Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on allies to push for “regime change” in Russia following a deadly overnight attack on Kyiv that killed seven people, including a six-year-old boy. The Russian drone and missile strikes reduced parts of a nine-storey apartment block in the capital’s western suburbs to rubble, wounding dozens, according to Ukrainian […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that Russian negotiators have started discussing the possibility of a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to address the ongoing three-year conflict. The discussions took place during talks in Istanbul this week, marking a potential step toward peace negotiations. Zelenskyy, speaking to journalists including Agence France-Presse on Friday, […]

Russia has indicated it is open to further negotiations with Ukraine but needs time to assess US President Donald Trump’s recent ultimatum to end the ongoing war, which has entered its fourth year. On Monday, Trump issued a 50-day deadline for Moscow to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine, expressing frustration with Moscow and announcing […]

UKRAINE- At least seven people were killed and several injured in an overnight Russia missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on Monday. In a social media post, he stated that residential areas, hospitals, and sports facilities were targeted. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, told the BBC that six of the […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit South Africa next month, the African country’s presidency announced Friday. “President Zelensky will be visiting South Africa on the 10th of April,” presidency spokesman Vincent Magwenya told AFP. The visit “is a continuation of ongoing engagements” on “an inclusive peace process” between Russia and Ukraine, he said. South African […]

Ukrainian forces have reportedly struck a significant blow to Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea fleet, damaging the ‘Sergey Kotov,’ one of Russia’s naval vessels near Kerch, in occupied Crimea. Explosions rocked the ship, leading Ukrainian officials to claim that Magura V5 naval drones successfully ‘destroyed’ the formidable warship. The Ministry of Defence in Ukraine provided details […]

France will not respond with nuclear weapons should Russia use them against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. “Our doctrine rests on the fundamental interests of the nation,” Mr Macron told public broadcaster France 2 on Wednesday. “They are defined clearly and wouldn’t be directly affected at all if, for example, there was a ballistic nuclear attack in Ukraine, in […]

In Ukraine, President Zelensky has announced that he is requesting fast-track Nato membership after Vladimir Putin attempted to annex four Ukrainian regions. In a Telegram post, he said: Quote Message: We have already proven our compatibility with Alliance standards. We are taking a decisive step by signing Ukraine’s application for accelerated accession to Nato” We […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Friday will formally annex occupied parts of Ukraine where it held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” in which it claimed that residents had voted overwhelmingly to live under Moscow’s rule. The Ukrainian government and the West have denounced the ballots as illegal, forced and rigged. Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a […]

A UN nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission on Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited trip the world hopes will help avoid a radioactive catastrophe. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the International Atomic Energy Agency experts, who will visit […]