Page 11 - Latest Updates on Ukraine peace talks

Russia welcomes Trump's intentions to end war in Ukraine, says Kremlin

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his peacemaking efforts don't stop at Gaza, and he wants to get Russia to end its war against Ukraine

Zelenskyy to visit US this week seeking long-range weapons, Trump meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential US provision of long-range weapons, a day after US President Donald Trump warned Russia he may send Kyiv long-range Tomahawk missiles. A meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump could take place as early as Friday, the Ukrainian president said, adding that he also would meet with defence and energy companies and members of Congress. The main topics will be air defence and our long-range capabilities, to maintain pressure on Russia, Zelenskyy said. He spoke at a meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas. He said he also would seek further US assistance to protect Ukraine's electricity and gas networks, which have faced relentless Russian bombardment. The US visit follows what Zelenskyy described as a very productive phone call with Trump on Sunday. Trump later warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow ...

Trump warns Russia he may send Ukraine Tomahawks if war isn't settled soon

President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn't settle its war there soon. "I might say, 'Look: if this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel. "The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that." He added, "I might tell them that if the war is not settled -- that we may very well--we may not, but we may do it. I think it's appropriate to bring up." Trump's comments came after he spoke by phone earlier Sunday with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Power restored to 800K in Kyiv after Russia hits Ukraine's energy grid

Power was restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv on Saturday a day after major attacks by Russia on the Ukrainian power grid caused blackouts across much of the country. Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, said Saturday that the main work to restore the power supply had been completed, but that some localised outages were still affecting the Ukrainian capital following Friday's massive Russian attacks. Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swaths of Ukraine early Friday. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko described the attack as one of the largest concentrated strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Russia's Defence Ministry on Friday said the strikes had targeted energy facilities supplying Ukraine's military. It did not give details of those facilities, but said Russian forces used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and strike drones against them. The energy sector has been a

Venezuelan Nobel laureate accepted 2025 Peace Prize in 'my honour': Trump

Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

Russian airstrikes injure 9, cause damage, blackouts in Ukraine's capital

Russian airstrikes injured at least nine people, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across parts of the Ukrainian capital early Friday, authorities said. Rescue crews pulled more than 20 people out of a 17-storey apartment building as flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors. Five people were hospitalised, while others received first aid at the scene, authorities said. The overnight assault marked the latest in a series of attacks on Kyiv. Russian forces have escalated drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent months, often targeting energy infrastructure and civilian areas. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday's attack knocked out power on both sides of the city divided by the Dnipro River and disrupted water supplies.

Trump proposes ban on Chinese airlines using Russian airspace on US routes

US airlines have long criticised the decision to allow Chinese carriers to use Russian airspace on some flights, citing that it gives those carriers an advantage through shorter flight times and lower

Russia strikes apartments, energy sites in major attack on Ukraine's Kyiv

Russian forces have focused on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in recent weeks as winter again approaches in the more than three-and-a-half-year-old war

Momentum for Ukraine peace after Putin-Trump summit faded, says Russia

Trump and Putin met at a Cold War-era air force base in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15 in an attempt to end the deadliest land war in Europe since World War Two

Russian oil purchases not bedrock of Indian economy: US trade official

Jamieson Greer's remarks come at a time when India and the US have resumed negotiations to address the trade barriers after President Donald Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on India

Indian national fighting alongside Russian military surrenders to Ukraine

An Indian national fighting alongside the Russian military surrendered to Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian military, on its Telegram channel, released a video of the Indian national who identified himself as Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Gujarat. There was no word from Indian officials on the matter. Official sources said the Indian embassy in Kyiv was ascertaining the veracity of the report. It has not received any formal communication from Ukrainian authorities on the matter, they said. The Ukrainian military said 22-year-old Hussein came to Russia to study at a university, The Kyiv Independent newspaper reported. In the video, Hussein said he was sentenced to seven years in a Russian prison on drug-related charges and was offered the opportunity to sign a contract with the Russian military to avoid further punishment. "I didn't want to stay in prison, so I signed a contract for the special military oper

EU nations plan to restrict Russian diplomats' travel: Here's why

European intelligence agencies have often accused Russian spies of carrying out arson, cyberattacks, drone intrusions, and other sabotage acts in Nato countries

From oil to pistachios: How barter trade is reshaping global commerce

Several Middle Eastern and Asian economies, including China, Pakistan, and Iran, are turning to barter trade to avoid the impact of secondary sanctions

Trump says Putin's offer on nuclear arms control 'sounds like a good idea'

US Vice President JD Vance said last month that Washington was considering a Ukrainian request to obtain missiles that could strike deep into Russia, including Moscow

Five killed in large-scale Russian drone, missile strike on Ukraine

At least five civilians died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure. Moscow sent over 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday morning. Four people died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine's emergency service. The historic western city is often seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction further east. At least four more people sustained injuries, the emergency service said. The strike left two districts without power and public transport suspended for a few hours early Sunday, mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported. He added that a business complex on the outskirts of Lviv was on fire following the strike. In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a nighttime aerial assault killed a civilian woman and wounded nine other

Russia rains drones, missiles on western Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft

Eastern-flank Nato members are on high alert after Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace in September

Munich Airport suspends flights again after fresh drone sightings

Operations at Munich returned to normal at 5 am local time on Friday morning after drone sightings late on Thursday led to 17 departures being grounded and 15 incoming flights were diverted

Putin praises Trump but warns US over supplies of missile to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances. The potential supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv will signal a qualitatively new stage of escalation, including in relations between Russia and the US," Putin said at a forum of foreign policy experts in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi. The Russian leader noted that even though Tomahawk missiles will inflict damage on Russia if supplied to Ukraine, Russian air defences will quickly adapt to the new threat. It will certainly not change the balance of force on the battlefield, he added, emphasising that the Russian military is continuously making gains against Ukraine. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Putin's remarks. At the same time, Putin hailed US ...

Russia launches biggest attack so far on Ukraine, targets gas facilities

Russia launched its biggest attack of the war overnight against natural gas facilities run by Ukraine's state-owned Naftogaz Group, officials said on Friday. Russia fired a total of 381 drones and 35 missiles at Ukraine, according to Ukraine's air force. In what officials were an attempt to wreck the Ukrainian power grid ahead of winter and wear down public appetite for the 3-year-old conflict. This is deliberate terror against civilian facilities that provide gas extraction and processing for the normal life of people, Serhii Koretskyi, chief executive of Ukraine's state-owned gas company Naftogaz, said in a statement. It has no military purpose. This is yet another act of Russian malice aimed solely at disrupting the heating season and depriving Ukrainians of warmth in winter. Russia aimed 35 missiles, many of them ballistic, and 60 drones at Naftogaz's gas extraction and processing facilities in the northeastern Kharkiv and central Poltava regions, some of which sustained critica

Zelenskyy warns Russian drones endanger Chernobyl, other nuclear plants

Russia's sustained bombardment of Ukraine's power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine, officials said Thursday. The drone strike adds to concerns raised more than a week ago when the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine became disconnected from the power grid following attacks that each side has blamed on the other. Both Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia are not currently operational, but they require a constant power supply to run crucial cooling systems for spent fuel rods in order to avoid a potential nuclear incident. A blackout also could blind radiation monitoring systems installed to boost security at Chernobyl and operated by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency. Russia is deliberately creating the threat of radiation incidents, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s