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September 24, 2025 8:11 PM

Kremlin says Trump’s Ukraine shift mistaken and swayed by Zelenskiy

The Kremlin on Wednesday flatly rejected what Donald Trump said was the rationale behind his rhetorical U-turn on the war in Ukraine, saying it appeared that the U.S. president had been influenced by Ukraine's leader and was mistaken. In an abrupt shift in Ukraine's favour, Trump said on Tuesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he believed that Kyiv could recapture all of its land taken by Russia - which controls around one-fifth of the country - and that it should act...

September 24, 2025 6:25 PM

Kremlin says process of restoring ties with US is proceeding ‘much more slowly than desired’

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the process of restoring relations between Russia and the US was proceeding "much more slowly than desired." Peskov told reporters that the Kremlin would like to speed up work on removing what he called irritants in bilateral relations and said there were many areas where Russia and the US could cooperate in the interests of both countries. More to follow... (Reuters)...

September 24, 2025 2:47 PM

Europe must step up after Trump’s shift on Ukraine, Berlin says

Europe must "grow up" and step up its support for Ukraine after comments by U.S. President Donald Trump backing Kyiv to take back all of its territory from Russia, Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Wednesday. Speaking to Germany's Deutschlandfunk radio, Wadephul said Trump had realised that his own efforts had failed to persuade Russia's Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Trump's remarks on Truth Social marked an abrupt and major rhetorical shift for the U.S. leader who...

September 24, 2025 9:38 AM

Trump, in rhetorical shift, says Ukraine can retake all its land

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he believed Ukraine could retake all its land occupied by Russia and that Kyiv should act now with Moscow facing "big" economic problems, in a sudden and striking rhetorical shift in Ukraine's favor. But there was no sign that Trump's words would be matched by a change in U.S. policy, such as a decision to impose the heavy new sanctions on Moscow sought by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he traveled to New York this week. "Putin and Russia...

September 21, 2025 10:24 AM

After diplomatic blitz on Ukraine and Gaza, Trump moves to passenger seat

Pentagon officials sat down with a group of European diplomats in late August and delivered a stern message: The U.S. planned to cut off some security assistance to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, all NATO members bordering Russia. More broadly, Pentagon official David Baker told the group, according to an official with direct knowledge of the comments, Europe needed to be less dependent on the U.S. Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. military would be shifting its attention to other prioriti...

September 12, 2025 6:20 PM

Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s largest oil terminal for the first time

A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's northwestern port of Primorsk suspended loadings at the country's largest oil terminal for the first time, according to two industry sources and Ukraine's military. The drone strike, the first reported such attack on the port, set fire to two vessels, the industry sources said. The Russian governor of the region around the port said a drone attack had set fire to one vessel and a pumping station and did not report any suspension of operations. Kyiv has inte...

September 12, 2025 11:44 AM

EAM Jaishankar reiterates India’s call for early end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Polish FM

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with his Polish counterpart Radosław Sikorski, reiterating India’s stance for an early cessation of hostilities and an enduring solution to the conflict in Ukraine “Spoke to Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski of Poland today. He shared his concern about recent developments pertaining to Poland’s security. I underlined that India favors an early end to hostilities and a durable solution for the Ukrai...

September 11, 2025 1:49 PM

UK to mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones

Britain said on Wednesday it would mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones to help Ukraine counter Russian missiles and one-way attack drones. The joint project had a target to produce thousands of drones per month, which would each cost less than 10% to make compared to the targets they were designed to intercept, the government said in a statement. In June, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a defence co-production initiative. Earlie...

September 11, 2025 12:45 PM

‘Stay away from any offers’: India warns citizens against joining Russian Army

India on Thursday issued an advisory cautioning its citizens against joining the Russian Army, following reports that several Indians who had travelled to Moscow were being pushed into combat roles in the ongoing war in Ukraine. “We have seen reports about Indian nationals having been recruited recently into the Russian Army. The Government has, on several occasions over the past year, underlined the risks and dangers inherent in such actions and cautioned Indian citizens accordingly,” the ...

September 4, 2025 2:31 PM

Ukraine’s allies meet amid doubts over guarantees, US backing

Some 30 Western leaders were holding talks on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia, hoping to do enough to persuade the United States to back their efforts. The summit in Paris of the "coalition of the willing" brought together leaders from Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada, with even neighbouring countries choosing to attend by video-link. Members of the coalition, which does not include the U.S., ha...