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Kremlin says Zelensky needs to be forced to make peace

Mar 03, 2025 (AFP)

"He doesn't want peace. Someone should make him want peace. If the Europeans do it, all kudos to them," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He described Fri...

European leaders back Zelensky in London summit after heated Trump meeting

Mar 02, 2025 (UPI)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, flanked by Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron, told his fellow European leaders Sunday that they had agreed to work on a...

China's Xi meets Russian security chief in Beijing: state media

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

Shoigu's trip comes days after Xi spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the Chinese leader hailing Moscow's "positive efforts to defuse" the U...

Trump's Russia pivot keeps China guessing on Ukraine

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

Since taking office last month, the US president has sought to unravel three years of Western opposition to the invasion of Ukraine, sidelining Kyiv and Europea...

Rubio says NATO not 'in jeopardy' after Merz urges independence

Feb 26, 2025 (AFP)

"My reaction is, NATO is not in jeopardy," Rubio said in an interview broadcast Wednesday on Fox News when asked about Merz's comments. "The only thing that put...

U.S. sides with Russia in U.N. resolution votes on Ukraine war

Feb 25, 2025 (UPI)

The votes are a dramatic international display of the about-face the United States is taking on Ukraine under the Trump administration, prompting stern condemna...

Trump's Pentagon shakeup puts military in political spotlight

Feb 25, 2025 (AFP)

The removal of the officers has pushed the Pentagon into the political spotlight, with Democrats accusing Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of seeking to...

China's Xi hails Russia's 'positive efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis'

Feb 24, 2025 (AFP)

Xinhua news agency reported Xi as saying "China is happy to see Russia and relevant parties make positive efforts to defuse" the crisis in Ukraine. Moscow and B...

US army commander meets Cambodian leader to 'expand defence ties'

Feb 24, 2025 (AFP)

The United States has said the Ream naval base, located off Cambodia's southern coast, could give Beijing a key strategic position in the Gulf of Thailand near ...

Xi says China and Russia are 'true friends' who 'support each other': state media

Feb 24, 2025 (AFP)

Xinhua reported Xi as saying that "history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbours that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal...

Macron says peace cannot amount to 'surrender of Ukraine' to Russia

Feb 24, 2025 (AFP)

"This peace cannot mean the surrender of Ukraine," Macron told a joint news conference with Trump at the White House. Ukraine "fought over these past few years ...

Putin says soldiers in Ukraine 'defending Russia's future'; as CoS visits troops in east Ukraine

Feb 23, 2025 (AFP)

The comments come ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's offensive in Ukraine, which triggered the deadliest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. "T...

NATO chief 'looking forward' to working with Germany's Merz

Feb 23, 2025 (AFP)

"It's vital that Europe step up on defence spending and your leadership will be key," he added in a post on X.

Trump fires top-ranked US military officer as shake-ups spread

Feb 22, 2025 (AFP)

Trump offered no explanation for Brown's dismissal less than two years into his four-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which followed sweeping...

Trump announces replacement of top US military officer with 3 Star General

Feb 22, 2025 (AFP)

Trump thanked Brown for "his over 40 years of service to our country" in a post on his Truth Social platform that said he is "honored to announce that I am nomi...

Belarus leader says US trying to pit Russia against China

Feb 21, 2025 (AFP)

"It seems to me they are trying to pit the Russians against the Chinese. The Russians must not allow that," Lukashenko said, according to a statement posted by ...

U.S. officials reportedly push back on G7 language labeling Russia an 'aggressor'

Feb 21, 2025 (UPI)

The Financial Times first reported the stance, citing Western officials who said U.S. officials opposed the use of the phrase "Russian aggression" in G7 stateme...

Trump fires JCS Chairman Charles Q. Brown, Jr.; Orders Pentagon to fire up to 76,000 civilians

Feb 21, 2025 (UPI)

Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Sociala. "I want to thank General Charles 'CQ' Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including a...

Finland wants to up defence in face of Russia threat

Feb 20, 2025 (AFP)

Hosting a meeting of EU commissioners on Thursday in Helsinki, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called for ramped up defence capabilities in the EU and Finland, tell...

NATO chief says Ukraine security guarantees need US 'backup'

Feb 20, 2025 (AFP)

"Strong security guarantees, if provided by European countries, need a backup by the United States, not with boots on the ground, but we still need generally a ...