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March 18, 2025 7:29 PM

Trump is considering recognising Ukraine’s Crimea as part of Russia, Semafor reports

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering recognising Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Russian territory in a possible future peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, the Semafor news website reported. Semafor, citing two people familiar with the matter, said U.S. officials had also discussed the possibility of having Washington urge the United Nations to do the same. Reuters could not independently confirm the report. Semafor said the White House had d...

March 18, 2025 2:22 PM

Ukraine can achieve just and lasting peace under Trump, says foreign minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that Kyiv was not the obstacle for a peace deal with Russia and believes it can achieve just and lasting peace under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump. Ukraine was waiting for clarity to emerge on the peace process after the conversation between Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, expected later on Tuesday, Sybiha said during an annual geopolitical conference in New Delhi. Trump has been trying to get Putin to a...

March 4, 2025 5:36 PM

Ukraine says it will do all it can to maintain US ties after Trump pauses aid

Ukraine said on Tuesday it would do all it can to maintain its ties with the United States, after President Donald Trump paused military aid to Kyiv in the most dramatic step yet in his pivot towards closer ties with Russia. Trump has upended U.S. policy on Ukraine and Russia, culminating in an explosive confrontation at the White House on Friday, when Trump upbraided President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for being insufficiently grateful for Washington's backing. "President Trump has been clear that ...

February 25, 2025 2:07 PM

Anniversary marked, diplomatic lines drawn: Ukraine war at a crossroads

Ukraine hosted European leaders on Monday to mark three years of all-out war with Russia since Moscow's invasion, while top U.S. officials stayed away in a clear illustration of President Donald Trump's lurch towards Moscow since returning to power. Still reeling from Trump falsely calling President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a "dictator", Kyiv said it was in the final stages of reaching a deal with Washington to provide U.S. access to its mineral wealth. After meeting with French President Emmanuel ...

February 20, 2025 8:26 PM

Zelenskiy calls for US pragmatism after Trump calls him a ‘dictator’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was counting on Ukrainian and European unity and U.S. pragmatism as Kyiv faces a mounting crisis in relations with its hitherto key U.S. ally under the leadership of President Donald Trump. In an extraordinary rift, Trump said on Wednesday that Zelenskiy was a "dictator without elections" who should act quickly or lose his country, unthinkable rhetoric from a U.S. leader for most of Russia's three-year-old all-out war. Trump is pushing for a quic...

February 14, 2025 12:18 PM

Trump promises Kyiv involvement in peace talks with Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Ukraine would be involved in peace talks with Russia, although Kyiv said it would be premature to speak with Moscow at a security conference on Friday. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said Ukraine would have a seat at the table during any peace negotiations with Russia over ending the war. "They're part of it. We would have Ukraine, and we have Russia, and we'll have other people involved, a lot of people,” Trump said. Asked...

December 3, 2024 12:36 PM

Ukraine pushes for NATO invite 30 years after failed nuclear deal

Ukraine on Tuesday blasted an agreement struck 30 years ago under which it relinquished nuclear weapons in exchange for security assurances that never materialised, as it makes a concerted push for an invitation to join the NATO alliance. Kyiv is desperately calling for robust security guarantees to protect it from renewed Russian aggression as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House raises fears of a rapidly-struck settlement to the war that would leave it exposed. Ukrai...

November 19, 2024 11:43 AM

Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year

Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia's full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House in January. In a boost for the beleaguered country, U.S. President Joe Biden gave the green light for U.S. missiles to be used against targets deeper inside Russia, potentially limiting its options to launch attacks and supply the front. But the dramatic sh...

November 18, 2024 5:00 PM

How 1,000 days of conflict fuelled robot wars between Russia and Ukraine

When Yuriy Shelmuk co-founded a company last year making drone signal jammers, he said there was little interest in the devices. It now produces 2,500 a month and has a six-week waiting list. Demand shifted after the failure of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023 that was meant to put invading Russian forces on the back foot. Kyiv cited Russia's extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles to spot and strike targets, as well as vast numbers of landmines and troops. "Conce...

October 4, 2024 12:21 PM

Ukraine’s top commander orders defences bolstered in the east after Vuhledar falls

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday he had ordered defences to be strengthened in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv forces announced they had withdrawn from the town of Vuhledar. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the loss of Vuhledar, saying moving troops out and preserving lives was the critical issue. The Russia-appointed governor of Donetsk region said both sides had recognised the strategic value of the town, adding that reconstru...