KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to resume high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years, another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communication was suspended in late … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The terms of Russia’s pledge to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt bombing Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions next week. Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in … Read more
NATO’s secretary general said up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed in Ukraine every month. Mark Rutte described the carnage as “unsustainable” for Moscow. That suggests a tipping point is approaching, although it remains unclear when. Russia’s military is suffering heavy losses in fighting in Ukraine, with up to 25,000 soldiers killed a month, … Read more
By Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Osborn LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s launch of a hypersonic Oreshnik missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military power to Europe and the United States at a crucial moment in talks to end the war. Putin has repeatedly boasted of the … Read more
Russia strongly condemned the US seizure of an oil tanker on Thursday, signaling a further chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spill over into other areas and hurt President Donald Trump’s efforts to persuade Russia to end its nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Wednesday’s capture of the Russian-flagged tanker in the North … Read more
As far as the Russians were concerned, they had taken their man. Denis Kapustin, one of the leading anti-Putin Russians fighting on behalf of Ukraine, was pronounced dead on December 27, killed by a drone on the southern front. He had long been hunted by Moscow and the price on his head reflected this: Russian … Read more
It appeared, at least superficially, to have been one of the best face-to-face meetings between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, their sixth in a year in which this relationship has reached breaking point and requires regular and painstaking repair. The mood as they emerged from the dining room at Mar-a-Lago was conciliatory. Zelensky was … Read more
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a series of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago. While Kiev has hinted at its involvement in some cases, Ukrainian officials have often stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility. In other cases, they denied any involvement. A Russian general was … Read more
Two NATO nations’ intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive clouds of shrapnel in orbit, with the aim of curbing Western space superiority that has aided Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called “area effect” weapon would … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin stressed Friday that Moscow’s troops are advancing on the battlefield in Ukraine and expressed confidence that the Kremlin will achieve its military goals if Kiev does not agree to Russia’s terms in peace talks. Speaking at the tightly orchestrated annual news conference, which lasted about 4 1/2 hours, Putin … Read more