Russia-Ukraine war

December 22, 2024 12:57 PM

Russian defence ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday its air defence systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions during the night. Twenty drones were shot down over the Oryol region, eight drones each were destroyed in the Rostov and Bryansk regions, five in the Kursk region and one over Krasnodar Krai, the ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. One attack triggered a fire at a fuel infrastructure facility in the village of Stalnoi Kon, said Andrei Klychkov, the governo...

December 19, 2024 5:32 PM

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with Donald Trump on ending the war and that Russian forces were moving towards achieving their primary goals on the battlefield. Trump, a self-styled master of brokering agreements and author of the 1987 book "Trump: the Art of the Deal", has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, but has not yet given any details on how he might achieve that. Putin, fielding questions on state TV during his a...

December 3, 2024 11:28 AM

UK PM Keith Starmer says peace talks could be crucial to ending Ukraine war

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday stepping up support for Ukraine was essential to put the country in the strongest position for peace talks as he conceded in the clearest terms there could be a negotiated end to the war. Starmer stressed the importance of continued Western support to Ukraine and warned a Russian victory in Ukraine would threaten Europe's security, stability and prosperity, particularly because it could embolden Russia's allies. "We must continue to back Ukrai...

November 30, 2024 4:54 PM

Kim Jong-un backs Russia’s right to self-defense in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told the Russian defence minister that Ukraine's use of long-range weapons is the result of direct military intervention by the United States and Moscow is entitled to fight in self-defence, state media said on Saturday. Kim met Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov on Friday and said "the U.S. and the West made Kyiv authorities attack Russia's territory with their own long-range strike weapons" and Russia should take action to make "hostile ...

November 25, 2024 4:08 PM

Kremlin says Trump circle is talking about a peace deal for Ukraine as Biden escalates

The Kremlin said on Monday it had noted that President-elect Donald Trump's circle was speaking about a potential peace plan for Ukraine while the current U.S. administration of Joe Biden was not and was seeking to escalate the conflict instead. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made his remarks after being asked to comment on an interview that Mike Waltz, Trump's pick for national security adviser, gave to Fox News on Sunday. Waltz said that Trump had been "very concerned" about an escalation i...

October 25, 2024 3:36 PM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for ‘political solutions’ to Russia-Ukraine, West Asia conflicts during India visit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, currently visiting India, emphasized the need for collective global efforts to resolve major international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the ongoing crisis in West Asia, in accordance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter. Speaking at the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024 in New Delhi, Scholz stressed the importance of diplomacy and legal frameworks in addressing geopolitical tensions. “Let us do whateve...