Trump says Putin ‘wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy’ as Ukraine accuses Russia of violating energy ceasefire

Ukraine said there was “no indication” that Russia was complying with the truce while Donald Trump said that Putin ‘wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy’ (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

President Donald Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin “wants to make a deal more than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.” His remarks came as Ukraine accused Russia of continuing attacks on critical energy infrastructure despite a proposed US-backed energy ceasefire. Ukraine said there was “no indication” that Russia was complying with the truce while … Read more

‘New doctrine’ of strikes: Zelenskyy vows to hit Russian refineries as infrastructure warfare escalates

‘New doctrine’ of strikes: Zelenskyy vows to hit Russian refineries as infrastructure warfare escalates

Zelenskyy vows refinery strikes as infrastructure warfare escalates Ukraine has vowed to step up attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to what president Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a new Russian strategy of targeting infrastructure across Ukrainian cities, including energy, transport and logistics networks.Zelenskyy told Reuters that Ukrainian intelligence had obtained documents indicating that Russian … Read more

‘Russia ready to negotiate’: Zelenskyy after meeting US envoys Witkoff and Kushner

‘Russia ready to negotiate’: Zelenskyy after meeting US envoys Witkoff and Kushner

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) said US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff told him that Russia is “ready to negotiate” when they met him in Kyiv after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.“Russia really thinks that this winter can help them break us. But the Trump … Read more

US working on ‘peace package’ for Ukraine after talks with Putin, Zelenskyy

US working on 'peace package' for Ukraine after talks with Putin, Zelenskyy

US envoys visit Kyiv for first time after Putin meeting; peace package being constructed, Kushner says US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, stepping up the Trump administration’s renewed push to end Russia’s four-and-a-half-year war after holding three hours of talks with Russian president Vladimir … Read more

Engulfed in flames, smoke: 2 killed as Russia hits passenger train with 340 onboard, says Zelenskyy

Engulfed in flames, smoke: 2 killed as Russia hits passenger train with 340 onboard, says Zelenskyy

Train on fire (Video shared by Zelenskyy on X) A passenger train with 340 people onboard was attacked in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed, saying the train’s driver and his assistant were killed in the strike.Zelenskyy said a Russian drone struck the locomotive of the passenger train. He said the … Read more

Russia kills at least 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of using North Korean missiles

Russia kills at least 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of using North Korean missiles

Firefighters work at a compound of a warehouse hit by an overnight missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine At least 10 civilians were killed in Russian missile, drone and glide-bomb attacks across Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles and … Read more