Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Moscow’s short truce offer / Zelensky says won’t play Putin’s ‘games’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire.

1d ago

Minerals deal with US ‘truly equal’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday a landmark minerals deal with the United States offered “equal” benefits for both sides even though the accord offered no concrete security guarantees for Kyiv.

2d ago

Car bomb kills senior Russian military officer near Moscow

The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for a car bomb that killed a senior Russian military officer near Moscow yesterday, hours before US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

1w ago

Ukraine ceasefire talks: US envoy meets Putin in Russia

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin yesterday in the Kremlin to tout Washington’s plan to settle the Ukraine conflict, a day after Donald Trump issued a direct appeal to the Russian president to halt his offensive.

1w ago

Russia's Lavrov says 'ready to reach a deal' on Ukraine

Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is due in Russia on Friday where he is expected to hold another round of ceasefire talks with Putin.

1w ago

'Vladimir, STOP!'

Trump tells Putin after a ‘massive’ Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills at least 10, injures more than 90

1w ago

Violation of easter truce: Russia, Ukraine trade blame

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday Russian forces were making a pretence of a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin, continuing overnight attempts to inflict frontline losses on Ukraine.

2w ago

Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6:00pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.

2w ago

Ukraine mourns 18 killed in Russian missile strike

Ukraine yesterday mourned 18 people, including nine children, killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rig, as the region’s governor said it was “the kind of pain you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy”.

4w ago

Ukraine still hitting energy sites: Russia

Russia’s defence ministry yesterday said Ukraine had increased its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, hitting targets 14 times in the last 24 hours, despite a US-brokered moratorium.

4w ago

Missile strike kills 14 in Ukraine

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rig killed 14 people yesterday, including six children, the Ukrainian leader said.

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Putin’s ‘promises are hollow’ in Ukraine talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “promises are hollow” on any eventual ceasefire with Ukraine, as Kyiv’s allies met in Paris for a summit.

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Russian TV reporter killed by mine on Ukraine border

A military correspondent from Russia’s main state TV channel, Channel One, was killed by a mine on the border with Ukraine earlier, her employer said yesterday.

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Kyiv, Moscow agree sea, energy truce: US

The United States yesterday reached deals with Ukraine and Russia on a truce in the Black Sea and a pause in attacks on energy facilities, with Washington also pledging to push for the lifting of some financial sanctions against Moscow.

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Russian attacks kill seven in Ukraine

Russian attacks killed a family of three late on Friday in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia and four more people in the country’s north and east, officials said. 

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Rivals trade blame

Russia and Ukraine yesterday accused each other of blowing up a Russian gas pumping station in a border area where Ukrainian troops have been retreating, amid talks over a proposed US-backed moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure.

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‘Surrender’

President Vladimir Putin has called for beleaguered Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to “surrender” as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian leader of seeking to sabotage a ceasefire initiative.

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Putin will have to ‘come to table’

UK premier Keir Starmer yesterday said the “ball was in Russia’s court” and that President Vladimir Putin would “sooner or later” have to “come to the table,” after a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.

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