French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Saturday that Ukraine is prepared to agree to an unconditional ceasefire, emphasising the need for Russia to make the next move toward ending the war. Following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome, Macron described their discussion via his X as ‘very positive’, reiterating that both leaders share the goal of ending …

Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Friday warned that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, wanted to “manipulate” Donald Trump, after the Kremlin chief praised the US leader and said he was ready for talks with him. Kyiv earlier warned against any Putin-Trump peace talks on the near three-year war without its and European participation. “He wants to manipulate the desire of …

A top Russian general who ran the construction of Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion palace – allegedly paid for ‘with the largest bribe in history’ – has died. Gennady Lopyrev is the second high-ranking military official to have mysteriously died in the last few days. The 69-year-old suddenly became ill on Monday while in jail – gasping for breath – and …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to host the next summit of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) alliance of emerging economies. Putin made the offer after he could not attend the event in South Africa this year due to an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a speech, which was transmitted via …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow’s participation in a nuclear arms treaty with Washington, as United States President Joe Biden vowed in a rival speech that Russia would never win in Ukraine. In his state of the nation address ahead of the first anniversary of the campaign in Ukraine, Putin also accused the West of escalating the conflict …

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed a decisive response to any country threatening Russia and lashed out against Germany for promising tanks for Kyiv. His threats came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the Kremlin was consolidating its forces for a fresh offensive. Zelensky was speaking in Kyiv beside EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, who said the bloc …