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Top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. in Saudi Arabia on February 18

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Top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. in Saudi Arabia on February 18

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. File. | Photo Credit: AP Top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. counterparts on restoring ties, negotiating a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said Monday (February 17, 2025). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

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Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear plant’s shelter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says

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Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear plant’s shelter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says

A general view of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure over the old sarcophagus covering the damaged fourth reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian drone attack caused significant damage to the radiation shelter of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…

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British PM says Ukraine must be ‘at the heart’ of any peace talks

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British PM says Ukraine must be ‘at the heart’ of any peace talks

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that Ukraine had to be “at the heart” of any negotiations to end the conflict with Russia. Mr. Starmer’s remarks come amid fears in Kyiv and its European allies that the U.S. might strike a peace deal without…

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Trump, Putin plan to meet in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine talks; China proposes summit to end war

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Trump, Putin plan to meet in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine talks; China proposes summit to end war

Visitors stand in front of an artwork depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at an exhibition in Yalta, Crimea. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that he expects to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine…

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Kremlin says one Russian citizen freed from U.S. jail in Fogel deal

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Kremlin says one Russian citizen freed from U.S. jail in Fogel deal

Trump said Fogel’s release “could be a big important part” of ending the three-year-old Ukraine war | Photo Credit: Reuters The Kremlin said on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that a Russian citizen was freed from a U.S. prison in exchange for Moscow’s release of jailed American schoolteacher Marc Fogel. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the…

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Return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders not realistic: U.S. Defense chief Hegseth

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Return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders not realistic: U.S. Defense chief Hegseth

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on the eve of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that a return to Ukraine’s…

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Ukraine drones hit Russian oil pumping station, missile storage site

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Ukraine drones hit Russian oil pumping station, missile storage site

Servicemen of the tank battalion of the 128th Mountain assault Transcarpathian Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire a tank during a training, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters An overnight Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia’s Andreapol oil pumping station, part of the oil…

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U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

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U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday (January 25, 2025) the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days….

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Russia vows response after it says ATACMS missiles targeted Belgorod

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Russia vows response after it says ATACMS missiles targeted Belgorod

File image of remains of U.S.-produced ATACMS missiles, fired by Ukrainian armed forces | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia vowed on Saturday (January 4, 2025) to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day. Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden authorised Kyiv to use the long-range…

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Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine

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Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the state-run TASS news agency that Moscow opposed that idea as well as others being proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict,” Foreign…

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