Russia-Ukraine War

Trump warns Kiev not to ‘pick on somebody larger than you’

The US president has again pleaded with Moscow to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers surrounded on Russian soil

By Editors Desk

Putin's definite 'maybe' on ceasefire with Ukraine keeps the White House engaged

Russian president's response to ceasefire proposal may sound like a 'yes' but is closer to 'no'

By Editors Desk
Joly says G7 united on Ukraine ceasefire, waiting for Russia's response

Foreign ministers met in La Malbaie, Que., this week

By Editors Desk
From daring invasion to rapid retreat: the end of Ukraine’s Kursk gambit

Our problems started long before,’ says Ukrainian soldier after seven months in the occupied Russian region

By Polina Ivanova in Kyiv

Latest Russia-Ukraine War

Putin lists guarantees Moscow wants for 30-day ceasefire

The Russian president wants assurances that Kiev will halt military mobilization, soldier training, and arms deliveries

1 years ago

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Editors Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. © Sputnik / Gavriil Grigorov

Putin demands Kursk total victory ahead of Moscow talks with Trump envoy

Russian forces are battling to eject Ukrainian troops from the border region.

1 years ago

By
David Brennan

A drone view shows troops waving flags on a water tower in the centre of Sudzha in Russia's western Kursk region on March 12, 2025. Social Media/via Reuters

Russia not interested in temporary Ukraine deal – Putin aide

Moscow aims to reach a long-term peaceful resolution of the conflict that takes its interests into account, according to Yury Ushakov

1 years ago

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Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov © Stanislav Krasilnikov; Photohost agency brics-russia2024.ru

Russian forces liberate largest Ukrainian-held town in Kursk Region – MOD

Sudzha, populated by some 5,000, was under Kiev’s control since August 2024

1 years ago

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Russian servicemen in the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Region. © Russian Defense Ministry

'Passportisation', propaganda: In occupied Ukraine, Russia lays down roots

As Ukraine and Russia edge closer to peace talks, neither side seem willing to compromise on the sovereignty of the occupied territories that Russia has seized in east Ukraine. For the Ukrainian nationals who live there, ‘Russification’ has become an inescapable part of daily life.

1 years ago

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Joanna YORK

A billboard reading "How to get a passport of a citizen of Russia" in Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, on September 22, 2022. AP

Kremlin aide dismisses U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal as Putin visits front line

Russia's Putin urged his soldiers to secure a quick victory in Kursk, where Kremlin forces recaptured the largest settlement previously occupied by Ukrainian forces.