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  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Russia said on Tuesday that the United States "better" understood Moscow's position after high-level talks between the two nuclear powers in Saudi Arabia. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the first high-level contact between Moscow and Washington since the Ukraine invasion began, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the conversation was "very useful". "We did not just listen but heard each other, and I have reason to believe the American side has better understood our position," L ... read more |
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EU lawmakers warn Europe cannot 'rely on' USBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 EU lawmakers on Tuesday demanded Europe "double down" on bolstering its defences and supporting Ukraine after the United States launched efforts with Russia to stop the war. ... more  
Denmark PM says will announce 'massive' rearmament plansCopenhagen (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government would announce plans Wednesday for a "massive" rearming of Denmark's military due to the growing threat posed by Russia. ... more 
Polish president says US will not reduce regional troop presenceWarsaw (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday said he had received assurance that the United States was not planning to reduce its troop presence in the region, following talks with the US special Ukraine envoy. ... more 
Trump signals support for Russia's demand that Ukraine hold presidential electionsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2025 President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled support for Russia's call for elections to be held in Ukraine, as negotiations to end the three-year-old war kicked off in Saudi Arabia between Washington and the Kremlin with Kyiv noticeably absent. ... more |
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EU to relax spending rules to boost defence investmentMunich, Germany (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 The EU will suspend strict rules on public spending to allow governments to ramp up defence investments, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. ... more |
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The third year of the Ukraine war in facts and figuresParis (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 The last year of war in Ukraine - a conflict about to enter its fourth year - was marked by billions in aid, Ukraine seizing Russian territory and Moscow using a new hypersonic missile. ... more  
Russian attack drones, artillery pummel Ukraine killing at least 3, injuring 12Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2025 At least three people were killed and 12 injured in waves of Russian drone and artillery strikes across eastern and southern Ukraine overnight. ... more 
Chemical weapons watchdog says found banned CS agent in Ukraine-supplied samplesThe Hague (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 The international chemical weapons watchdog said Friday it had found the banned riot control agent CS in nine samples handed to it by Ukraine from the front line in its war against Russia. ... more 
UK sanctions Russia officials in latest 'Kremlin crackdown'London (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Britain unveiled Friday sanctions against four Russian officials and two subsidiaries of Russia's state-owned civil nuclear energy company, in the "latest crackdown on the Kremlin" following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
EU pushes to boost weapons deliveries for UkraineBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 The EU is pressing its member states to bolster supplies of key weaponry to Ukraine this year, including air defences, missiles and at least 1.5 million artillery shells, a proposal seen by AFP Monday said. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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US-Russia talks should not rewrite Europe's security: FinlandMunich, Germany (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Sunday said that talks between the United States and Russia over the Ukraine war must not rewrite European security and allow Moscow to establish "spheres of interest". ... more 
Zelensky warns Russia will 'wage war' on NATOWashington (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes Russia is preparing to "wage war" against a weakened NATO should President Donald Trump dilute US support for the alliance. ... more 
Russia says downed 90 Ukrainian drones and a missileMoscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Russia said Monday its forces downed 90 Ukrainian drones, including dozens over the Sea of Azov, and a Neptune anti-ship cruise missile. ... more  
Asian markets swing as traders assess latest tariffs volleyHong Kong (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Asian markets were mixed Wednesday after President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, while traders were also assessing the geopolitical outlook after the first high-level official US-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
Ukraine's path to obscurityWashington DC (UPI) Feb 19, 2025 This week's meetings in Saudi Arabia between the United States and Russia began with a goal of ending or resolving the three-year war in Ukraine. ... more 
Russian delegation arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks with U.S. to end Ukraine warWashington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2025 Russia's foreign minister and his delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for scheduled negotiations with the United States to end the war in Ukraine. ... more 
Ukraine says retakes village near key city of PokrovskKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Ukraine on Sunday said it retook a mining village near the embattled strategic city of Pokrovsk, which Russia has tried to capture for months, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had made gains. ... more 
Russian drone attack on Chernobyl sparks outrage, no radiation detectedChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 A Russian drone pierced a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday, causing damage but not releasing any radiation, officials said. ... more |
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China says US should take lead in military cuts after Trump commentsBeijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Beijing said on Friday the United States should take the lead on reducing military spending after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to hold talks with Russia and China on the topic. ... more  
NATO ships on the lookout in Baltic Sea to prevent sabotageCopenhagen (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Under steel grey skies, the Dutch minehunting vessel Schiedam cuts through the waters dividing Denmark and Sweden, part of NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. ... more 
Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world orderWashington (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks. ... more 
Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline UkraineUndisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen. ... more |
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Zelensky says Putin 'peace' comments not to be trustedBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday warned against trusting Vladimir Putin, as US President Donald Trump insisted he believed the Russian leader "wants peace". ... more |
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NATO faces 'moment of truth' on alliance's future: France Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 NATO faces a moment of reckoning on its future, as the United States and Russia set in motion negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, France's defence minister warned on Thursday. ... more
In NATO, the closer to Russia, the more spent on defenceParis (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 While NATO countries living near the Russian border pay well over two percent of their GDP on defence, those further away pay less. ... more  
Britain unveils 'firepower' package for Ukraine amid uncertainty over future of warWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Britain unveiled a new "firepower" package of drones, tanks and air defense systems for Kyiv on Wednesday at the start of a Ukraine summit, which is under a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the besieged ally's fight against Russia with President Donald Trump now leading its largest backer. ... more 
Strike on Kyiv shows Putin 'not preparing for peace says Zelensky as UK says ''irreversible path to NATO'Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 A fatal Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday shows that the Kremlin is not interested in pursuing peace in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. ... more |
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