A few hours before the buses were expected to pull up carrying more than 300 Ukrainian soldiers who had just been released from Russian prison, dozens of women arrived clutching photos and holding posters in a desperate bid for information. […]
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When Ukraine’s president arrives in Turkey, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with the country’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but a key part of the trip is to send the message that he is ready for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin, even if
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When Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany with a parade of patriotism and pageantry in 2005, U.S. President George W. Bush was sitting beside Russian President Vladimir Putin along with the leaders of France and Germany. It was
In the lead-up to the call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hosts on Russia’s state media were buzzing with anticipation. One broadcaster on the channel Russia 1 described it as “the most important telephone
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After nine hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, officials emerged to announce that Ukraine had agreed to a U.S. proposal for an interim 30-day ceasefire and that “the ball is now in Russia’s court.” While the announcement was billed as
After U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his marathon speech to Congress Tuesday night, media outlets around the world pored over the messages, facts and falsehoods. In Russia, state media outlet RIA Novosti tracked how many times Trump referred to Vladimir
The U.S. has long been a target of Russia’s ire. Under Trump, the tone has changed Read More »
As Ukraine tries to repair its fractured relations with the U.S. administration, which abruptly halted military aid to the embattled country on Monday, Kyiv says it will be able to hold the sprawling front line in the ongoing war with Russia. But those fighting along
As Ukrainian troops try to stave off Russia’s military from advancing through the eastern part of the country, they face tens of thousands of enemy soldiers. But when Ukraine’s president sat in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon, he faced
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hasn’t yet met with exiled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad — even though he personally made the decision to grant the dictator and his family asylum when Syria’s longtime dictator fled the country after his
Russian defence officials say its military has retaken three villages in the Kursk region, in what Ukraine is calling a major push to squeeze its troops out of Russia before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump takes office in the new year. On Wednesday, Russia
