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How US Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Might Look

This is Beirut, 23/04 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has piled pressure on Ukraine and Russia to find a peace agreement, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance threatening to walk away if a deal is not made. So what does Washington want? Some official demands have already been made public, and media outlets have reported on several unannounced plans for a US-led ...

Putin Discusses Iran Nuclear Talks with Oman's Sultan in Moscow

This is Beirut, 22/04 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Iran nuclear talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. "This topic was touched on... in the context of mediation efforts by Oman," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including AFP, during a briefing at the Kremlin. Russia has ...

Putin Announces Upcoming Russia–Arab League Summit

This is Beirut, 22/04 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that a Russia–Arab League summit will be held later this year, amid unprecedented tensions with the West sparked by the war in Ukraine. Since launching its large-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022 and facing sweeping Western sanctions that have heavily impacted its economy, Russia has ...

Easter Truce Under Scrutiny as Ukraine Accuses Russia of Violations

This is Beirut, 19/04 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that Ukraine would observe the Easter ceasefire declared earlier that day by Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, Zelensky simultaneously accused Moscow of breaching its own commitment just hours after it was announced. “If Russia is genuinely willing to commit, Ukraine will do ...

Sultan of Oman to Meet Putin in Moscow

This is Beirut, 19/04 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Sultan of Oman will visit Moscow on Tuesday to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Muscat said on Saturday, as the Gulf state mediates high-level talks on Iran's nuclear program. The Kremlin said the talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq would cover "current questions on the international ...

Trump: US Will “Take a Pass” on Ukraine Talks if Stalemate Persists

This is Beirut, 18/04 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will "take a pass" on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from Moscow and Kyiv. Trump was speaking after Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented -- following talks with European allies - that Washington would "move on" if a truce did not seem "doable" within ...

Zelensky Says 'No Response' from US After Putin Rejected Truce

This is Beirut, 06/04 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disappointment on Sunday over the lack of a "response" from the United States to Russian President Vladimir Putin's "refusal" to agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, following new deadly strikes, particularly in Kyiv. The United States had proposed a 30-day ceasefire in March, ...

Russian Envoy Seeks Cooperation With US at Landmark Washington Talks

This is Beirut, 04/04 05:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The most senior Russian official to visit Washington since the start of the Ukraine war said Thursday he had discussed potential cooperation with the United States in the Arctic and on rare earth metals but acknowledged that "disagreements" remain. Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and President Vladimir ...

Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Bombing’ if ‘Peace Deal’ Fails and Express Anger Toward Putin

This is Beirut, 30/03 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be bombed if it persists in developing nuclear weapons. "If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing," NBC News said the president told one of its correspondents in an interview late Saturday. It said he also threatened to punish Iran with what he called "secondary ...

Zelensky Accuses Russia of New Strikes on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 19/03 04:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed only to pause attacks on the energy grid. Washington has been pushing for a full, 30-day ceasefire as a first step towards a wider settlement of the grinding ...

Zelensky Backs Energy Truce, But Needs 'Details' from Trump

This is Beirut, 18/03 23:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Ukraine was favorable to a US-proposed truce on strikes against energy infrastructure endorsed by Russia, but needed more "details" from Washington first. Speaking after a call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelensky also warned in an online briefing ...

Trump and Putin Set to Discuss Ukraine by Phone on Tuesday

This is Beirut, 17/03 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as a US official expressed hope that the two leaders could agree on a Ukraine ceasefire within weeks. Trump stated earlier that "a lot of work" had been done between the United States and Russia to resolve the three-year conflict in Ukraine, and he ...

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