Washington, May 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said a settlement between Russia and Ukraine was “getting very close”, expressing optimism that the war could soon move towards an end after months of fighting and diplomatic efforts.Speaking to reporters before departing aboard Marine One, Trump suggested ongoing negotiations were making progress, although he provided no details about any specific breakthrough.“The end of the war in Ukraine, I really think it’s getting very close,” Tru…
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United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) The intractable Ukraine War entered its fourth year on Tuesday with no early sign of an end to the conflict that has spread its tentacles across the world, destabilising geopolitics and international trade. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it “a stain on our collective consciousness and remains a threat to regional and international peace and security.”According to the UN, more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 41,000 injured in the fou…
Kyiv, Jan 1 (IANS) In his New Year’s Eve address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine wants the war to end but will not accept a weak peace agreement, stressing that any deal must not come at the cost of the country’s future. His remarks came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated his belief that Moscow would prevail in the ongoing conflict.Speaking just before midnight in a 21-minute televised address to the nation, Zelensky acknowledged that Ukrainia…
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said a peace plan to end the war was “90 per cent” ready, while US President Donald Trump asserted they were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close”, after their meeting to find a path to ending the four-year conflict. Their meeting on Sunday was preceded by massive air strikes by Russia on Ukraine and by Kyiv on Moscow’s oil refinery, showing how fragile Trump’s peace initiative is.Trump also introduced a note of caut…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that peace negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine were “very close” following what he described as a “terrific meeting” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.“We’ve done very well. We’ve had discussions on just about every subject,” Trump told reporters after the meeting, adding that the two sides had “made a lot of progress on ending that war.”Trump said he and Zel…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida on Sunday, as Kyiv presses ahead with a new 20-point peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine.The White House on Friday (local time) announced that Trump would meet Zelensky at Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, December 28.Ahead of the meeting, Trump cast himself as the final arbiter of any potential agreement between Ukraine and Russia, striking a guarded…