KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, a sign the two sides may be drawing closer…
Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian president, is reportedly the target of an alleged poisoning attempt while in Moscow, where he has been under the protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin since fleeing Syria on December 8, 2024. According to claims made by General SVR, a social media account run by a former Russian spy, Assad…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space,” pointed comments that risked further souring relations with Washington as the American leader pushes for an end to the war. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would like to meet with Trump,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded steadfast about his country’s place in any plans to end its war with Russia during an in-depth interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” which aired on Sunday. Amid reports that America’s top diplomats are soon set to meet with Russian representatives to try and broker a peace deal, Zelenskyy…
MUNICH (AP) — European leaders took steps Sunday to answer assertive U.S. efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, as France announced a meeting of continental leaders and Baltic countries called for new steps to strengthen Kyiv’s hand in any future talks. The jockeying for position by Europe, Ukraine’s top military and financial backer along…
MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 133, Russia’s top state investigative agency said Saturday. The update from the Investigative Committee comes as authorities are combing the charrred wreckage of the Crocus City Hall on Moscow’s western edge for more victims. Officials previously put the death toll…
Russian news reports said that the assailants threw explosives, triggering a massive blaze at the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow. Source link
Nearly a year ago, Russian authorities detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges while he was on a reporting assignment in the city of Yekaterinburg. Gershkovich, whom the U.S. State Department has designated as wrongfully detained, was accredited by Russian authorities to work as a journalist in the country. His detention came…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives to an autocrat who has ruthlessly cracked down on dissent. The three-day election that began Friday has taken place in a tightly controlled environment…
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to its statehood, sovereignty or independence, voicing hope that the U.S. would refrain from actions that could trigger a nuclear conflict. Putin’s statement was another blunt warning to the West ahead of a presidential vote this week in…