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At summit, EU asked India to put ‘pressure’ on Russia to end war, says Kaja Kallas

January 27, 2026 admin

Europe and India can build a partnership that is “predictable”, Kaja Kallas, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, said on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), taking aim at the U.S., Russia, and China for increasing uncertainty in the world. Ms. Kallas said that during the EU-India Summit on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) between Prime…

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Ahead of Trump meeting, Zelenskyy says he held ‘detailed’ phone call with British PM Starmer

December 28, 2025 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer puts his hand on the shoulder of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he departs 10 Downing Street, London on December 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian ‍President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (December 28, 2025) ‌that he held a “detailed” phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead…

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Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital killing one, day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

December 27, 2025 admin

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday (December 27, 2025), killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in early morning and continued for hours. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

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Putin indicated Russia could be open to territory swap as part of Ukraine deal, report says

December 26, 2025 admin

File photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin told some of Russia’s top businessmen that he might be open to swapping some territory ‌controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine but that he wanted the whole of Donbas, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Andrei Kolesnikov, the Kremlin correspondent for the Kommersant,…

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U.S., Ukraine reach consensus on key issues, but territorial disputes unresolved

December 24, 2025 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File. | Photo Credit: AP The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, along with the management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, remain unresolved,…

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Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory

December 14, 2025 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy on Sunday (December 14, 2025) voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he arrived in Berlin for talks with U.S. envoys on ending the war. Mr. Zelenskyy arrived at the…

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Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

December 9, 2025 admin

(L-R) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz chat on the 10 Downing Street doorstep after a meeting in central London on December 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S….

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Russia unleashes massive drone, missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

December 6, 2025 admin

A railway employee walks in front of a railway station building hit during an overnight Russian missile and drone strikes in the town of Fastiv, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine December 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after…

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Ukrainian forces fighting in Kupiansk, despite Russian claims, top commander says

November 29, 2025 admin

Russian service members hold a Russian flag in a park in Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, in this still image taken from video released on November 21, 2025. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters Ukrainian forces are defending their positions and hunting down sabotage groups in the northeastern city of Kupiansk despite Moscow’s statements…

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Putin says authorities must ‘strengthen’ Russian identity in Ukraine

November 26, 2025 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File photo: Russian Presidential Press Service via AP Russian authorities must increase the number of people who identify as Russian and speak Russian in the parts of Ukraine incorporated into the country since Moscow’s 2022 invasion, according to a document signed by President Vladimir Putin. The document published on Tuesday (November…

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