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Representatives of Kiev and Moscow are holding their first direct negotiations since 2022 Delegations from Russia and Ukraine have started their first direct peace talks since April 2022. The meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye, follows a renewed offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin to resume dialogue and international calls for a diplomatic resolution to the ongoing…

Unreliable foreign contractors and rampant corruption and were behind the losses, the report claims Ukraine has wasted $770 million on attempts to buy weapons from dubious sources, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The paper’s investigation, based on court filings, leaked government documents, and interviews with officials, has offered a glimpse into Kiev’s frenzy to…

The US president has suggested that the world could become “much safer” in two to three weeks US President Donald Trump has confirmed he is ready to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as soon as it can be arranged, emphasizing the importance of resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in the…

Moscow won’t be tricked into giving Kiev time to regroup, Rodion Miroshnik has said Any truce between Russia and Ukraine must support lasting peace and not simply be a ruse by Kiev to regroup militarily, senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik has warned. He was commenting on Ukraine’s demands for a ceasefire ahead of direct talks…

Kiev said “an emergency occurred” on board the US-designed jet The Ukrainian military has confirmed the loss of another US-designed F-16 fighter jet as it was repelling a Russian strike. This marks the third such incident since Kiev started receiving the advanced warplanes from the West. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, all communication with…

Moscow has slammed President Emmanuel Macron’s push for more sanctions over Ukraine France has emerged as one of the leaders of the “hybrid war” against Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. She made her remarks after the EU agreed to its 17th package of sanctions. France, together with the United Kingdom, proposed…

Kiev is ready to derail negotiations with Russia, Andrey Telizhenko has told RT Vladimir Zelensky is looking to make a “political show” out of the expected peace talks with Russia in Istanbul, even if it means disrupting the negotiations, former Ukrainian diplomat Andrey Telizhenko has told RT. Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said he would…

One of Latvia’s military spy agencies has instructed its citizens on how to spot potential infiltrators from Russia One of Latvia’s intelligence agencies has published an instruction manual on how to spot potential Russian spies and saboteurs. The Latvian Defense Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD) released the instructions to the general public on Wednesday. “A…

A face-to-face conversation between the two presidents would help seal the peace deal between Moscow and Kiev, Sebastian Gorka has said US President Donald Trump will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to help Russia and Ukraine finalize a peace agreement, a deputy assistant to Trump, Sebastian Gorka, has said. The meeting between the two…

The Ukrainian leader has refused to formally recognize any of Kiev’s former territories as part of Russia Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has ruled out making any territorial concessions to Russia, following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday. Moscow has previously said that returning the new Russian regions of Kherson, Zaporozhye and…