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Zelensky Urges Trump to Approve Sanctions to 'Push' Russia to Full Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 02/06 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to approve more sanctions to "push" Russia into a full ceasefire after Moscow once again declined a 30-day halt to hostilities. "We really expect Trump to take strong steps," he said at a briefing with journalists after a second round of ...

Ukraine and Russia Agree Another Prisoner Exchange, but No Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 02/06 18:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine and Russia agreed to another large-scale prisoner exchange at talks in Istanbul on Monday but failed to make a breakthrough on an immediate halt to the fighting. At the second round of direct talks between the warring sides, Ukraine said Moscow had rejected its call for an unconditional ceasefire, offering instead a partial truce of two ...

Ukraine Peace Talks: What are Kyiv and Moscow's Positions?

This is Beirut, 02/06 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow are holding on Monday a second round of direct talks on the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine, triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion. The two sides are set to present their visions of what a peace settlement could look like at the negotiations, which will be presided over by Turkish Foreign Minister ...

What we Know about Ukraine's Drone Attacks in Russia

This is Beirut, 02/06 10:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian security services conducted an massive drone attack against Russian military airbases on Sunday, striking thousands of kilometres from the front line in what President Volodymyr Zelensky said was their longest-range operation ever. The operation, code-named "Spider's web", required months of preparation and the smuggling of drones ...

Polish Presidential Election Rivals Neck and Neck

This is Beirut, 01/06 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The centrist and nationalist candidates vying for the Polish presidency were neck and neck, an exit poll showed on Sunday, each predicting victory in a vote with major implications for Poland's pro-EU government. Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, 53, a government ally, was narrowly ahead with 50.3 percent of votes against nationalist ...

Ukraine Strikes Russian Bombers ahead of Istanbul Talks

This is Beirut, 01/06 19:23 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Ukraine said Sunday it launched a "large-scale" attack to destroy Russian bombers as it geared up for talks in Istanbul with Moscow counterparts to explore prospects of a ceasefire. The spectacular claim that Ukraine damaged $2 billion worth of Russian aircraft parked at airbases thousands of kilometers (miles) away came as Kyiv ...

Russian Strike Kills 12 Ukrainian Soldiers during Training

This is Beirut, 01/06 14:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian army training area killed at least 12 soldiers and wounded dozens more Sunday, Kyiv said, in a rare admission of its military losses. Kyiv did not say where the strike took place, but stressed the soldiers were not taking part in a "mass gathering," and most were in their shelters during the ...

Two Bridges in Russia Collapse in 'Blasts', 7 Dead

This is Beirut, 01/06 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The overnight collapse of two bridges in Russian regions bordering Ukraine that killed seven people was caused by explosions, Russian officials said Sunday, treating them as "acts of terrorism." In Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, a blast caused a road bridge to collapse onto a railway line late Saturday, derailing a ...

Ukraine Says Russia Withholding Peace Terms to Undermine Talks

This is Beirut, 30/05 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 ...

Turkey Proposes to Host Trump-Putin-Zelensky Meeting

This is Beirut, 30/05 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Turkey on Friday proposed to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian presidents in an effort to advance toward an end of the three years of war in Ukraine. NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid US President Donald Trump's push for a deal to end the ...

Ukraine Renews Demand to See Russia's Peace Terms

This is Beirut, 30/05 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 ...

From Syria to Ukraine: The Gulf as the New Hub of Global Diplomacy (2/2)

Malo Pinatel, 29/05 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/articles/1315328/from-irans-nuclear-program-to-gaza-the-gulf-as-the-new-hub-of-global-diplomacy-12 On Tuesday, May 13, US President Donald Trump was received with great ceremony in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), marking the first stop on a tour of immense geopolitical and ...

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