13 h. ago Russia says its strike against Kyiv and other centres was a response to Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’

Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had carried out a massive and successful strike on military and military-related targets in Ukraine overnight in response to what it called Ukrainian “terrorist acts” against Russia. Russia’s military released the statement after Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched an intense missile and drone barrage at […]

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36 h. ago Russia says it will respond to Ukrainian attacks as and when it sees fit

Russia will respond to Ukraine’s latest attacks as and when its military sees fit, the Kremlin said on Thursday, accusing Kyiv of state terrorism and confirming that President Vladimir Putin had told Donald Trump that Moscow was obliged to retaliate. Ukraine used drones to strike Russian heavy bomber planes at air bases in Siberia and […]

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61 h. ago Trump envoy says risk levels ‘going way up’ after Ukraine struck Russian bombers

US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy said the risk of escalation from the war in Ukraine was “going way up” after Ukrainian forces used drones to strike nuclear-capable bombers at several airbases deep inside Russia. Ukraine said it attacked airfields in Siberia and Russia’s far north over the weekend, striking targets up to 4,300 km […]

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3 d. ago Medvedev: Peace talks aim to ensure swift Russian win, not negotiation

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the point of holding peace talks with Ukraine was to ensure a swift and complete Russian victory. “The Istanbul talks are not for striking a compromise peace on someone else’s delusional terms but for ensuring our swift victory and the complete destruction of the neo-Nazi […]

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3 d. ago UK threatens to sue Abramovich over use of money from Chelsea sale

Britain has threatened to take Russian businessman Roman Abramovich to court over the frozen 2.5 billion pounds in proceeds from his sale of Chelsea football club that he wanted to go to victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Britain sanctioned Abramovich in a crackdown on Russian oligarchs after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, triggering […]

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4 d. ago Russia, Ukraine set to hold more peace talks after Kyiv strikes nuclear

Russian and Ukrainian officials arrived at a palace in Istanbul on Monday for their second round of direct peace talks since 2022 with no sign they are any closer to an agreement, one day after Kyiv struck some of Moscow’s nuclear-capable bombers. The two sides are expected to discuss their respective ideas for what a […]

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4 d. ago Ukraine attack on Russian nuclear bombers overshadows peace talks in Turkey

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul ended barely an hour after they began on Monday, a day after a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers. The talks – the second such direct contacts between the sides since 2022 – had already begun nearly two hours later than scheduled with no […]

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4 d. ago Russia’s war in Ukraine affects availability of firefighting helicopters in Cyprus

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5 d. ago Ukraine to set out roadmap for peace at Istanbul talks, document shows

By Tom Balmforth Ukrainian negotiators at talks scheduled for June 2 in Istanbul will present to the Russian side a proposed roadmap for reaching a lasting peace settlement, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters. The proposed roadmap begins with a full ceasefire of at least 30 days, to be followed by […]

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5 d. ago Seven killed by bridge blasts in Russian regions bordering Ukraine on eve of peace talks

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when two bridges were blown up in separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine ahead of planned peace talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine, Russian officials said on Sunday. A highway bridge over a railway in the Bryansk region […]

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5 d. ago Seven killed after bridge collapse, train derailment in Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine

At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when a highway bridge collapsed onto railway tracks, derailing an approaching train in Russia’s Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, Russian authorities said early on Sunday. Russia’s Railways had initially said on the Telegram messaging app that the bridge collapse was the result of an “illegal interference […]

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7 d. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Ceasefire needed for peace, new round of talks must not be ’empty’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that a ceasefire was needed to move forward towards a settlement of the war with Russia. “There must be a ceasefire to move further toward peace. The killing of people must stop,” Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram of his conversation with […]

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7 d. ago Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over participation in June 2 peace talks

After U.S. President Donald Trump urged Moscow and Kyiv to work together on a peace deal to end their three-year-old war, Russia proposed sitting down with Ukrainian officials next week in Istanbul. Kyiv responded by saying it was committed in principle to the search for peace, but that it was waiting for a memorandum from […]

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7 d. ago Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss ceasefire conditions in Istanbul

The Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss the list of conditions for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine next week in Istanbul, its spokesman said on Friday, praising the U.S. role in mediating the talks. Russia has proposed holding the second round of talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2. However, Ukraine […]

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9 d. ago Russia proposes holding next talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2

Russia has proposed holding the next round of direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2 with a view to achieving a sustainable peace settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. There was no immediate reaction from Kyiv. Under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end the bloodiest conflict in Europe […]

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1 week ago Trump says Putin is ‘playing with fire’ as Russia makes gains in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv as Russian forces made gains in Ukraine’s northeast. With his frustration increasing, Trump has lashed out at the Russian president as Moscow has hit Ukraine with some of the three-year-old war’s deadliest drone […]

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1 week ago Russia says Ukraine, backed by Europe, is trying to wreck peace talks

Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine, backed by certain European countries, had taken several ‘provocative steps’ aimed at derailing Moscow-initiated direct peace talks with Kyiv. The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in over three years took place on May 16, but failed to produce a ceasefire agreement. “At the initiative of […]

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1 week ago Russia launches war’s largest air attack on Ukraine, Trump ‘not happy’ with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering more sanctions on Moscow after Russia launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far. The strikes killed at least 12 people, including three children in the northern region of […]

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1 week ago Russia launches largest aerial assault of war on Ukraine, killing 12

Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.The dead included three children in the northern region of Zhytomyr, local officials there said. Ukrainian President […]

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1 week ago Russia and Ukraine swap 307 soldiers on second day of POW exchange

Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 307 of their service personnel on Saturday on the second day of a prisoner exchange that, when completed, is set to be the largest such swap in the three-year war between the two countries. US President Donald Trump has suggested the prisoner swap – which should see 1,000 prisoners released […]

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