Trump hopeful Russia and Ukraine can make a deal this week
President Donald Trump is “full of hope” Russia and Ukraine can make a deal this week after the temporary Easter ceasefire between the two countries ends. “Hopefully Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week,” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social. “Then both start large corporations in the United States. The […]
Trump appears to blame Ukraine for war against Russia
Donald Trump suggested Russia’s war in Ukraine could have been “settled very easily” as he criticised Kyiv’s negotiation skills. source
Vladimir Putin Announces Temporary Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine
(AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Saturday. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will continue from 6pm on Saturday (1500 GMT) until midnight after Easter Sunday (2100 GMT). “Today, led by humanitarian considerations from 18:00 to 00:00, from Sunday to Monday, the Russian […]
Putin calls for 'Easter truce' with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a “eastern ceasefire” with Ukraine and has instructed the Kremlin forces to temporarily suspend the battle until Sunday night. Putin announced a short ceasefire on Saturday in a meeting with the chief of the general staff of Russian military Valery Gerasimov. The Russian president said, “Today, from 18:00 […]
Russia Claims Capture of Another Ukraine Holdout in Kursk Region
Kiev, Ukraine (AP) – Russia has pushed Ukrainian troops from one of the last remaining footholds in Russia’s Kursk region, officials said. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the forces controlled the village of Oleshnia, located on the border with Ukraine. “Units of the ‘northern’ military groups have released the village of Oleshnya in […]
‘People lay at my feet. I said: get up. They were silent’: Ukrainian survivors speak after Russia’s attack on Sumy | Ukraine
lOn AST weekend, Alla Shyrshonkova took a 62 bus on a trip to a cottage near the Ukrainian city of Sumy. It was a warm spring day. “I was sitting with my friends and drinking tea. The birds were singing. The weather was beautiful. It was great,” she recalls. “The bus was packed. There was […]
Ukraine is ‘90%’ ready to agree to US peace proposal — now it’s up to Russia: official
WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian defense minister told American officials that Kiev is on board the Trump peace framework announced in Paris by two special missions dedicated to ending Russian invasions this week, a senior official told US officials. The question now is whether Moscow is frustrating Trump’s attempts to take away the complete ceasefire and […]
If Russia or Ukraine Makes Peace Talks ‘Very Difficult’ U.S. Could Disengage
President Donald Trump confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments on Friday, saying that if Russia or Ukraine makes peace talks “very difficult,” the US will withdraw from its role in the debate. At the same time, the president hopes to be able to reach a deal. After sworn Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of […]
Trump Will Walk From Ukraine Talks in Days if no Progress Warns Rubio
The United States will do whatever it takes to achieve peace in Ukraine as long as “one or both” are actually engaged in the process, but without any indication of progress, America can now “move ahead” within a few days. Neither Ukraine nor Russia are properly involved in the peace process, Secretary of State Marco […]
US will abandon Ukraine peace efforts if no progress made soon, Rubio says
President Donald Trump will leave his attempt to mediate a peace agreement with the Russian-Ukraine within days, unless there is a clear indication that he can make a deal, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday. “We are not going to continue this effort for weeks and months. So we need to make a […]