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Moscow has agreed to a request from US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv for a week, until February 1, the Kremlin said on Friday.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that Russia had accepted what he described as a “personal request” from Trump to halt attacks on the Ukrainian capital.“I can…
Russia on Thursday invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to come to Moscow for the peace talks as the war between the two countries is about to enter its fifth year, news agency Reuters reported citing a Kremlin statement.Any meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy would need to be well prepared and results-oriented, Kremlin foreign policy aide…
Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the Dnipro district early on Tuesday, injuring one person and disrupting the power and water supply, the city mayor Vitaliy Klychko confirmed through his Telegram channel.Urging the residents to stay under cover, the mayor said that the power supply has…
Rescue workers put out a fire at a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine (AP photo) Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday that its forces struck “strategic targets” in Ukraine overnight using Oreshnik hypersonic missiles. The ministry did not provide further details on the locations or extent of the strikes, but…
Russia’s overnight strikes on Kyiv province killed two people on Monday after air raid alerts were issued across the country, Ukrainian authorities said. One person was killed in the capital Kyiv, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration. Another victim, a man in his 70s, died in the neighbouring city of Fastiv,…
Russia on Monday claimed that Ukraine fired drones at Vladimir Putin’s residence between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Reuters reported citing foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismissed the accusation as “lies”, saying Moscow was laying the groundwork for attacks on government buildings in Kyiv.“Such reckless actions will not go unanswered,” Lavrov said, adding that…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP photo) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued a sharp warning to Ukraine, saying, “If Kyiv does not want peace, Russia will achieve all special military operation goals by military means.” His statement came after he visited a command post of the Russian armed forces and just hours before crucial…
Several powerful explosions were heard across Ukraine’s capital on early Saturday after Russian missiles and drones targeted multiple regions, prompting authorities to urge residents to take shelter as air defences were activated.“Explosions in the capital. Air defense forces are operating. Stay in shelters!” Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram, as air raid sirens sounded…
The United States has agreed to offer security guarantees to Ukraine as part of ongoing efforts to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, following fresh talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin, US officials told Associated Press on Monday, anonymously.The officials said discussions with the US. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner helped narrow differences…
Representative file photo (AP) Ukraine struck a heat and power station in Russia’s Moscow region with drones on Sunday, igniting a large fire and cutting heating to thousands of residents in one of Kyiv’s most significant attacks on energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory.Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyov said Ukrainian drones hit the Shatura Power…
