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WARSAW, Poland (RNS) — Ukrainian authorities moved Wednesday (July 2) to strip Metropolitan Onufriy, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, of his Ukrainian citizenship, citing alleged ties between Onufriy himself, as well as the church he leads, with Moscow.  Since 2018, Ukraine, whose population is primarily Eastern Orthodox, has…

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday. Gudkov, who was handed a top military honour in the Kremlin by Putin in…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday that Moscow wants a negotiated end to the Ukraine war but will not step back from its original goals, a Kremlin aide said. In a wide-ranging conversation that also covered Iran and the Middle East, Trump "again raised the issue of…

Fewer US weapons for Ukraine, more financial leeway for Moscow – two decisions out of Washington in recent days have laid bare how Trump’s return to the White House is already reshaping the war in Ukraine and Western pressure on Moscow. Washington announced on Tuesday it would suspend deliveries of certain military equipment…

Updated 3 July 2025 at 18:11 IST Donald Trump is likely to hold crucial talks with counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on halting support of US weapons to Ukraine, amid an ongoing war with Russia. Follow: US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Image: X Washington: US President Donald…

A Ukrainian aid group told Newsweek the White House's recent move to pause weapons deliveries to Kyiv was "dangerous and irresponsible." On Tuesday, the U.S. confirmed it had paused the delivery of some of Ukraine's most in-demand equipment and supplies. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the decision was made…

Topline President Donald Trump said Thursday he made no progress in a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin concerning the Russia-Ukraine war, which wages on after more than three years of fighting. US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Photo by ANDREW…

Florent VERGNES/AFP Photo by Florent VERGNES /AFP Article content Ukraine appealed to the United States for clarity on Wednesday after it was caught off guard by a White House announcement that Washington was halting some arms shipments to the war-battered country. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS Enjoy the latest…

North Korea is preparing to triple its troop presence alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, with plans to send up to 30,000 soldiers to support Moscow, according to a CNN report, citing a Ukrainian intelligence assessment. As many as 11,000 North Korean soldiers had helped Russia repel Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk…