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Ukraine Expects to Sign Minerals Deal with US in 'Next 24 Hours': PM

This is Beirut, 30/04 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine expects to sign a much-anticipated minerals deal with the United States in "the next 24 hours", Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said Wednesday, as both sides finalized details. The agreement would see Washington and Kyiv jointly develop Ukraine's mineral resources, an arrangement US President Donald Trump has called "money back" for the ...

Zelensky Calls Putin Truce Proposal 'Attempt at Manipulation'

This is Beirut, 28/04 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday branded a three-day truce announced by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an "attempt at manipulation". "Now there's a new attempt at manipulation: for some reason, everyone has to wait until May 8," Zelensky said in his daily address. Putin on Monday ordered the ceasefire on May 8-10, ...

'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 ...

Russia Says Claims Over Annexed Ukraine Regions Key to Peace

This is Beirut, 28/04 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia said on Monday it was ready to negotiate directly with Ukraine, but that recognition of its claims over five Ukrainian regions including Crimea were "imperative" to resolving the conflict. Since launching its Ukraine offensive in February 2022, Russia has seized large parts of four Ukrainian regions and claimed them as its own, in addition ...

Can Trump-Zelensky Vatican Talks Bring Ukraine Peace?

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as historic. Whether it will help seal a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia will become clearer in the coming days. Brought together by the funeral of Pope Francis, the US and Ukrainian presidents sat knee-to-knee on red and gold chairs in the giant nave of ...

Trump Thinks Zelensky Ready to Give Up Crimea to Russia

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said he believed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to concede Crimea to Russia as part of any ceasefire deal, as talks on a truce entered what Washington called a critical week on Monday. Trump also stepped up pressure on Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president should "stop shooting" and sign an ...

Trump, Zelensky Meet on Sidelines of Pope's Funeral

This is Beirut, 26/04 14:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in St. Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican on Saturday in their first encounter since a White House clash as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia. The two agreed to further talks after the funeral, the Ukraine ...

Hundreds of Thousands at Funeral for Pope 'With an Open Heart'

This is Beirut, 26/04 12:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, packed St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some waited overnight to get a seat for the ceremony, with the Vatican reporting some ...

Huge Crowds Flock To Vatican for Pope Francis's Funeral

This is Beirut, 26/04 10:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some people waited overnight to be first in the queue for the ceremony, which will be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's ...

Zelensky Cuts Short South Africa Trip After Deadly Attack on Kyiv

This is Beirut, 24/04 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled part of his trip to South Africa on Thursday after Russia fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv, killing at least eight people and trapping others under rubble. Ukraine has been battered with aerial attacks throughout Russia's three-year invasion, but deadly strikes on Kyiv, which is ...

How US Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Might Look

This is Beirut, 23/04 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has piled pressure on Ukraine and Russia to find a peace agreement, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance threatening to walk away if a deal is not made. So what does Washington want? Some official demands have already been made public, and media outlets have reported on several unannounced plans for a US-led ...

New Round of Ukraine Talks in UK "Postponed"

This is Beirut, 23/04 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine peace talks involving international foreign ministers scheduled to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed, the UK government said, but a meeting of lower level officials will still take place. "The Ukraine Peace Talks meeting with Foreign Ministers today is being postponed. Official level talks will continue," the ...

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