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Kyiv Won't Give Up Land, Says Zelensky as US-Russia Summit Confirmed

This is Beirut, 09/08 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on August 15, to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and ...

Putin-Trump Summit: What we Know so Far

This is Beirut, 08/08 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to hold talks in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion. Trump has spent his first months in office trying to broker peace -- after boasting he could end the war in 24 hours -- though multiple rounds of peace talks, phone calls and ...

Trump Says Would Meet Putin Without Zelensky Sit-Down

This is Beirut, 08/08 05:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would meet with Vladimir Putin for upcoming talks on the Ukraine war even if the Russian leader had not sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The statement, which contradicted earlier reports that a Putin-Zelensky meeting was a prerequisite for the summit, came after Trump gave Moscow ...

Trump-Putin Meeting Agreed for 'Coming Days', Venue Set: Kremlin

This is Beirut, 07/08 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said Thursday that a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was set for the "coming days", with the two sides already having agreed the venue "in principle." The summit would be the first between sitting US and Russian presidents since Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva in June 2021, and comes as ...

Zelensky Says Spoke with Trump after US Envoy's Moscow Visit

This is Beirut, 06/08 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he had spoken by phone with US President Donald Trump after Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow for talks earlier in the day. "I spoke with President Trump. This conversation happened after President Trump's representative, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow," Zelensky posted on ...

Zelensky Urges 'Regime Change' in Russia

This is Beirut, 31/07 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that the world should push for "regime change" in Russia, arguing that President Vladimir Putin otherwise would continue to destabilize Russia's neighbors. His remarks came at a conference hosted by Finland, marking 50 years since the signing of the "Helsinki Final Act," a document meant to ...

Zelensky Says Russian Negotiators Have 'Begun to Discuss' Possible Putin Meeting

This is Beirut, 25/07 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their talks in Istanbul this week, Zelensky said in comments released Friday. Ukraine has been pushing for a meeting between the two leaders and has expressed hope that Donald Trump, ...

Ukraine Demands Zelensky-Putin Talks, Russia Proposes Brief Truces

This is Beirut, 23/07 23:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday. A Russian negotiator said his country agreed to the latest in a series of prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and proposed brief ...

Turkey: A Global Power Broker

This is Beirut, 23/07 21:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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From Ukraine to Syria, including Iran, Turkey has emerged in recent years as a pivotal diplomatic force, multiplying its mediation efforts across a spectrum of regional crises. This active, multi-front diplomacy serves both to safeguard its national security and to solidify its position as a key player on the global stage. Turkey’s strategic ...

Low Hopes as Ukraine and Russia Mull New Peace Talks in Istanbul Amid US Deadline Pressure

This is Beirut, 23/07 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia said that it expected talks with Ukraine later on Wednesday in Istanbul to be "difficult," downplaying expectations of a breakthrough at a meeting between the two sides after nearly three and a half years of war. Delegations from the two countries have left for Istanbul and are expected to begin talks in the evening. The two ...

Zelensky Defends Anti-Corruption Overhaul Amid Protests, EU Condemns "Serious Step Back"

This is Beirut, 23/07 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended legislative changes removing the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, sparking the first major protests in Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion. "We all share a common enemy: the Russian occupiers," Zelensky said after meeting with top law enforcement and ...

New Russia-Ukraine Talks Set for Wednesday

This is Beirut, 21/07 22:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey Wednesday as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. While US President Donald Trump has increased the pressure by giving Russia 50 days to agree on a deal or face sanctions, Zelensky spoke only hours after ...

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