Russia Rejects Zelensky Ceasefire Proposal: ‘Impossible’
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Russia Says Zelensky Wants to ‘Torpedo’ Ukraine Peace Talks
Russia’s foreign ministry accused Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky of seeking to “torpedo” the peace process, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his renewed frustrations with Kyiv’s leader. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said at her press briefing that Zelensky had disrupted the peace talks in London, which were downgraded after U.S. Secretary […]
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Poland Urges Ukraine, Russia ‘Compromise’ as Trump Threatens to Walk Away
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Russia Gets New Batch of Su-34 Jets As Peace Talks Flounder
Russia’s defense ministry has received a new batch of fighter jets. The Sukhoi-34 jet delivery comes as Ukraine hopes that more fourth-generation F-16s supplied by NATO countries can change the battlefield calculus in the war. Meanwhile, U.S.-led negotiations to the end hostilities appear to have stalled, with President Donald Trump threatening to walk away if […]
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North Korea Sent Russia Over 15,000 Containers of Munitions: Analysis
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Russia ‘Isn’t As Strong’ As It Says, Captured Chinese Soldiers Say
Two Chinese citizens captured fighting for Moscow in President Vladimir Putin‘s war against Ukraine claimed Russian soldiers aren’t as strong at they say they are. Wang Guanjung and Zhang Renbo made the remarks during a press conference in Kyiv on Monday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released footage he said showed Chinese troops were fighting […]
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JD Vance Clarifies Stance on Russia, Zelensky: ‘Absurd’
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Russia Shares Update on Trump-Putin Meeting
A face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will happen “at the appropriate time,” the Kremlin said on Sunday. Why It Matters Trump has steered the White House toward a rapprochement with the Kremlin, watched with apprehension by most of the U.S.’ allies and many domestic lawmakers. While the Republican […]
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Zelensky Confirms Ukraine’s Belgorod Incursion: ‘War Must Return’ to Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that Ukraine’s troops are active in Belgorod oblast in his first public admission of an incursion into a second Russian region. Military analysts and Russian bloggers have reported battles in Belgorod region between Russian and Ukrainian troops but this had not been publicly acknowledged by the Ukrainian president. Zelensky said Monday […]
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Ukraine Fires Back at GOP House Rep’s Call To Cede Land to Russia
A Ukrainian official has fired back at Representative Victoria Spartz, a Ukrainian-born member of Congress, after she called for Kyiv to cede land to Moscow to bring an end to the war. Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke out after the Republican Indiana congresswoman said Kyiv must give up some […]
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