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Ukraine-Russia: Ceasefire Shattered as Drones Keep Falling

Soumia Benmerzoug, 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Beyond the rhetoric of victory, the war has now reached Moscow’s skies. In a dramatic escalation, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike overnight, from Monday to Tuesday, targeting Russian territory. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 105 drones were intercepted or neutralized by air defense systems, with 19 aimed directly at the ...

Putin Gears up for 'Grandest' Victory Day Amid Ukraine Conflict

This is Beirut, 06/05 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine. Russia marks the event more than three years into its offensive, and after it pummelled Ukraine with a string of ...

Zelensky Refuses to “Play” with the Short Truces Proposed by Putin

This is Beirut, 03/05 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire. Moscow said the truce, set to coincide with its World War II commemorations on May 9, was aimed at testing Kyiv's "readiness" for long-term peace and accused ...

'Catastrophic': Experts Sound Alarm Over Possible Crimea Deal

This is Beirut, 28/04 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Recognizing Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea would undermine the international order and raise serious legal challenges, experts said, as the Kremlin on Monday called the concession "imperative" to resolving the conflict. The comments came as US President Donald Trump pushed Russia to accept a ceasefire, telling ...

Ukraine: Putin Orders Surprise Three-Day Ceasefire in May

This is Beirut, 28/04 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump urged Putin to "stop shooting" and "sign a deal" to end the three-year conflict, which the White ...

Kremlin Announces New Visit to Russia by Trump’s Envoy

This is Beirut, 22/04 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Russia this week, a Kremlin aide said Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump seeks a speedy deal to end the three-year Ukraine conflict. Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to strike a deal between Moscow and Kyiv in 24 hours, has failed since his return to office three months ago to wrangle ...

Netherlands Confirms First Russian Cyberattack on National Infrastructure

This is Beirut, 22/04 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian hackers targeted a Dutch public facility last year in what is believed to be the first such attack on the country's infrastructure, the Netherlands’ military intelligence service said on Monday. The Netherlands remains an "interesting target country" for Moscow due to its continued support for Ukraine, the presence of Hague-based ...

Russia Resumes Air Attacks After Easter Truce

This is Beirut, 21/04 12:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks at Ukraine on Monday in an abrupt end to a fragile 30-hour Easter truce between the two sides. The renewed strikes, confirmed by both Moscow and Kyiv, cast doubt on Donald Trump's hopes for a broader ceasefire between the two sides, hours after the US President said he hoped a "deal" could be ...

Trump Envoy Says Putin Open to 'Permanent Peace' Deal with Ukraine

This is Beirut, 15/04 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's special envoy said Monday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was open to a "permanent peace" deal with Ukraine, following talks seeking to end the more than three-year war. Trump has been pressing Moscow and Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire but has failed to extract any major concessions from the Kremlin, despite repeated ...

In Skies, as on Land, European Forces Face Gaps if US Pulls Back

This is Beirut, 11/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Fighter jets from the United States, France, Finland and Germany roar into the skies from a Dutch base as part of NATO's biggest air exercise this year. The aim: to practice stopping -- and then defeating -- an enemy attack against the alliance as Russia's war in Ukraine fuels fears in Europe. But while NATO focuses on the menace from the east, ...

Kremlin: EU Refusal to Ease Russia Sanctions Shows it "Doesn't Want Peace"

This is Beirut, 28/03 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said Friday that the EU's refusal to ease sanctions on Russia shows the bloc does not want peace in Ukraine. Moscow is demanding the West remove sanctions on Rosselkhozbank -- the Russian Agricultural Bank -- as a precondition to restoring a deal on the safe passage of Ukrainian cargo in the Black Sea. "An integral part of the Black ...

Ukrainian and US officials to Meet in Saudi Monday

This is Beirut, 20/03 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian and US officials would meet in Saudi Arabia next Monday to make progress on a proposed halt in Russian and Ukrainian strikes on energy facilities. His announcement came shortly after the Kremlin confirmed that Russian officials would also hold talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia ...

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