Russia’s Ust-Luga port, one of its largest petroleum export outlets, was damaged on Sunday in a Ukrainian drone attack that ?sparked a fire, Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of the northern Leningrad region said on Telegram. A total of 36 drones were shot down over the region, Drozdenko said. Ust-Luga, operated by Russian oil ?pipeline monopoly […]
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Trump Pressures Kyiv as Ukraine Peace Talks Begin in Geneva
The Ukraine peace talks opened in Geneva as US, Ukrainian, and European officials reviewed Washington’s draft plan to end the war. Trump accused Ukraine of ingratitude despite ongoing US weapons support. He also warned Zelensky to approve the plan, which demands territorial concessions and limits on Ukraine’s military. Many Ukrainians see these terms as surrender […]
Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant
Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan, Russian and Kazakh authorities said Sunday. US President Donald Trump meanwhile suggested that Kyiv may have to give up territory in exchange for an end to Moscow’s more than 3 […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits Saudi, seeks Arab League support for his people
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia on Friday to canvas support for his people, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his readiness to mediate in the war between Moscow and Kyiv. Also at the Jeddah gathering, Arab leaders warmly welcomed back […]
Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake
BUDAPEST, March 20 (Reuters) – After the lights dim in Budapest’s magnificent Opera House, Ukrainian ballerina Ganna Muromtseva flutters high with undulating arms in the lead role of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet. At the end, the audience bursts into applause. One year ago, the 29-year-old dancer fled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on a packed train with […]
Ukrainian comedian gets serious with investors in a bid for presidency
In a popular TV series, a fictional Ukrainian president gets so drunk at a dinner with the head of the International Monetary Fund that he throws her into a swimming pool. He then forces bystanders to drink water from the pool, thinking in his drunken stupor that it is champagne. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the 41-year-old comedian […]
Clown or candidate? Ukrainian presidential favourite keeps audience guessing
When is a presidential campaign not a presidential campaign? When it’s being fronted by Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian comedian who has a serious chance of becoming the country’s leader going into a weekend vote. As other candidates in the unpredictable race made last-ditch appeals to the electorate on Friday, Zelensky — who is comfortably ahead […]