This is Beirut, 13/03 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kremlin said Thursday that US negotiators were on the way to Russia, as Washington seeks to present its plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. Kyiv agreed to the US proposal after talks in Saudi Arabia earlier this week, but Moscow has asked for the US side to present details before indicating whether it is acceptable. "Negotiators are ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 21:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that envoys were headed to Moscow and expressed optimism for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war but officials said the United States wants Russia to agree an unconditional halt to the conflict. The Kremlin said it was awaiting details of a proposal agreed by Ukrainian and US officials this week, and gave ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 21:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his army to "fully liberate" Russia's Kursk region after days of pushing back Ukrainian troops that have held territory there since August. "I am counting on the fact that all the combat tasks facing our units will be fulfilled, and the territory of the Kursk region will soon be completely liberated ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Kyiv's Western allies upped the pressure on Russia on Wednesday to respond to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, after Ukraine backed the proposal aimed at ending the three-year war. In its first comments on the proposition, the Kremlin said it was waiting for details from Washington. US President Donald Trump's administration lifted a freeze ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said. "The three parties will exchange views on the Iranian nuclear issue and other issues of mutual interest," a foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. The meeting will be attended by China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma ...
Charles Chartouni, 10/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The international political scene is marred by uncertainties, and political actors are navigating their courses amidst the imbroglios of an unraveling world order. This state of endemic instability seems to promote the politics of ambiguity and their inherent weaponization. President Trump, with his conventional insinuations and intentional ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran this week in a bid to boost cooperation, Iranian media reported on Sunday. The three countries, which share a common desire to counter what they characterise as American hegemony, have held similar exercises in the region in recent years. The drills "will begin ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 05:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia said Saturday its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region, in a fresh setback for Kyiv ahead of talks to try to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday named a high-level delegation including ministers to meet US negotiators in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, seeking to repair ties ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 22:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US has temporarily suspended Ukraine's access to satellite imagery services, a new measure by the Trump administration, which had already frozen arms shipments and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, The Washington Post reports. Maxar, a leading US provider of commercial satellite imagery, confirmed that the suspension affects the Global Enhanced ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously suspending US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy. "Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large-scale banking ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia launched a "massive missile and drone" attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Friday, a Ukrainian minister said, after Washington said talks with Kyiv were back on track to secure a truce in the three-year conflict. The latest air assault came after EU leaders, shaken by the prospect of US disengagement, agreed to boost the European ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia said Thursday it would not accept a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, rejecting proposals of a one-month halt in fighting or a stop in aerial and naval attacks - ideas floated by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron. Talk of a possible truce is at fever pitch with US President Donald Trump pushing for a rapid end ...