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Zelensky Aims for Diplomatic End to War in 2025 as Trump's Return Nears

This is Beirut, 16/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Kyiv would like to end the war with Russia next year through “diplomatic means” as both countries prepare for Donald Trump's return to the White House. February 2025 would mark the third anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, with Russia's troops gaining ...

Scholz Urges Ukraine Talks in First Call with Putin Since 2022

This is Beirut, 15/11 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, in the first call between the two leaders in almost two years. In the call, Scholz "condemned Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and called on President Putin to end it and withdraw troops", the chancellor's spokesman ...

Russia Takes Center Stage

Marc Saikali, 14/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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How did this happen? It’s straightforward: genetically wired as a skilled chess player, Vladimir Putin now positions himself as the guarantor of cutting off the flow of arms, smuggling, and funds to Hezbollah via Syria. Holding the symbolic scissors over the lifeline of the pro-Iranian militia, he is offering his services to other stakeholders. ...

Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine Sparks Capitulation Fears

Ali A. Hamadé, 14/11 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Newly elected United States President Donald Trump is pushing for a peace plan to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. He has repeatedly pledged that one of his first actions as president would be to end the war, claiming that had he won the 2020 election, the conflict would never have erupted, and asserting that he could bring it to a close ...

Blinken Vows "Firm Response" to North Korean Troops in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 13/11 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US top diplomat Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops alongside Russian forces fighting on the Ukrainian border dictates a "firm response". The secretary of state was speaking at the start of a day of Brussels talks with NATO and EU officials to urgently address ramping up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump ...

Russia Asks Israel to Refrain from Striking Near Base in Syria

This is Beirut, 13/11 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia has asked Israel to refrain from conducting airstrikes near its airbase in Syria during Israel's conflict with Hezbollah, as it did in October, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday. Syrian state media reported in mid-October that Israel carried out an airstrike on the port city of Latakia, a stronghold of Syrian President Bashar ...

Trump Starts Phone Calls on Ukraine War

This is Beirut, 11/11 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump allegedly spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Trump supposedly held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, just days after his stunning election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, the report ...

Ukraine Under Fresh Attack as Trump's Victory Reshapes War Outlook

This is Beirut, 11/11 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Air alerts wailed across Ukraine early Monday as Russian strikes killed at least six people, a day after record drone attacks by both sides, with US president-elect Donald Trump reportedly urging Russia's Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict. Trump's election to the White House has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict and ...

Putin Finalizes Landmark Defense Pact With North Korea

This is Beirut, 10/11 14:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defense pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine. Putin struck the deal during a visit to North Korea in June, but it had to pass through Russia's parliament and be signed by the Kremlin leader to ...

Putin Warns of Attempts to Defeat Russia Ahead of BRICS Summit

This is Beirut, 24/10 16:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against "illusory" attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield, ahead of his first meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in more than two years, for talks set to focus on the conflict in Ukraine. Putin was speaking in the Russian city of Kazan on the final day of the BRICS summit, ...

Putin Faces Calls for Peace at Flagship BRICS Summit

This is Beirut, 23/10 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict. The Russian leader is casting the gathering as a sign that Western attempts to isolate Moscow have failed, but faced direct calls to end the Ukraine ...

UK and Germany Sign 'Milestone' Defense Deal

This is Beirut, 23/10 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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London and Berlin on Wednesday hailed a "milestone" in military cooperation, as they signed a new defense pact that would see German submarine-hunting planes operate from British bases and counter threats from Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Europe's two biggest defense spenders said the Trinity House Agreement, signed by defense ...

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