Germany will host US and Ukrainian teams this weekend for discussions for a cease-fire in Ukraine, ahead of a meeting with European leaders and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin on Monday, according to a German official. According to a US official, President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law JaredContinue Reading
Kiev, Ukraine (AP) — This year, Ukraine’s major music event struck a distinct note. There were no more international headliners, large concert halls, or hundreds of thousands of tourists. Instead, beloved local performers performed at the Atlas Festival, the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, for a smallerContinue Reading
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)— Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighbouring country since Russia’s full-fledged invasion in February 2022, as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of the European Union and leaned towardsContinue Reading
(AP) – Russian bombings on towns throughout Ukraine killed at least 12 people on Saturday, prompting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to ask for “accelerated” Western weaponry supply. Russian bombings in eastern Ukraine killed at least 11 people on Saturday, while rescuers in the city of Dnipro sifted through wreckage afterContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy celebrated the 500th day of the war on Saturday by saluting the country’s military in a video from a Black Sea island that has become a symbol of Ukraine’s tenacity in the face of Russian invasion. Speaking from Snake Island, Zelenskyy praised Ukrainian soldiers who battledContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Despite strikes on Ukraine’s power system and other crucial winter infrastructure, US intelligence expects the slowed tempo of combat to continue in the coming months and finds no sign of a diminished Ukrainian determination to resist, according to the Director of National Intelligence on Saturday.Continue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian soldiers moved in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, blasting important cities and intending “to destroy everything there,” as Moscow signalled it was preparing for a long war with its neighbour. Zelensky grieved the thousands of Ukrainian men and women who have died three months after RussiaContinue Reading
As Moscow showcased its military strength during a massive parade commemorating the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945, President Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s war in Ukraine as vital to safeguard the “Motherland.” While Putin delivered his Victory Day speech, fierce conflicts raged in eastern Ukraine, and intercontinental ballistic missilesContinue Reading
On the night of Moscow’s preparations for a glitzy World War II victory memorial, Ukraine alleged a Russian strike on a school sheltering people claimed 60 lives. The G7 reiterated their alliance with Kyiv. The fatality toll from Saturday’s Russian air strike on a school in the eastern village ofContinue Reading
As Russia intensifies its brutal campaign in the eastern areas, US first lady Jill Biden made an unexpected visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, having a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with the country’s first lady, Olena Zelenskyy. Biden entered Ukraine under a veil of secrecy, becoming the latest high-profile AmericanContinue Reading
