U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attempting to back out of a rare earth minerals deal with the United States, warning that if he does that, he could have “problems.” “I think Zelensky, by the way, he’s trying to back out of the rareContinue Reading
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that Ukraine continued to strike Russia’s energy facilities on Sunday despite a previous ceasefire agreement. An artillery shelling and a drone attack, both targeting facilities of an electricity operator in the border region of Bryansk, were registered, the ministry said in aContinue Reading
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday warned against the political escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine. Speaking on local public radio, Orban referred to recent recommendations from European Union (EU) officials advising households to stockpile food for 72 hours. “At first, this might sound funny, but ifContinue Reading
Ukraine has received a revised minerals agreement from the United States, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Friday. “This is a working version, which essentially reflects the position of American legal advisers. We are forming our position,” Svyrydenko was quoted as saying by theContinue Reading
Moscow is “categorically against” the possible deployment of Western peacekeepers in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. Such a scenario could lead to a direct clash between Russia and NATO, Zakharova said, adding that London and Paris are hatching plans for “a military intervention in Ukraine”Continue Reading
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Monday refuted the media report claiming Chinese diplomats are discussing in Brussels the possibility of its participation in a potential peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine, saying the report is not true at all. China’s stance on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear,Continue Reading
At least 65 people, including 14 children, were injured on Monday in a missile attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office said. Preliminary data indicated that a Russia-launched missile struck a residential area of the city at around 2 p.m. local time (1200 GMT),Continue Reading
