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Eutelsat has the infrastructure to expand its role in Ukraine, whose troops rely on Starlink for internet connectivity to operate drones, secure messaging, and real-time coordination
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The accord reached in Saudi Arabia by US and Ukrainian negotiators for a 30-day halt in the conflict, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago
The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow's agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia. The administration imposed the measures a week ago to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would present the ceasefire offer to the Kremlin. We're going to tell them this is what's on the table. Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking. And now it'll be up to them to say yes or no," Rubio said. If they say no, then we'll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here. National security adviser Mike Waltz added: "The Ukrainian delegation today made something very clear, that they share President Trump's vision for peace. Waltz said negotiators got into substantive detai
High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv's three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defences shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia. Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, in the massive drone attack that spanned 10 Russian regions, officials said. No large-scale damage was reported. In the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, journalists briefly entered a room where senior Ukrainian delegation met with America's top diplomat for talks on ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War II. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiled for the cameras, while Ukrainian officials sat without expression at a table across from them as the meeting got underway at a luxury hotel. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian or US officials on the drone attack. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister was on hand for the talks as American, Saudi and Ukrainian
Ukraine-US talks: Zelenskyy is looking to rebuild trust after a heated Oval Office confrontation last month
The strikes came as the United States is pushing for an end to the three-year war that Russia started with its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
According to Elon Musk, a cyberattack was responsible for the outage on X, with potential involvement of 'a large, coordinated group and/or a country' with a lot of resources
During the meeting in Jeddah, the crown prince underscored the kingdom's support for international efforts to resolve Ukraine's crisis and achieving peace
The US delegation will also be watching for signs that the Ukrainians are serious about improving ties with the Trump administration after the White House clash
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation, while President Zelenskyy will be joined by Ukrainian defence and foreign ministers
US President Donald Trump claimed that if he were president in 2022, Russia would not have invaded Ukraine and major events like Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel would not have happened
European nations question reliability of Starlink in Ukraine's war effort against Russia amid Elon Musk's controversial remarks
Trump said his administration was looking at a variety of things with respect to tariffs on Russia and that officials are not concerned about military exercises involving Russia, China and Iran
The Russian defence ministry said that 52 of the drones were destroyed over the border Belgorod region, while 13 were over the Lipetsk region and nine were over the Rostov region
Ukrainian President further said that next week, he will visit Saudi Arabia, where he will hold a meeting with the Crown Prince, followed by a meeting with the American team
Russia recorded the lowest number of births last year in a quarter of a century, while the number of deaths increased for the first time since the height of the pandemic in 2021
Amid multiple efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict and achieve lasting peace, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov on Friday said Moscow was "prepared to sit in a trilateral format" for talks. During an interactive session at the India Today Conclave, he also said the current US adminstration, in comparison with its predecessors, was showing the "right signs" to stop of the conflict. Asked about US President Donald Trump recently announcing his intention to end the conflict, the envoy sought to draw the broader contours of the position from Russia's perspectives. "I will put it simply, came Trump, and says -- 'I want a peace deal'. US officials approached us and we had a very good meeting in Saudi Arabia, and we saw that Americans now are prepared to not only listen but also hear. And, we also see (Ukraine President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy and we also see Ukraine, and we also see the Europeans, who continue on that belligerent path. They are speaking about the need for ..
Trump's embrace of Russia has raised fears in Ukraine and among its allies in Europe that he would try to force Kyiv into a deal on terms favourable to the Kremlin
Trump's threat of banking curbs and tariffs followed a Reuters report on Monday that the White House was preparing to give Russia possible sanctions relief as part of the push to end the war