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Zelensky ready to meet Putin at Miami G20 but Kremlin refuses
Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for a face-to-face meeting with Zelensky aimed at brokering an end to more than four years of war.
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US Senate approves tough Russia sanctions bill targeting oil revenues
The legislation, passed on Friday, targets Russian officials, wealthy business leaders, financial institutions and the so-called shadow fleet of vessels accused of helping Moscow bypass restrictions on its oil...
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Ukrainian strikes on Russian-annexed Crimea kill 4, pause fuel sales
Ukraine said it targeted military and energy facilities in Crimea -- Moscow's key logistics base for its four-year military offensive -- in one of the biggest attacks on the peninsula in recent months.
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Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine leaves four dead and dozens injured
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was the main target, but other areas were also hit, with at least 83 people injured.
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Explosions kill police officer and injure 25 in western Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed "an individual suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack" had been detained.
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Putin links future peace to Western respect, Nato disputes
Earlier this month, Putin declared that Russia has no intention of waging war in Europe but claimed it could act immediately if Europeans chose confrontation. On Friday, he added that further invasions would no...
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New sanctions aim to pressure Russia as peace talks remain deadlocked
The sanctions were announced a day after Trump postponed a planned meeting with Putin in Budapest. Meanwhile, Russia launched intense attacks across Ukraine, resulting in at least seven deaths, including childr...
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Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons treaty
The proposal, made during a televised meeting with top officials in the Kremlin, outlines Moscow’s readiness to uphold the last remaining nuclear arms control framework between the two countries.
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Trump grapples with dual crises as Netanyahu and Putin undermine US strategy
Israel’s surprise airstrike on Hamas offices in Doha and a Russian drone incursion deep into Polish territory have disrupted Washington’s diplomatic efforts and raised questions about Trump’s ability to influen...
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UK and allies pledge long-term support for Ukraine
UK Defence Secretary John Healey underlined that the support extended not only to sustaining Ukraine through the current conflict but also to strengthening its future security.
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Xi and Putin caught on hot mic discussing organ transplants and immortality
Putin, through a translator, suggested that breakthroughs in biotechnology could one day allow continuous organ replacement, keeping people young and potentially paving the way to eternal life.
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Russia trying to stop meeting on peace and prolong war- Zelensky
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Putin was ready to meet Ukraine's leader "when the agenda is ready for a summit and accused Zelensky of saying "no to everything".