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Top Russia, US Officials to Meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries' fractured relations and possibly paving the way to ending the Ukraine war. Kyiv said it was not invited to the discussions in Riyadh, while European leaders -- reeling from Washington's dramatic change in policy towards Moscow -- hosted ...

EU Pushes to Boost Weapons Deliveries for Ukraine

The EU is pressing its member states to bolster supplies of key weaponry to Ukraine this year, including air defences, missiles and at least 1.5 million artillery shells, a proposal seen by AFP Monday said. Europe is scrambling to offer backing to Kyiv after US President Donald Trump blindsided allies by launching peace efforts with Russia over ...

UK Says Ready to Send Troops in Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine if needed, hours before European leaders meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European backers last week by calling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about ...

Navalny Supporters Risk Reprisals With Memorial Events a Year After his Death

A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow. Throughout the morning, people braved glacial temperatures to file past Navalny's grave in Moscow's Borisovskoye cemetery, defying warnings that authorities would ...

Zelensky Rejects Trump-Led Deal With US on Minerals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in peace talks with Russia. Speaking at a gathering of top policymakers in Munich, the Ukrainian leader said that with the return of President Donald Trump to the White House Europe ...

Trump Reaches Understanding with Putin and Zelensky for Discussions on Potential Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump held two phone conversations on Wednesday with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, focusing on prospects for peace between the two countries. Trump and Putin agreed to launch "immediate" negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine. The same applies to Ukraine, where ...

Zelensky Says Ready to Swap Lands With Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia, which freed an American prisoner in a gesture President Donald Trump described Tuesday as a goodwill gesture on ending the war. Zelensky, who will meet Friday at the Munich Security Conference with US Vice President JD Vance, a vocal critic of US ...

Russian Ambassador to Lebanon: Our Country Is Ready to Provide Assistance to Lebanon

Russia has expressed its readiness to assist Lebanon in its post-conflict recovery process. On Tuesday, the Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, stated that Moscow is prepared to consider any official request from Beirut in this regard. In an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik, Rudakov emphasized the strong bilateral ...

Trump 2.0: A New Challenge for European Common Defense

With Donald Trump beginning a second term in the White House, Europe finds itself at a pivotal moment in an evolving geopolitical landscape. His first term had already shaken the transatlantic alliance by casting doubt on US security commitments to Europe. Now, his return is fueling heightened concerns and deepening mistrust among European ...