moscow International Film Festival, calling it "an insult" to the victims of the Russian invasion. The 89-year-old director—largely shunned by much of Hollywood due to longstanding sexual assault allegations made by his adopted daughter—spoke on Sunday during an online event of ...

Trump Says Spoke to Putin Since White House Meeting with Europeans

This is Beirut, 25/08 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he had talked to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since meeting in Washington last week with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Trump was last known to have spoken to Putin on August 18, when he interrupted his talks with Zelensky and the Europeans at the White House to call the Russian ...

Vance Cites 'Significant Concessions' by Russia on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 24/08 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Vice President JD Vance rejected suggestions Moscow is slow-walking a potential peace deal in Ukraine, saying Russia has made "significant concessions" to Donald Trump over his demands for ending the war. In a prerecorded interview that aired Sunday, Vance insisted Trump, who met his Russian presidential counterpart Vladimir Putin ...

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Prisoners and Civilians

This is Beirut, 24/08 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine each sent back more prisoners of war on Sunday in the latest in a series of exchanges that has seen hundreds of prisoners of war released this year, the two sides said. Large-scale prisoner exchanges were the only tangible result of three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul between May and July. They remain ...

Zelensky calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall

This is Beirut, 24/08 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Sunday that a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin remained "the most effective way forward" as the two sides exchange prisoners and the country celebrated Independence Day. Kyiv's general said that Ukrainian troops had recaptured three villages in its Donetsk region ...

Russia Says Captured Two Villages in Ukraine's Donetsk Region

This is Beirut, 23/08 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia on Saturday said its forces in east Ukraine had taken two villages in the Donetsk region, upping military pressure on the ground as world leaders struggle to broker an end to the conflict. Russian forces are slowly advancing in the embattled eastern region, grinding closer to Kyiv's key defensive line in costly meter-for-meter ...

NATO Chief Calls For 'Robust Security Guarantees' on Ukraine Visit

This is Beirut, 22/08 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of NATO on Friday called for "robust" security guarantees for Ukraine to ensure Russia upholds any potential peace deal and "never again" attempts to invade Ukraine. The question of eventual security guarantees for Ukraine has been front and centre during the latest US-led diplomatic push to broker a peace deal to end the conflict, now ...

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