Putin cites chance of peace deal, Ukraine sees ‘new dynamic’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was a chance of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv said it expected a “new dynamic” in…
UK’s Andy Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile production
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on Monday on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production…
New Ukrainian defence minister takes office as ousted predecessor calls for wartime elections
Ukrainian lawmakers appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday, hours after his ousted predecessor dealt a major blow to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a call for elections in wartime. –…
Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for wartime elections
Ukraine’s ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday, arguing the nation faced a crisis of governance, in the biggest internal challenge to…
Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for ‘new, righteous’ world order
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were working to establish a “new and righteous world order”, after Pyongyang helped Moscow to drive Ukrainian…
Putin says Russia, North Korea coordinating on regional security, KCNA reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Moscow and Pyongyang were cooperating across all areas and coordinating efforts to ensure regional security and stability, North…
Zelenskiy: Ukraine has given US negotiators proposals for ending the war with Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine had handed proposals to U.S. negotiators for a plan to end the war with Moscow and suggested that Russia would use its…
Zelenskiy says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed a drone deal and food security with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday. – “There are domains in which Ukraine and…
Leaders of Serbia and Ukraine pledge closer economic ties
Belgrade will support Ukraine’s independence and aims to improve economic cooperation between the two countries, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday, but he stopped short of any pledge to impose…
Former Ukrainian top commander sees no prospect of Kyiv joining NATO
Ukraine’s former top military commander, now ambassador to Britain, was quoted as saying on Monday that there was no prospect of the country joining NATO, an aspiration entrenched in the…