Donald Trump's claim that waiving the measures at the eleventh hour was in the 'national interest' prompted a furious backlash from American politicians across party lines.
Russian Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov tells RFE/RL Putin is set on “liquidating Ukraine” and will not concessions. Slamming a proposed US deal to buy Russian diesel, Kasparov said that if Ukraine wins the war Putin will fall – giving a chance for democracy in Russia.
In less than 3 weeks, US congressional elections may bring about a seismic political shift. Current polling suggests Democrats have a 7-8-point national advantage, and Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 35%. If Democrats were to regain control of one or both chambers of Congress, what would that mean for Ukraine, NATO, and peace in Europe?
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on oct. 17 U.S. President Donald Trump was "wrong" to further "block" sanctions against Russia, while expressing hope that he would do "everything possible" to stop the full-scale war.
Fury and frustration are growing as travellers face hours or even days of delays caused by Vladimir Putin refusing to halt his war.
US President Donald Trump stated that while he does not know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Miami this December, he “would love to have him” present. The remarks follow criticism from EU officials over Washington’s diplomatic outreach to Moscow and mixed signals from the Kremlin regarding whether the Russian leader would accept an invitation.
It was 1am, Kyiv time, and they had been sending up high-speed interceptors to take out the Iranian-designed Shahed drones.
Trump announced a new diesel deal with Putin on October 9 to the surprise of many U.S. allies. Experts argue the agreement could undercut Western economic pressure on Russia and solidarity efforts with Ukraine while doing little to lower fuel prices.
Pope Leo called Vladimir Putin from his hospital bed to urge a ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, where food deliveries have been blocked since May.
Doctors are still awaiting the results of tests to understand the precise molecular and genetic makeup of the cancer.
Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Geramisov told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces have begun massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities and are targeting strategic bridges, railways and data centers. Putin said such strikes must continue, days after Washington announced a self-proclaimed energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
"This deal won't lower costs for the American people, who are already paying forTrump's failed war of choice in Iran. It will hand Putin millions of dollars to continue slaughtering Ukrainian civilians with impunity."
The pope called for a local ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and the safe evacuation of civilians from the front-line city, where around 2,000 residents remain trapped amid severe shortages of food and medicine.
Pope Leo called Vladimir Putin to call for a ceasefire in an occupied town that has had no food deliveries since May, days after the Pontiff was diagnosed with cancer
To malign Zelensky while cozying up to Vladimir Putin inverts the moral compass of the democratic world. Foreign policy is reduced to personal leverage and real estate transactionalism. As a result, strategic alliances are no longer treated as enduring commitments.
"Without a determined European Union capable of making strong decisions Putin would have gone much further by now," Zelensky said, before calling on the bloc to double down on its support.
The lawmakers argue that using the law’s sanctions and tariff powers would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to take peace talks seriously.
Europe's far-right parties grow increasingly divided on something that once united them — sympathies for Vladimir Putin's Russia.As nationalists and right-wing populists across Western Europe move closer to power, many are seeking to distance themselves from their past admiration for a country waging Europe'
OPINION: US President Donald Trump steps up his bullying war of words against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he switches further towards Vladimir Putin is sickening despot move
US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult to deal with than Putin’ after so-called energy ceasefire collapsesDonald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace”, while renewing his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine collapsed.Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after Zelenskyy said that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire abruptly and declared by Trump last week, one that neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to.
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