Russia Ukraine War
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Trump announces big breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine conflict, says 'major prisoners swap completed'
World | May 23, 2025, 09:15 PM ISTUkraine and Russia agreed to the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side a week ago in Turkey in their first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow's 2022 invasion of its neighbour.
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'Putin doesn't want to end war in Ukraine': Trump tells European leaders in private conversation
World | May 22, 2025, 03:56 PM ISTEarlier in a phone call, Putin promised Trump that Russia is “ready to work with” Ukraine on a “memorandum” outlining the framework for "a possible future peace treaty".
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Russia-Ukraine war: Marco Rubio says US may consider new sanctions on Moscow if peace talks stall
World | May 21, 2025, 07:16 AM IST"It's our understanding that the Russians are going to write up terms for what they would require in order to reach a ceasefire that then would allow broader negotiations," Rubio told the Senate Committee.
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5,000 soldiers are being killed every week, we're trying to stop it: Trump on Russia-Ukraine war
World | May 20, 2025, 06:41 AM ISTCalling the Russia-Ukraine war an absolute bloodbath, Donald Trump said he has seen satellite pictures that are so bad, so horrible.
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Russia ready to work toward ending fighting in Ukraine: Putin after two-hour call with Trump
World | May 19, 2025, 11:44 PM ISTDescribing the call with Trump as “frank and meaningful”, Putin said that Russia was in favour of a “peaceful settlement”.
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Russia bans Amnesty International, escalating crackdown on rights groups
World | May 19, 2025, 04:52 PM ISTRussia has banned Amnesty International, declaring it an "undesirable organisation" under a 2015 law that criminalizes cooperation with such entities. The move, announced by the Prosecutor General's office, forces the global human rights group to cease all operations in Russia.
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JD Vance meets Zelenskyy in Rome to discuss Ukraine-Russia peace talks
World | May 19, 2025, 06:51 AM ISTAs per a statement from the Office of the Vice President, the focus of the meeting was on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with discussions centred on their shared objective of halting the bloodshed in Ukraine.
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'Even without use of nukes...': Putin exudes confidence in Russian army to achieve goals in Ukraine
World | May 18, 2025, 09:10 PM ISTPutin has repeatedly called for resolving the Ukraine conflict, highlighting the need to take Russia’s interests into account when addressing the root causes of the crisis.
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Russia-Ukraine peace talks conclude with prisoners of war swap agreement
India | May 16, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTRussia and Ukraine concluded their first direct peace talks in Istanbul since early 2022 with a significant agreement to swap 1,000 prisoners of war, but made little progress on a broader peace deal.
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Zelenskyy names delegation for Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey today, says ceasefire top priority
World | May 16, 2025, 06:39 AM ISTTalks between Ukrainian and Russian diplomats are scheduled to take place in Istanbul today, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry source quoted by the German news agency dpa, as reported by DW News.
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Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 amid Europe's pressure for ceasefire
World | May 11, 2025, 06:03 AM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin has proposed direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, "without preconditions," to revive stalled peace negotiations. The proposal comes amid mounting pressure from major European powers, which have called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Kyiv agrees to 'full, unconditional' 30-day ceasefire starting Monday
World | May 10, 2025, 06:24 PM ISTUkrainian FM Andrii Sybiha said on Saturday that Ukraine and its allies are ready for a “full, unconditional ceasefire” with Russia for at least 30 days.
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Russian missile and drone strike hits Kyiv ahead of planned ceasefire; two killed, eight injured
World | May 07, 2025, 02:09 PM ISTThe attack came before Russia's planned unilateral 72-hour ceasefire in the more than three-year war to coincide with celebrations in Moscow marking Victory Day in World War II. As per reports, the US has proposed a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine has accepted.
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Russia briefly closes all airports in Moscow after Ukraine launches drone attack amid ongoing war
World | May 06, 2025, 11:09 AM ISTMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed on social media that at least 19 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed before they could enter the city, with attacks coming "from different directions."
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Broken ribs, electric shocks, shaven head: Dreadful fate of Ukrainian journalist in Russian custody
World | May 01, 2025, 01:39 PM ISTUkrainian journalist tortured in Russian captivity: Viktoriia Roshchyna, according to forensic reports, suffered intensive torture, including burn marks on her feet from electric shocks, broken ribs, abrasions on the hips and head, and a shaven head in Russian custody.
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Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump questions Putin's intentions for peace
World | Apr 28, 2025, 08:35 AM ISTThe attacks came hours after Russia claimed to have regained control over the remaining parts of the Kursk region that Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion in August 2024. Meanwhile, Trump has voiced fresh doubts about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s desire to end the war.
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From '24-hour promise' to 'ready to move on': A look at Trump's U-turn on Russia-Ukraine peace deal
World | Apr 19, 2025, 11:04 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump claimed in the run-up to the election that he would solve the Russia-Ukraine conflict in '24 hours'. However, after assuming the presidency, Trump's stance consistently evolved, with the latest juncture being the US Secretary of State's the US will 'move on' statement.
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'We'll shift our focus to...': US ready to abandon efforts to broker Russia, Ukraine peace deal
World | Apr 18, 2025, 03:01 PM ISTAfter initial efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table failed to garner substantial results, the US is likely to abandon brokering the peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised during his visit to Paris.
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Ukraine breaks international norm to expose Beijing's involvement in Russia war, parades Chinese PoW
World | Apr 17, 2025, 11:05 AM ISTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of actively recruiting Chinese citizens to fight alongside them. He said Moscow was enticing soldiers through social media by sharing news and videos.
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'Deal emerging': Trump's envoy Witkoff says 'Putin open to lasting peace' with Ukraine
World | Apr 15, 2025, 07:31 PM ISTNotably, Witkoff, who is close to US President Donald Trump, became the first senior American diplomat to visit Russia to meet Putin after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.