This is Beirut, 19/02 18:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday held a new meeting on Ukraine in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he called an "existential threat" from Russia after a shock policy shift in Washington. Macron was speaking to leaders of 19 countries including Canada, with most taking part by video link, according to the ...
This is Beirut, 19/02 04:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Trump's special envoy was in Kyiv Wednesday, saying he was there to "listen" to Kyiv's concerns, a day after the US president tore into his Ukrainian counterpart in a surprise press conference. Speaking on Tuesday, after Russian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia for their first high-level talks in over three years without ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that he will host another meeting on Ukraine after the talks between the new US administration and Russia, adding that Donald Trump "can restart a useful dialogue" with Vladimir Putin. In an interview with French regional newspapers, Macron again appeared open to the idea of sending ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticized US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be "fair" and involve European countries, including Turkey. His remarks came after Washington and Moscow said they would name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine during their first ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 16:36 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Russia told the United States in talks on Tuesday that it opposed any NATO member sending troops to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire, Moscow's foreign minister said. "The appearance of troops of armed forces from the same NATO countries, whether under a foreign flag, under the flag of the European Union or under national flags, does not ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union Ukraine USA Ursula von der Leyen
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told US envoy Keith Kellogg on Tuesday that Europe wants to work with Washington for peace in Ukraine, and is ready to do more to arm Kyiv. "Financially and militarily, Europe has brought more to the table than anyone else. And we will step up," von der Leyen wrote on X after meeting Kellogg in Brussels. "We want to ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Kingdom Ukraine Keir Starmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday warned that a "US security guarantee" would be the "only way" to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine again in the event of peace. "I'm prepared to consider committing British forces on the ground alongside others if there is a lasting peace agreement, but there must be a US backstop, because a US ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 16:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The EU is pressing its member states to bolster supplies of key weaponry to Ukraine this year, including air defences, missiles and at least 1.5 million artillery shells, a proposal seen by AFP Monday said. Europe is scrambling to offer backing to Kyiv after US President Donald Trump blindsided allies by launching peace efforts with Russia over ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine if needed, hours before European leaders meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European backers last week by calling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about ...
This is Beirut, 15/02 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia said Saturday Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had spoken with US Secretary Marco Rubio by phone, agreeing to show will for "cooperation" on Ukraine and to work to restore dialogue. The call came ahead of an expected summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin amid mounting concern from Ukraine and its European allies that the pair will ...
This is Beirut, 15/02 15:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday warned the United States not to strike a deal with Russia "behind our backs", as he urged Europe to stand up and make its voice heard. Speaking at a gathering of top policymakers in Munich, the Ukrainian leader issued a rallying cry for Europe to take responsibility for its own security, ...
This is Beirut, 14/02 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US Vice President JD Vance pledged Friday that Washington sought to secure a "lasting" peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump's push for a deal with Moscow. The talks in Munich were seen as a key moment for Kyiv as it tries to keep Washington on its side after Trump ...