There was recently talk of getting a Ukraine cease-fire in place by Easter. That hasn’t happened, but there may have been some tangible progress in diplomatic efforts to cheer hearts this weekend.
The noises coming out of Paris following…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Russian occupiers in Crimea step up patrols to detect guerrillas
In temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) is intensifying patrols. The occupiers are focusing especially on identifying resistance and underground movements, as well as individuals involved in distributing propaganda materials or engaging in reconnaissance…
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US and Ukraine will sign critical minerals deal next week: Donald Trump
Weeks after a tense and widely televised spat with Ukraine’s leader during a meeting expected to lead to a critical minerals deal, Donald Trump announced that the long-awaited agreement would be signed next week.“We have a minerals deal which…Continue Reading
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New meeting with European partners and U.S. expected next week – Yermak
A new meeting involving representatives from Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States to discuss a full ceasefire in Ukraine is likely to take place next week, according to Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Speaking…
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Trump awaiting Russia’s response this week on ceasefire proposal
US President Donald Trump has said he expects to hear from the Russian side “this week” on Washington’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
He said this on Thursday during a meeting in the Oval Office with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, an Ukrinform…
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Russian drone attack kills two road service workers in Kherson region
On Thursday, April 17, two men conducting road repairs near the village of Stiyke in the Kherson region were killed in a Russian drone attack.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted this on Telegram, Ukrinform…
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Trump says Ukraine minerals deal will be signed next week
US President Donald Trump said that a minerals deal with Ukraine could be signed as early as next Thursday.
He announced this to journalists during a meeting in the Oval Office with the head of the Italian government, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“We have…
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Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko sues WTA for ’emotional distress’
NEW YORK — Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed an amended lawsuit that accuses the WTA Tour and its chairman, Steve Simon, of a breach of contract, negligence and the “negligent infliction of emotional…
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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says China supplying arms to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of supplying weapons and gunpowder to Russia, marking the first time he has openly accused Beijing of directly assisting the invasion.
Mr Zelenskyy also said at a press conference that his…
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Zelensky says US envoy Witkoff is spreading ‘Russian narratives’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US special envoy Steve Witkoff of “disseminating Russian narratives” after he appeared to suggest that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions.
After…
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