CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Seven countries have decided to boycott the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games in protest after Russian athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag for the first time in more than a decade. Read More: Curtain closes on Beijing Paralympics as China and Ukraine star The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recently […]
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Ukraine, Russia resume Geneva talks amid ongoing strikes
Ukraine and Russia negotiators resumed a second round of peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Washington’s top envoy expressed cautious optimism about efforts to end the nearly four-year conflict that has devastated Ukraine. Read More: Geneva hosts new round of Russia–Ukraine talks The fighting, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has killed hundreds of […]
Power outages hit Ukraine, Moldova as Kyiv struggles against winter cold
Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the outages had been caused […]
Trump secures week-long pause in Russian strikes on Kyiv amid extreme cold
KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a temporary halt in strikes on Kyiv for a week, ending Sunday, following a request by US President Donald Trump, Kremlin officials said on Friday. Read More: Trump claims Putin agrees to pause strikes The pause, requested due to extreme cold, comes as temperatures in Kyiv are expected […]
Ukraine receives 1,000 bodies from Russia amid ongoing war and diplomatic talks
KYIV: Ukraine on Thursday said it had received 1,000 bodies from Russia, which Moscow claimed were Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting in the ongoing conflict. The exchange, confirmed by both sides, represents one of the few areas of cooperation remaining between Kyiv and Moscow, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Read More: Russian strikes kill three, wound […]
Fresh Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine killed three people and injured several others on Wednesday, authorities said, amid ongoing hostilities that have continued despite recent peace talks. Read More: Kyiv hit by massive Russian drone attack The attacks followed a deadly wave of strikes on Tuesday night that claimed at least 12 lives, including five passengers […]
Russia, Ukraine meet in UAE as Donbas dispute dominates talks
KYIV/ABU DHABI: Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi on Friday for two days of talks aimed at resolving key territorial disputes, with no immediate sign of compromise over the four-year war sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Read More: UAE sends 30 tonnes of aid for war-hit Ukraine The territorial status […]
Russia threatens nuclear strikes against UK and Germany amid Ukraine war
Russia has warned that it could target the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany with nuclear strikes if its war against Ukraine continues for another two to three years. The statement was made by Sergey Karaganov, a top advisor to President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson. Karaganov said Russia is actively […]
Russia warns foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets
Russia has warned that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine by Western governments would be considered “legitimate combat targets.” The statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry came after Britain and France announced plans to send a multinational force to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Moscow described these moves as increasingly dangerous militaristic declarations. […]
Russian air strikes on Kyiv kill two civilians, damage hospital
An overnight Russian air attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed two civilians, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, marking the first reported deaths in the capital from Russian strikes this year. The attack set a private medical facility ablaze in Kyiv’s northern Obolonskyi district, where an inpatient ward was in operation. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service […]