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Ukraine-Russia blame game over Easter ceasefire violations
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (263+ words) Kyiv reported 2, 299 ceasefire violations, while Moscow accused Ukraine of breaching the ceasefire 1, 971 times by early Sunday. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of breaching an Orthodox Easter ceasefire hundreds of times within hours of it taking effect. Ukraine's armed forces…...
Ukraine and Russia swap 175 war prisoners as Easter ceasefire starts
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (248+ words) The POW exchange was mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Russia's defense ministry said. Ukraine and Russia swapped 175 prisoners of war each on Saturday as a 32-hour ceasefire began on the occasion of Orthodox Easter. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted…...
Ukraine bets on Turkey, Syria to counter Russia in the Black Sea
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (713+ words) Kyiv deepens defense and energy ties with Ankara and Damascus as part of a regional outreach to boost its diplomatic heft. KYIV " Ukraine is looking to firm up its defense and diplomatic links with Turkey and Syria as its alliance…...
Ukraine insists US still an ally despite rising tensions
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (339+ words) Kyiv's ambassador to the EU walks a careful line even as Zelenskyy sharpens criticism of Washington. The United States remains an ally even as tensions between Kyiv and Washington have escalated in recent months, Ukraine's ambassador to the EU said....
Ukraine secures oil lifeline from Gulf states in exchange for military support
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (421+ words) After reaching pacts with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, Zelenskyy said similar agreements were in the works with Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain." Ukraine will receive much-needed fossil fuels from Gulf countries in exchange for the defense assistance it is…...
Putin announces 32-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (282+ words) The break in hostilities would start at 4 p. m. on Saturday and last until the end of Sunday, the Kremlin said. KYIV " Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, following repeated calls by Kyiv for a pause in…...
Ukraine flags possible Kyiv visit by top Trump envoys this month
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (370+ words) Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could lead the U. S. delegation, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff told Bloomberg. A team of U. S. officials led by President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, might head to Kyiv this month in a bid…...
Egypt won't accept Ukrainian wheat exported by Russia, Zelenskyy says
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (250+ words) Cairo purchased more than 8 million tons of grain from Russia last year. Egypt will refuse to buy Russian shipments of grain sourced in occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy'announced on Friday. "Spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who told…...
It's time to reinvent NATO, says Ukraine's envoy to the alliance
1+ week, 2+ day ago (648+ words) Ukraine could have a place as a partner if membership remains off the table. KYIV " While NATO is teetering, Ukraine is watching on with astonishment " and a grain of hope. U. S. President Donald Trump this week said he was seriously considering…...
EU diplomats meet in'Ukraine to pledge support for Russia war crimes tribunal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (472+ words) The Kremlin's crimes cannot go "unpunished," High Representative Kaja Kallas says. All EU countries except Hungary pledged support on Tuesday for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes, as a'dozen of the bloc's'foreign ministers'and other'top officials gathered'in Kyiv. In…...