Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the Vatican to contribute to the implementation of a Ukrainian peace plan during talks with a Papal envoy about Russia's war on Ukraine. Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help
Washington: The United States is working with Ukraine and other allies to build consensus around the core elements of a "just and lasting peace" to end the war with Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. Washington would also encourage initiatives by other
Kyiv: Kyiv’s peace plan is the only way to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and the time for mediation efforts has passed, a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Chief diplomatic adviser Ihor Zhovkva told Reuters that Ukraine had no interest in a cease-fire that
Kyiv, Ukraine: Residents of Ukraine's eastern hotspot of Bakhmut drop into a Kyiv support centre for medical care and clothing, weeping for their shattered town as Russia claims full control. Russia's Wagner mercenaries claim to have captured Bakhmut after months of intense attacks -- while Ukraine
Warsaw: Denis Dziubanovskiy weighed only a perilous 1.5 kg when his Ukrainian refugee mother, traumatized by the war in her homeland, gave birth to him prematurely via caesarean section, leaving her unable to breastfeed him. A UNICEF-funded milk bank in Poland set up for mothers in
Washington: A US-made Patriot missile defense system being used by Ukraine likely suffered some damage from a Russian strike, two US officials said, adding that it did not appear to have been destroyed. The Patriot system is one of an array of sophisticated air defense units
Kyiv: Anti-corruption authorities in Ukraine said on Tuesday they had detained the head of the country’s Supreme Court in an investigation they cast as an important step in Kyiv’s fight against high-level graft. Kyiv has redoubled efforts to clamp down on corruption despite Russia’s invasion, and
Beijing: A Chinese envoy was preparing Monday to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough to end the 15-month-long invasion. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral and wants to play a role as mediator, but has
Tallinn/London: Experts has agreed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine must lead to a Europe-wide rethink about how it approaches security and its transatlantic relationship with the US. During a Lennart Meri Conference panel, academics and think-tank analysts joined Baltic prime ministers to discuss how the
Beijing: China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, Beijing said on Friday, the highest-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit the war-torn country since Moscow’s invasion last year. From Ukraine to the Middle East, Beijing in recent months has sought