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AFP/APP Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed only to pause attacks on the energy…

AFP/APP Kyiv, Ukraine: President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for beleaguered Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to "surrender" as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian leader of seeking to sabotage a…

AFP/APP Charlevoix, Canada: Canada called Thursday on the Group of Seven powers to back Ukraine against Russia's "aggression" as US President Donald Trump's more conciliatory approach toward Moscow split the club of wealthy democracies.…

AFP/APP Washington: President Donald Trump expressed optimism that U.S. negotiators could secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, even as Kyiv and Moscow launched fresh aerial attacks early Thursday. The United States wants Russia to…

AFP/APP Palm Beach, United States: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was much more confident of a deal to end the Ukraine war after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion. Trump also suggested that he…

AFP/APP Brussels, Belgium: Donald Trump's defense chief denied Thursday that the US president was betraying Ukraine by opening talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as blindsided European powers insisted they and Kyiv must have a seat at…

AFP/APP Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he expects to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, signaling an extraordinary thaw in relations following a surprise phone…

AFP/APP Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named staunch loyalist and retired general Keith Kellogg as his Ukraine envoy, charged with ending the two-and-a-half-year Russian invasion. Trump campaigned on a…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Monday that the world is entering a new period of "turbulence" as G20 leaders gathered in Brazil just two months before Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.…

AFP/APP Kazan, Russia: Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the deepening strategic cooperation between China and Russia during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan on Tuesday. "The world is…