By Sarah Marsh, Humeyra Pamuk and Andrew Gray BERLIN/MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said transatlantic ties face a “defining moment” in a rapidly changing world but struck a warmer tone ahead of the Munich Security Conference on Friday after a year of unprecedented turmoil. At the same meeting of … Read more
Feb 10 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gathered his top military officials on Tuesday to discuss air defense shortfalls and other aspects of protecting civilians from an onslaught nearly four years into Russia’s war in Ukraine. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, also assessed how local authorities in Ukrainian cities were dealing with … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv on Thursday held a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on ending their war amid an escalation in Russia’s winter attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and after a sharp increase last year in Ukrainian civilians killed in the fighting. “We are working in the … Read more
As both sides in the war in Ukraine continue their campaigns of long-range drone strikes, the Ukrainian government’s internal security agency has released a collection of direct strikes against Russian air bases. The video, published by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), records drone strikes against Russian military aircraft by its special forces unit, the … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Moscow gave no public signal that it was ready to end its neighbor’s invasion anytime soon. The attack led to the heating … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has not spared a single power plant from attack since its full invasion, Ukraine’s new energy minister said Friday, as a recent escalation of aerial bombardment left hundreds of thousands of people without heat or power for days amid the coldest winter in years. Denys Shmyhal said that Russia carried … Read more
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “looks very nice” but expressed uncertainty about whether Pahlavi would be able to rally support in Iran to eventually take over. In an exclusive Reuters interview in the Oval Office, Trump said there is … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials said Thursday that a Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people and wounded at least 50 others as they celebrated the New Year in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to rise despite what diplomats called productive peace talks. Three drones hit … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States is offering security guarantees to Ukraine for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its … Read more
LONDON (AP) — On Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe, immigration concerns divide societies, and some politicians favor anger and resentment, Britain’s King Charles III called on people to focus on kindness instead of conflict. Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, Charles said Thursday that the Christmas … Read more