Independent United Nations investigators have accused Russia of conducting systematic drone strikes against civilians in southern Ukraine, driving mass displacement and leaving entire communities along the Dnipro River uninhabitable. In a new report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said drone attacks in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions were part of a deliberate…
European Council President Antonio Costa said on Monday that he has called a video conference of the members of the European Council to discuss Ukraine, following meetings in Washington. Costa said in a post on X that the talks would begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and serve as a debriefing on discussions in Washington…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting in Moscow with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to a report by Russian state news agency TASS, citing the Kremlin. The meeting, which lasted approximately three hours, was also attended by Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser, as confirmed by official Kremlin photographs. No…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new deadline of 10 to 12 days for Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Trump made the statement during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, stressing the urgency of diplomatic engagement. “There is no reason in…
Russia bombarded Ukraine with airstrikes overnight, killing at least two people, local authorities said on Monday. A strike on the Black Sea port city of Odessa killed one man and damaged civilian infrastructure, the regional military governor, Oleh Kiper, said. The military governor of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, said a 35-year-old man was…
Ukraine, which is defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion, has received an invitation to the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. “We have been invited to the NATO summit. I think that is important,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The invitation was extended to Zelensky during his meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in…
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Tuesday. During their meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis and agreed that China and Brazil, as peace-loving and progressive nations, should enhance communication and coordination on…
The European Commission will not extend the duty-free import of goods from Ukraine beyond June 5, spokesperson Olof Gill announced on Wednesday. “The autonomous trade measures with Ukraine expire on June 5. The Commission does not intend to extend them beyond that date,” Gill told reporters. He added that the EU’s current priority was to…
The European Union and its member states have provided nearly 150 billion euros (170 billion dollars) worth of aid to Ukraine since the start of conflict in 2022. European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said this on Wednesday. “The European Union and its member states have provided nearly 150 billion euros in support for Ukraine,…
European Union foreign ministers to meet on Wednesday in Warsaw for two days of informal talks focused on the bloc’s changing relation with the U.S. and the ongoing war in Ukraine. The return of Donald Trump to the White House at the beginning of the year has significantly changed the political winds in the EU….
