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Zelensky rejected opportunity to discuss Christmas truce with Orban, Hungarian minister claims

President Volodymyr Zelensky has "forcefully but politely" rejected a call from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to discuss a Christmas ceasefire, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claimed on Dec. 15. He said that Hungary had proposed organizing a telephone conversation between Zelensky and Orban on the issue but Zelensky had not accepted the proposal. Zelensky's […]

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December 15, 2024

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Putin, Xi discuss war in Ukraine at BRICS summit in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed Ukraine during their meeting on Oct. 22 at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. The BRICS alliance, a bloc of countries that now includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates, is convening in Kazan for a […]

Ukraine

October 22, 2024

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Slovak PM Robert Fico to discuss gas transit through Ukraine with EU chief

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico will hold talks with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Dec. 19, to discuss the possibility of continuing its gas transit through Ukraine beyond 2024, Reuters reported on Dec. 18. Slovakia currently imports 3 billion cubic meters of gas per year through Ukraine from Russia’s energy giant Gazprom. […]

Ukraine

December 18, 2024

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Ukraine, India discuss strengthening defense industry cooperation

Ukraine's Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin met with India's Ambassador to Ukraine Ravi Shankar on Oct. 26 to discuss strengthening defense industry cooperation between Kyiv and New Delhi, the Strategic Industries Ministry announced. "Ukraine is open to expanding the scope of partnerships in the defense sector, and we are ready to consider various forms of […]

Ukraine

October 26, 2024

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Putin, Slovak PM discuss gas transit, standardizing 'mutual relations,' Fico says after Kremlin meeting

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed gas transit, the war in Ukraine, and standardizing "mutual relations" between Russia and Slovakia during their meeting on Dec. 22, Fico said. Fico held talks with Putin at the Kremlin on Dec. 22 during a visit to Moscow. The meeting with Putin was "a […]

Ukraine

December 22, 2024

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UK, France to discuss how to persuade Biden to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia, Telegraph reports

The leaders of France and the U.K. are expected to meet in Paris on Nov. 11 to discuss a last-ditch attempt to persuade the U.S. to allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with Western weapons before Donald Trump enters the White House in January, The Telegraph reported citing UK Government sources. According to the […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

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Biden, Xi to discuss China's support for Russia at upcoming summit in Peru

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru on Nov. 16, the White House announced Nov. 13. The summit likely marks the two leaders' final presidential meeting, as Biden will be replaced by President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

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Belarus Weekly: Ukrainian, Russian ombudsmen meet in Minsk to discuss POWs exchange

Two of Alexander Lukashenko’s “challengers” in upcoming 2025 presidential elections drop out before race even starts, pledge support for Belarusian dictator. Lukashenko pardons 31 political prisoners as pre-election police raids intensify. Lukashenko allows the family to visit Maria Kalesnikava in jail, ending over 600 days of holding the prominent opposition leader incommunicado. Ukraine, Russia ombudsmen […]

Ukraine

November 15, 2024

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Germany, China expected to discuss war in Ukraine, North Korean troops next week

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected discuss the war in Ukraine and the involvement of North Korean troops during the upcoming G20 Summit in Brazil next week, German media reported on Nov. 15. Germany also announced on Nov. 15 that Scholz had held his first call in nearly two years […]

Ukraine

November 16, 2024

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South Korean president meets Ukraine's delegation to discuss Moscow-Pyongyang ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Seoul on Nov. 27 to discuss the deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported. Several media outlets reported that the Ukrainian delegation is visiting Seoul to seek arms supplies, something the East […]

Ukraine

November 27, 2024

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France, UK discuss deploying troops to Ukraine for ceasefire monitoring, sources tell RFE/RL

Paris and London are exploring options to support Ukraine in potential peace talks with Russia, including deploying French and U.K. troops to monitor a ceasefire along the contact line, a senior NATO official told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The official, who requested anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly, noted that these […]

Ukraine

December 2, 2024

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Zelensky slams Orban for phone call with Putin to discuss Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Dec. 11 following his hour-long call to Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the two discussed the war in Ukraine. The call occurred earlier in the day after Orban's visit to Mar-a-Lago and meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Orban said on X that the […]

Ukraine

December 11, 2024

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