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Ukraine Says Russia Withholding Peace Terms to Undermine Talks

This is Beirut, 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine said Friday it did not expect any results from talks with Russia in Istanbul unless Moscow provided its peace terms in advance, accusing the Kremlin of doing "everything" it could to sabotage the potential meeting. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have accelerated in recent weeks, with both sides meeting for their first round of direct ...

Ukraine Renews Demand to See Russia's Peace Terms

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

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Ukraine said Thursday it was ready to hold more talks with Russia in Istanbul next week but again demanded that Moscow supply a document setting out its conditions for peace. And as the United Nations said that hopes for peace in the three-year-old war were "barely" alive, the United States again warned that it could withdraw from mediation ...

Russia Proposes New Ukraine Talks; Kyiv Demands Terms Upfront

This is Beirut, 28/05 23:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia said Wednesday it wanted new talks with Ukraine in Istanbul next Monday to present its plan for a peace settlement, but Kyiv said it needed to see the plan in advance for the meeting to yield results. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year conflict have accelerated in recent months, but Moscow has repeatedly rejected calls for an ...

Merz Announces Germany and Ukraine to Jointly Produce Long-Range Weapons

This is Beirut, 28/05 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory. Both countries' defense ministers later signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of long-range weapons systems, ...

Trump Says Putin 'Playing with Fire' as Sanctions Pressure Grows

This is Beirut, 28/05 09:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," taking a fresh jab at his Russian counterpart as Washington weighs new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war. Trump's latest broadside showed his frustration with stalled ceasefire talks and comes two days after he called the Kremlin ...

Putin Views Ukraine Talks Offers as 'Sign of Weakness'

This is Beirut, 26/05 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sees proposals for talks to end the fighting in Ukraine as a "sign of weakness," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday. The Kremlin chief has responded to diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to a close by prosecuting the war in Ukraine "harder than before," Merz told public broadcaster WDR. "Putin ...

Trump Slams 'Crazy' Putin as Russia Pummels Ukraine with Massive Drone Attack

This is Beirut, 26/05 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "crazy" on Sunday after Moscow launched a deadly barrage of drones against Ukraine, even as the warring countries completed a large-scale prisoner exchange. At least 13 people were killed when Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to ...

Russia and Ukraine Complete Record Prisoner Swap

This is Beirut, 25/05 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia said Sunday it had exchanged another 303 Ukrainian prisoners of war for the same number of Russian soldiers held by Kyiv -- the last phase of the largest-ever such swap between the warring countries. "In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached in Istanbul on May 16, the Russian and Ukrainian sides have (over the ...

Russia Strikes Kyiv as Hundreds More POWs Exchanged with Ukraine

This is Beirut, 24/05 14:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow's invasion. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones overnight, adding that it downed six missiles and 245 ...

Kyiv Under Attack as Ukraine, Russia Begin Major Prisoner Swap

This is Beirut, 24/05 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At least eight people were wounded in a drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday, city authorities said, just as Russia and Ukraine were in the middle of a major prisoner swap. The head of Kyiv's civil and military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, reported fires and fallen debris in several parts of the Ukrainian capital, after AFP ...

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