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Next US-Russia Talks to Take Place Sunday or Early Next Week: Kremlin

This is Beirut, 20/03 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said Thursday that the next US-Russia talks could take place on Sunday or early next week, as Washington is also due to hold talks with Kyiv in Saudi Arabia in the coming days. US President Donald Trump spoke to both Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week. "It may not be Sunday itself, the nuances ...

Russia and Ukraine Confirm Swap of 372 War Prisoners

This is Beirut, 19/03 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 372 soldiers in a prisoner swap brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Moscow and Kyiv said Wednesday. Prisoner swaps and the exchange of remains of killed soldiers is one of the only areas of cooperation between the warring countries since the Kremlin launched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. The ...

Zelensky Warns Against Slowing aid, says will Speak to Trump

This is Beirut, 19/03 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Wednesday against heeding a Kremlin call to halt military aid for his country and announced he would speak with US President Donald Trump later within hours. Russian leader Vladimir Putin issued the demand during a call with Trump on Tuesday, part of a rapprochement initiated by Washington that seeks to broker ...

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 ...

Putin and Trump Agree on Halt to Ukraine Energy Attacks But No Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 18/03 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday in a call with Donald Trump to halt attacks against Ukrainian energy targets but would not accept an immediate full ceasefire and insisted that the West halt all military aid for Kyiv. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an hour and a half and both expressed hopes for repairing relations wrecked by ...

Trump and Putin to Discuss Ukraine this Week

This is Beirut, 17/03 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump says he plans to speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the war in Ukraine, adding discussions are already ongoing about "dividing up certain assets" between the warring parties. US officials had expressed optimism Sunday that a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal could be reached in weeks ...

Zelensky replaces his army chief of general staff

This is Beirut, 16/03 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced the chief of the general staff of the armed forces, according to a decree issued on Sunday, as Kyiv’s frontline troops continue to face challenges. According to a communiqué, Anatoliy Bargylevych has been replaced by Andriy Gnatov, who “has been tasked with increasing the efficiency of the ...

Putin will Have to 'Come to Table,' UK PM says Hosting Coalition Call

This is Beirut, 15/03 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would "sooner or later" have to "come to the table" as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine. The British prime minister told some 25 fellow leaders as they joined a virtual call hosted by Downing ...

Putin Urges Ukrainian Troops to Surrender as Trump Calls to "Spare" Their Lives

This is Beirut, 14/03 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on Ukrainian troops fighting in the Kursk region to surrender, after US President Donald Trump urged him to "spare" the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. Trump and Putin said that the Russian army had Ukrainian forces surrounded there - claims rejected by Kyiv, even as President Volodymyr Zelensky ...

Russia Expects More Truce Talks with US Once Witkoff Briefs Trump

This is Beirut, 14/03 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia said Friday it expected Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would discuss a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, but that US envoy Steve Witkoff needed to relay Putin's thoughts to the American president first. Witkoff met the Russian president late Thursday to lay out the details of the US plan, which Ukraine agreed to on Tuesday. "When Mr ...

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