Ukraine

The Americans were given the full VIP treatment on their visit to Moscow.  There was a motorcade from the airport, lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant, and even a stroll around Red Square. It felt like Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were on more of a tourist trail than the path…

Key Points US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at peace talks in Moscow. The initial US plan drew strong criticism from Ukraine and European allies for appearing too favourable to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insists any agreement must end the war completely…

Thirty years ago, on December 14 1995, the presidents of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed the Dayton agreement. The treaty ended three years of bloodshed in what was, at the time, the largest war in Europe since 1945. This distinction is now held by the Russian…

Serbian Oil Industry’s refinery in Pancevo. Photo: nis.rs Serbia’s mainly Russian-owned oil company NIS (Serbian Oil Industry) announced on Tuesday that its Pancevo refinery is suspending production due to a lack of crude oil as a result of US sanctions imposed over Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Pancevo Oil Refinery…

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains, Yuri Ushakov, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Wednesday. Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin in…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine’s European allies Tuesday (Dec 2) of sabotaging US-led efforts to end the war that have gained momentum in recent weeks. “They don’t have a peace agenda, they’re on the side of the war,” Putin said after speaking to an investment forum and before…

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he visits one of the command posts of the Joint Group of the Russian Forces on Monday. Russian Presidential Press Service/AP Just hours before key US-Russia talks in Moscow, the Kremlin reiterated its position that any peace deal on Ukraine must resolve what it…

Ukraine will launch a new National Lottery firm as part of ongoing plans to overhaul the governance of gambling in the interest of national security. The announcement comes from the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT), the government body leading Ukraine’s technology, IT, and data-infrastructure projects and key policy coordinator ensuring…

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's envoy and his son-in-law lasted five hours Tuesday but ended without clear progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. Russian officials called the meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow "constructive" and "productive." But neither side released details…

Reuters A destroyed car lies near apartment buildings damaged by Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 28, 2025. Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS By…