A Russian military commander has claimed that President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was “at the epicenter” of a Ukrainian drone attack on May 20 in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a report by the Kyiv Independent. The claim was made by Yury Dashkin, commander of an air defense division, and was cited by Russian news agency…
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine responded cautiously on Sunday morning to Russia’s offer of direct talks, calling it a “positive sign” but insisting that President Vladimir V. Putin must agree to an immediate cease-fire first. Mr. Zelensky’s comments came hours after Mr. Putin rejected a cease-fire and instead proposed that direct talks between representatives of…
If President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia drafted a shopping list of what he wanted from Washington, it would be hard to beat what he was offered in the first 100 days of President Trump’s new term. Pressure on Ukraine to surrender territory to Russia? Check. The promise of sanctions relief? Check. Absolution from invading…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that the Russian army is making a pretence of an Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin, continuing overnight attempts to inflict front-line losses on Ukraine. “In general, as of Easter morning, we can say that the Russian army is trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that fighting was ongoing in Russia’s border regions of Kursk and Belgorod, despite President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a 30-hour Easter ceasefire. “Kursk and Belgorod regions – Putin’s Easter statements did not spread to this territory,” Zelenskyy wrote in a social media post. “Fighting continues, Russian strikes continue,” he…
As Buchanan saw it, the great struggle of the 21st century wasn’t a geopolitical battle between East and West, or freedom and oppression. It was a cultural battle between traditionalists and the secular, multicultural, global elite. In this context, America’s crusade to spread democracy was bound to lead it astray. “If communism was the god…
President Trump says he is focused on stopping the “death march” in Ukraine “as soon as possible.” But for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, cease-fire talks with Mr. Trump are a means to much broader ends. Russian and American officials met in Saudi Arabia on Monday to deepen their negotiations about technical details of…
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, citing a series of strikes on civilian infrastructure just hours after Moscow agreed only to pause attacks on the energy grid. Washington has been pushing for a full, 30-day ceasefire as a first step towards a broader settlement in the three-year-old war. However,…
The Kremlin said on Monday that work was underway to prepare the second phone call between President Vladimir V. Putin and President Trump but refused to disclose what will be on the agenda, as American officials continued to project optimism about a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal with Ukraine. The highly anticipated phone call, scheduled for Tuesday,…
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…