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Trump says Ukraine 'dead', dismisses defence against Russia's invasion

Former President Donald Trump has described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms, referring to its people as dead and the country itself as demolished," and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over the country's future. Trump argued on Wednesday that Ukraine should have made concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia's February 2022 attack, declaring that even the worst deal would've been better than what we have now." Trump, who has long been critical of US aid to Ukraine, frequently claims that Russia never would have invaded if he was president and that he would put an end to the war if he returned to the White House. But rarely has he discussed the conflict in such detail. His remarks, at a North Carolina event billed as an economic speech, come on the heels of a debate this month in which he pointedly refused to say whether he wanted Ukraine to win the war. On

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war

Ukraine's president urged global leaders Wednesday to stand with his country and not seek an out instead of a real, just peace" more than two years into Russia's war. At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a cease-fire, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the U.N. General Assembly there's no alternative to the peace formula he presented two years ago. Among other things, it seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes. Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war, he said. Do not divide the world. Be united nations, he implored. And that will bring us peace.

Why did NSA Ajit Doval meet Putin in Russia? S Jaishankar explains

EAM S Jaishankar said that India does not have a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict but explained the reason behind PM Modi and NSA Ajit Doval's recent meetings with Putin and Zelensky

Zelenskyy's victory plan sets Ukraine's terms in war against Russia

The victory plan that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will present to the White House this week asks the Biden administration to do something it has not achieved in the two and a half years since Russia invaded Ukraine: act quickly to support Kyiv's campaign. While Western dawdling has amplified Ukraine's losses, some Ukrainian officials, diplomats and analysts fear Kyiv's aim to have the plan implemented before a new US president takes office in January may be out of reach. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, reportedly briefed on the plan, said it can work but many privately question how. The specifics of Zelenskyy's blueprint have been kept under wraps until it can be formally presented to President Joe Biden, but contours of the plan have emerged, including the need for fast action on decisions Western allies have been mulling since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. It includes the security guarantee of NATO membership, according to Zelenskyy's chief of staff ..

'Already invited India': Zelenskyy on 2nd summit to end Ukraine conflict

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council that we have to prepare the second peace summit to end the Russia-Ukraine war altogether and he has invited India and other countries to join the peace process. We all know what needs to be done if we honestly look at the situation and truly want to stop Russia's war. Most importantly, act together, of course in unity, without creating new and unnecessary divisions of the world into blocks or regional groups, Zelenskyy here on Tuesday told a Security Council meeting on the Ukraine conflict. Zelenskyy said that unity always works for peace and we have to prepare the second peace summit to end the war altogether. And I invite all of you, all principle nations to join us in this process, all who truly respect the UN Charter. We invite China. We invite Brazil. I have already invited India. We are working with African nations, all of Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, Europe, the Pacific region, and North ...

Zelenskyy calls for unspecified global 'action' to force Russia into peace

Ukraine's president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for unspecified global action to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with the UN Charter's requirement that every country respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all other nations. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council that Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing an international crime and has broken so many international rules that he won't stop on his own. And that's why this war can't simply fade away. That's why this war can't be calmed by talks, Zelenskyy said at a meeting on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly. Russia can only be forced into peace, and that is exactly what's needed forcing Russia into peace as the sole aggressor in this war, the sole violator of the UN Charter. The high-level meeting on the more than 2-year war in Ukraine was attended by ministers from 14 of the ...

Trump praises Russia's record in argument to stop funding Ukraine's fight

Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Russia's military record in historical conflicts and derided US aid to Ukraine as he again insisted he would quickly end the war launched by Moscow's invasion if elected president. Speaking in Savannah, Georgia, Trump mocked President Joe Biden's frequent refrain that the US would back the Ukrainian armed forces until Kyiv wins the war. He raised two long ago conflicts to suggest Moscow would not lose the former Soviet Union's role in defeating Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in World War II in the 1940s, and French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's failed invasion of Russia more than a century earlier. Trump insisted that the US had to get out," though he did not specify how he would negotiate an ending to US involvement in the war. "Biden says, 'We will not leave until we win,' Trump said, lowering his voice to mimic the Democratic president. What happens if they win? That's what they do, is they fight wars. As somebody told me the other day, they beat Hitle

PM Modi meets Ukrainian President; backs 'peaceful' resolution of conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated India's commitment for an early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and the restoration of peace and stability in the region. Modi, who is in New York on the last leg of his three-day visit to the US, met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN's landmark Summit of the Future on Monday. This was the third meeting between the two leaders in about three months. They last met in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv on August 23 during the prime minister's visit to the country. In June, Modi held talks with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy's Apulia. "Met President @ZelenskyyUa in New York. We are committed to implementing the outcomes of my visit to Ukraine last month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India's support for early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability," Modi said in a post on X. Modi reiterated "India's

Peace still possible in conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine: Biden in UN

President Joe Biden declared the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as he delivered his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel's bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared the one-year mark. Biden used his wide-ranging address to speak to a need to end the Middle East conflict and the 17-month-old civil war in Sudan and to highlight U.S. and Western allies' support for Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. His appearance before the international body also offered Biden one of his last high-profile opportunities as president to make the case to keep up robust support for Ukraine, which could be in doubt if former President Donald Trump, who has scoffed at the cost of the war, defeats Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Still, Biden insisted that despite global conflicts, he remains hopeful for the future. I've seen a remarkable sweep of history," Biden said. I kno

Joe Biden to address UN General Assembly for the last time as president

With four months left in office, Biden steps up to the green-marbled lectern to address world leaders at UN General Assembly with wars in both regions posing dilemmas likely to outlast his presidency

Zelenskyy holds flurry of meetings at UN to shore up support for Ukraine

Zelenskiy also held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Japan's energy aid to Kyiv

Situation tense around Kursk plant, no permanent mission planned: IAEA head

Grossi visited the Kursk plant, made up of four reactors, last month and said it would be extremely exposed if it came under attack as the facility had no containment dome

16 civilians injured in Russian attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: Officials

Both sides deny targeting civilians in their attacks, but thousands of civilians have been killed - the vast majority of them Ukrainians - in the war that Moscow launched with a full-scale invasion

President Zelenskyy travels to US with 'victory plan' at perilous moment

The Ukrainian leader has said he wants to present the plan to President Joe Biden and his two potential successors

Snyder's on freedom: A call to action amidst global tyranny and conflict

Again and again, his book returns - as Snyder has done himself - to Ukraine, where he sees the conflict between freedom and unfreedom in brutally vivid form

India involved in resolution of Russia-Ukraine conflict: FS Misri

India is involved in a set of ongoing conversations with interlocutors on all sides to find a way to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a top Indian diplomat said on Sunday, noting that there is still quite a bit of work remaining to be done. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the people see value in India's engagement in these conversations. "We are involved in a set of ongoing conversations with interlocutors on all sides. Obviously, the people see value in India's engagement in these conversations, and we are able to talk to multiple interlocutors, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters in New York during a special briefing on the first day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the US. This is not something that is going to have an outcome in the present stage because there is still quite a bit of work that remains to be done, Misri said in response to a question. At the moment, these are very important conversations that are going on with multiple people on

Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action after strikes on Russian arms depots

A major Ukrainian drone attack set multiple Russian arms depots ablaze, destroying what Ukraine's General Staff said were thousands of tons of weaponry, including missiles from North Korea. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, appealed for quick action from the United States to send more weapons before his visit to the White House next week with a multi-point victory plan". Ukraine launched more than 100 drones at Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula overnight, Russian news reports and the Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The strikes set an arms depot on fire that appeared to be near the same town as one struck by Ukrainian drones earlier this week, in an attack that wounded 13 people and also caused a huge blaze. Arms and ammunition depots were also hit on Saturday in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. The victory plan that Zelenskyy will present to US President Joe Biden will include long-range strike capabilities and other weapons long sought by Kyiv, and will serve

Ukraine restricts use of Telegram amid Russian surveillance concerns

Ukraine restrict the use of Telegram in government agencies, military formations, and critical infrastructure facilities

EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds for Ukraine

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is travelling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the promise of 160 million euros ($180 million) in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter. Von der Leyen told reporters that 100 million euros ($112 million) of the funds would come from the proceeds of the Russian assets held in the EU because of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. "It is only right that Russia pays for the destruction it caused." The European Union estimates that about half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been destroyed, making the job of heating homes, hospitals and schools increasingly difficult as temperatures dip ahead of the third war winter that the nation will face. Von der Leyen said Russia knew full well that bombing energy stations was hitting Ukraine where it really hurts. Morale to keep on fighting can be significantly sapped if millions shiver in the brutal winter for months on end. "We may see huge implications," said Fatih Birol, the head

Ukraine bans Telegram app on state-issued devices due to Russian threat

Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defence and critical infrastructure workers from installing the popular Telegram messaging app on state-issued devices, describing the move as necessary for national security during the war with Russia. Ukraine's National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre said it issued the ban for the official devices of government employees, military personnel, security and defence workers, and critical infrastructure employees. The ban was announced Friday by Ukraine's Security and Defence Council in a statement on Facebook. During a meeting on Thursday, the Security Service of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Telegram is actively used by Russia for cyberattacks, phishing, spreading malware, establishing user locations and calibrating missile strikes. An exception to the ban will be allowed for people who use the app in their official duties. Ukrainians are free to use the app in their personal