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Trump Calls Zelensky a 'Dictator Without Elections'

He 'better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,' Trump says

(Newser) - President Trump doubled down on his attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, a day after he blamed Ukraine for starting a war that began with Russia's invasion. In a Truth Social post, Trump accused Zelensky of talking the US into spending $350 billion "to go into a War...

Trump Blames Ukraine for Starting War

'You could've made a deal,' he says of Zelensky

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday appeared to blame Ukraine for starting its war with Russia, despite the fact that it was Russia that invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's anger that Ukraine was not invited to Tuesday's US-Russia talks , and his assertion that Ukraine...

Lindsey Graham Floats an Idea for Ukraine

Automatic NATO membership if Russia invades again

(Newser) - As talks intensify to end the war in Ukraine , the issue of NATO membership remains a sticking point. Ukraine wants in, and Russia insists that it must remain permanently out. In an interview with Politico , GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham floats a compromise proposal:
  • "If you can't get them
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Rubio in Saudi Arabia for High-Level Russia Talks
It's a Busy Day
in Global Diplomacy
Feb 17, 2025 8:14 AM CST

It's a Busy Day in Global Diplomacy

Rubio prepares for high-level Russian talks, and European leaders will meet separately

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be a hectic day in regard to world diplomacy:
  • US, Russia: Top officials from the US and Russia arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of Tuesday talks on a range of issues, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, reports the New York Times
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EU Leaders Hold Emergency Huddle Over Trump

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom to his ornate Elysee Palace on Monday for an emergency meeting on how to deal with the US, a once rock-solid partner, the AP reports. The move follows a weeklong diplomatic blitz on Ukraine by...

Zelensky Asks Europe to Form Its Own Army

Ukrainian president cites uncertain US support and Russian military buildup

(Newser) - Saying that Russia is preparing for more war instead of peace talks and that US support of threatened allies is no longer a certainty, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for the creation of an "armed forces of Europe." Addressing the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky said his...

Trump to Ukraine: We'll Swap Aid for Vital Minerals

President says US wants rare earth elements vital for high tech

(Newser) - The US and Ukraine appear to have settled on a way to keep American military aid flowing to the nation—Ukraine will provide rare earth minerals vital to the high-tech industry.
  • Trump: "We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths," Trump said Monday. "We're
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Zelensky: Russia Carried Out 'Massive' Attack in Ukraine

Kyiv counts at least 117 missiles, drones fired into regions across the nation on Wednesday

(Newser) - Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine early Wednesday, targeting energy production and compelling authorities to shut down the power grid in some areas, amid freezing winter weather, officials said. The Russian Defense Ministry said it launched a strike on "critically important facilities...

Russia Welcomes Trump's Comments on the War

Foreign minister praises president-elect, says Putin is open for direct talks with him

(Newser) - Russia's top diplomat said Tuesday that Moscow is open for talks with President-elect Donald Trump and praised him for pointing to NATO's plan to embrace Ukraine as a root cause of the nearly 3-year-old conflict, per the AP . Any prospective peace talks should involve broader arrangements for security...

After Trump Jr. Tweet, Zelensky Pledges Help to LA

Ukrainian president offers his nation's firefighters to fight California's deadly wildfires

(Newser) - Last week, Donald Trump Jr. weighed in on the Los Angeles-area wildfires thusly: "Oh look of course The LA fire department donated a bunch of their supplies to Ukraine," the eldest son of the president-elect posted Wednesday on X , retweeting a few 2022 headlines noting that the LA...

Trump: Putin Wants to Meet Over 'Bloody Mess' in Ukraine

Kremlin says it has 'mutual desire' for dialogue, but it's not yet clear when/if such a meeting will happen

(Newser) - Donald Trump has pledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war soon after he takes office later this month, and while it's not clear how he plans to do so, the president-elect is hinting about the first possible move toward that goal. Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to meet, and...

32 Dolphins Dead Following Oil Spill
32 Dolphins Dead After Oil Spill
Jan 6, 2025 2:09 PM CST

32 Dolphins Dead After Oil Spill

Russia, Ukraine call it an ecological 'disaster'

(Newser) - Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia's southern Krasnodar region, an animal rescue group said Sunday. Russia's Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said the deaths are...

Ukraine: Russia 'Getting What It Deserves' in Kursk

Though Russia purports to have stopped much of a new Ukrainian offensive

(Newser) - Russia's Kursk region is back in the news, with word from Moscow that Ukraine launched a new offensive there on Sunday. NBC News calls the move an apparent effort to grab new territory in the region, which Ukraine first entered in August . It took a swath of territory at...

It's Game Over for Gazprom in Ukraine

Ukraine halts Russian gas supplies to European customers

(Newser) - Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers that pass through the country after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. The New York Times reports Ukraine refused to renew the deal. At a summit in Brussels last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed...

Report: Ukraine's First North Korean POW Dies

Unnamed soldier succumbed to 'serious injuries,' according to South Korean spy agency

(Newser) - A North Korean soldier became the first of his country taken as a prisoner of war by Ukraine shortly before dying of his injuries, according to reports. The Yonhap news agency reported the death Friday, citing a statement from South Korea's spy agency, which had previously confirmed Ukraine's...

Zelensky: Russia's Christmas Attack Is 'Inhumane'

Barrage on power grid leaves about a half-million people without power

(Newser) - Russia launched a major strike on Ukraine's power grid Wednesday morning as millions celebrated Christmas, reports the BBC .
  • Moscow sent a barrage of missiles and drones toward various targets, striking a thermal power plant and forcing an estimated half-million people to seek shelter in metro stations, per the AP
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Putin Vows to Ask Assad About Austin Tice

Russian president speaks on Ukraine war, Syria upheaval in his hourslong annual address

(Newser) - If Russia's reputation has been made weaker by its ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent regime change in Syria, Vladimir Putin isn't acknowledging it. At his annual news conference and call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, which the AP deemed a "tightly choreographed event" that lasted...

Russia Says It Has Man Who Placed Moscow Bomb

Suspect said Ukraine offered him $100K, European residency, according to FSB

(Newser) - Russia says it's detained a man who confessed to planting and detonating the bomb that killed a top Russian general in Moscow on Tuesday. Ukraine took responsibility for the killing of Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, after charging him in absentia with...

Ukraine Takes Out Russian 'War Criminal' on His Home Turf

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons

(Newser) - Ukraine says it assassinated a top Russian general responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops on Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, and his assistant died outside an apartment building in Moscow when a bomb concealed in an...

Zelensky's Update on Ukraine's War Death Toll Differs From Trump's

Ukraine president gives 'rare update' on death toll, says 43K soldiers have died

(Newser) - In a social media post Sunday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since Russia invaded the country in 2022. In what the BBC calls a "rare update" on war casualties, he said another 370,000 injuries have been reported, though some of those injuries...

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