19 h. ago Trump and Putin will hold a call on a ceasefire, Zelenskyy is skeptical Russia is ready for peace

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine. The White House is expressing optimism that peace is within reach even as Ukrainian […]

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24 h. ago OC Transpo shooting victim fled war in Ukraine, left scarred by 'nightmare' on bus

Reilly Blanchard-Rivington, 21, was already under a court-ordered weapons prohibition when he shot Oksana Stepanenko on the bus.

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43 h. ago Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Sunday evening

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45 h. ago Kremlin Says Putin to Speak to Trump as US Pushes Ukraine Truce

The Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to speak to President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid the US push for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

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45 h. ago Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about war in Ukraine, Kremlin confirms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening. “We will see if we have something […]

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3 d. ago Starmer urges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is serious about peace.

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4 d. ago Trump says he was being a ’bit sarcastic’ when he promised to end Russia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office. Trump was asked about the vow he repeatedly made on […]

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4 d. ago U.S. envoy taking Putin’s comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow’s thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Putin asked Witkoff late Thursday to give additional messages to U.S. President Donald Trump, Peskov […]

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5 d. ago Putin agrees in principle with proposed Ukraine ceasefire but says ‘there are issues’

Putin 'is afraid to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war, that he wants to kill Ukrainians,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

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5 d. ago US Quietly Tightens Russia Sanctions as It Seeks Ceasefire Deal

The US is tightening sanctions on Russia by restricting payments for energy even as it pursues peace negotiations with President Vladimir Putin’s government over the war in Ukraine.

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5 d. ago Russia claims it has retaken Kursk’s biggest town from Ukraine

Russia claimed on Thursday that its troops have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region.

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5 d. ago Russia says it has retaken Kursk’s biggest town as U.S. awaits Putin’s ceasefire response

Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia’s Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin’s response to a proposed 30-day ceasefire in the three-year war that Ukraine has endorsed. The Russian Defense Ministry’s claim that it recaptured the town of Sudzha, hours after President […]

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6 d. ago U.S. resumes arms deliveries to Ukraine as Russia considers 30

Trump said 'it's up to Russia now.' His administration's decision to resume military aid after talks with senior Ukrainian officials marked a sharp shift in its stance

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6 d. ago U.S. arms flow to Ukraine again as Kremlin mulls ceasefire proposal

KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its war against Russia, and Ukrainian officials signalled that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that it’s important […]

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7 d. ago U.S. resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to 30

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — 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’s decision marked a sharp shift […]

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9 d. ago Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk

LONDON (AP) — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow moves to recapture parts of its border province that Kyiv seized in a shock offensive. Ukraine launched in August a daring cross-border incursion into […]

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1 week ago Trump weighs new sanctions on Russia, days after pausing military aid and intel sharing with Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he is “strongly considering” levying new sanctions and tariffs on Russia for its war against Ukraine, floating the possibility of new pressure on Moscow just days after he ordered a pause on U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kyiv. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social […]

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1 week ago Trump Team Weighs Ending Oil Price Cap If Russia Talks Progress

Advisers to President Donald Trump are sketching out potential Russia sanctions he could lift or tweak — including the oil price cap — if there’s progress in talks with Moscow on ending its war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.

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1 week ago Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy says his team will hold talks with the U.S.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night, officials said Friday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. on ending the 3-year war will take place next week. Ukraine came under a “massive missile and drone” attack, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko […]

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1 week ago Kremlin says a 2022 Ukrainian law bans Zelenskyy from talks with Putin

A Ukrainian decree from 2022 ruling out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the question of who could sit at the table in potential peace talks aimed at ending their three-year war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is still legally prohibited from negotiating with the Russian side,” Peskov noted […]

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