Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin invites Zelenskyy to Moscow for peace talks; Kyiv yet to respond

Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin invites Zelenskyy to Moscow for peace talks; Kyiv yet to respond

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…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv bombarded with 36 missiles, 242 drones; Oreshnik strike falls close to EU, Nato border

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv bombarded with 36 missiles, 242 drones; Oreshnik strike falls close to EU, Nato border

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…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Attacks escalate with fresh strikes in Kyiv; 2 civilians killed

Russia-Ukraine war: Attacks escalate with fresh strikes in Kyiv; 2 civilians killed

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,…

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'Turn up the heat': Trump shares editorial critical of Putin; move amid failing Russia-Ukraine talks

‘Turn up the heat’: Trump shares editorial critical of Putin; move amid failing Russia-Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) amplified pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin by sharing a sharply worded editorial that urges Washington to abandon concessions and adopt a tougher line against Moscow. The move came amid mounting frustration over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.The editorial titled Putin ‘attack’ bluster shows Russia is the one…

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Russia-Ukraine war: What went down at Trump & Zelenskyy’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago; key takeaways

Russia-Ukraine war: What went down at Trump & Zelenskyy’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago; key takeaways

(Photo shared by Zelenskyy on X) US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, even as Russia intensified its attacks on Kyiv. Both leaders struck an optimistic tone, repeatedly suggesting that a peace deal was closer than at any previous point, yet they also acknowledged that several issues…

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