November 11, 20240 Comments

Russia denies Trump call urging restraint in Ukraine

The Kremlin has denied media reports that US President-elect Donald Trump held a call with Vladimir Putin, in which he is said to have warned the Russian president against escalating the war in Ukraine. The call, which was first reported by the Washington Post on Sunday, is said to have happened on Thursday. Trump is also reported to have mentioned America’s extensive military presence in Europe to Putin. A Kremlin

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Ukraine, trade and Trump on agenda as Keir Starmer makes Paris trip

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to discuss European security and the likely impact of a second Trump presidency as he holds talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday. Ahead of attending a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Macron and Starmer are expected to discuss Russia’s ongoing invasion and the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Downing Street said. Their meeting comes as questions are

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Moscow targeted as Ukraine and Russia trade huge drone attacks

Reuters Flames rise from a residential building in Russia after a drone attack from Ukraine Russia and Ukraine have carried out their largest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. Russia’s defence ministry said it intercepted 84 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including some approaching Moscow, which forced flights to be diverted from three of the capital’s major airports. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 145

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November 10, 20240 Comments

Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser | Russia-Ukraine war News

United States President Joe Biden will try to convince President-elect Donald Trump not to pull support from Ukraine when he takes office, the outgoing president’s national security adviser has said. Biden will make his pitch to Trump, who has repeatedly bashed US aid to Ukraine, when the two meet on Wednesday for a White House transition meeting, Jake Sullivan said in an interview with the CBS News programme Face the

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November 9, 20240 Comments

Trump adviser says focus must be on peace over regaining territory in Ukraine

A senior adviser to president-elect Donald Trump says the incoming administration will focus on achieving peace in the war in Ukraine rather than winning back territory. Bryan Lanza, a Republican party strategist, told the BBC the Trump administration would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his version of a “realistic vision for peace”. “And if President Zelensky comes to the table and says, well we can only have peace if

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Europe cannot finance Ukraine war if Trump pulls U.S. out of the conflict, Hungary’s Orban warns

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends ADF Talks as part of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) at NEST Congress and Exhibition Center in Antalya, Turkiye on March 01, 2024. Emin Sansar | Anadolu | Getty Images Europe alone cannot shoulder the financial strain of supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Hungarian leader Viktor Orban said Friday, warning that closely-allied President-elect Donald Trump will likely steer Washington out of the

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