33 h. ago Macron presses Xi to help end Ukraine war, testing Beijing's peace rhetoric against its war

Macron presses Xi to help end Ukraine war, testing Beijing's peace rhetoric against its war-enabling role  Euromaidan Press

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3 d. ago Russia says no Ukraine compromise reached after Putin meets Trump envoys

Russia and the US did not reach a compromise on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s top envoys, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly complained that ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II has been one of the elusive foreign policy aims of his presidency. The US president has at times scolded both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Talks in Moscow between...

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9 d. ago China waits in the wings for opportunity as Trump makes Ukraine peace push

While Beijing has remained largely offstage during US President Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine, China still sees significant stakes in how any peace deal could reshape its strategic environment – from the global balance of power to post-war reconstruction opportunities, according to observers. A Trump-brokered peace plan to end the nearly four-year war, first reported last week, remains fluid, but the proposed settlement has reportedly been reduced to 19 points after the...

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1 week ago Xi and Trump discuss Taiwan, bilateral ties in rare call, Xinhua reports

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation on Taiwan and Ukraine issues on Monday, according to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua. The phone call came after a series of fast-changing geopolitics in recent weeks. China has seen an escalating row with Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan, and the US has announced a 28-point peace proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which started in February 2022. Xi clarified Beijing’s...

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1 week ago US peace plan for Ukraine being refined under Trump’s deadline pressure

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sympathetic to Moscow. In a joint statement released after talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian delegations, the two sides said their discussion was “highly productive” and said they would continue in coming days. They did not provide specifics about a host of...

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1 week ago US and Ukraine refine draft of peace plan under Trump deadline pressure

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sympathetic to Moscow. In a joint statement released after talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian delegations, the two sides said their discussion was “highly productive” and said they would continue in coming days. They did not provide specifics about a host of...

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1 week ago Ukraine weighs dignity against US demands in Swiss peace talks to end Russia war

Ukraine and the US will soon meet in Switzerland to discuss Washington’s plan for ending the war with Russia, which currently heeds some of Russia’s hardline demands, Kyiv said on Saturday. US President Donald Trump gave Ukraine less than a week to approve the 28-point plan to end the nearly four-year conflict, which would see the invaded country ceding territory, cutting its army and pledging to never join Nato. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s European allies, who were not included in drafting the...

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1 week ago China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?

A tiny piece of debris triggered the most serious mishap at China’s Tiangong space station since it became operational three years ago. Earlier this month, a crack discovered on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft’s window forced three Chinese astronauts to remain on board Tiangong for nine extra days and eventually borrow their newly arrived colleagues’ ship to return to Earth. The event underscores the growing threat posed by Earth’s ever-expanding cloud of orbital junk – a scare that could push China,...

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2 w. ago Zelensky wants to talk to Trump after receiving new US plan to end Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially received a peace plan drawn up in the United States to end the war with Russia, his office said on Thursday. “As a result of today’s meeting, we have agreed to work on the points of the plan in such a way that it leads to a dignified end to the war,” Zelensky’s office wrote on Telegram after a meeting with a delegation of senior US military officials. It emphasised that Ukraine has been striving for a peaceful solution since the beginning of...

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2 w. ago Zelensky says ready to work with Trump on US plan to end Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after talks with a top US Army official on Thursday he was ready for “honest” work with Washington on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, while European allies pushed back against punishing concessions to Russia. According to the US-backed plan, seen by Reuters, Kyiv would be required to give up the entire Donbas region and significantly downsize its military, conditions long seen by Ukraine’s allies as tantamount to capitulation. The plan says Ukraine...

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3 w. ago China's Shenzhou 20 crew lands safely after debris hit causes capsule swap

China's Shenzhou 20 crew lands safely after debris hit causes capsule swap  collectSPACE.com

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3 w. ago China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth after space debris scare (video)

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth after space debris scare (video)  Space

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3 w. ago China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space-debris scare  Space

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3 w. ago Airspace closure suggests China is preparing for a Shenzhou landing after debris impact scare

Airspace closure suggests China is preparing for a Shenzhou landing after debris impact scare  SpaceNews

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