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President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the importance of turning international statements of support into concrete sanctions against Russia for its latest attacks on Ukraine.

U.S. President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg stated that today’s attack on Ukraine, which damaged the Cabinet of Ministers building, demonstrates that Russia has no intention of ending the war through diplomatic means.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he is prepared to step up sanctions against Russia to pressure it into a peaceful agreement.

Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early on Sunday, killing four people and setting government offices in Kyiv ablaze, an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned would prolong the war. Flames could be seen rising from the roof of the sprawling government complex that houses Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers in the heart of the city — the first time it has been hit during the three-and-a-half-year conflict. Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings in the Ukrainian capital, according to emergency services. Russia has shown no sign of halting its onslaught despite efforts by the United States to broker a peace deal, and Kyiv residents have become hardened to the daily rhythm of strikes and alerts. “This is already routine for us, unfortunately,” Olga, a 30-year-old resident of a damaged building, told AFP after the latest strikes. An AFP reporter saw helicopters dropping buckets of water over the government building’s roof, as emergency services rushed to the scene. E...

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced further strengthening of transatlantic cooperation, which will put real pressure on Russia.

A second sanctioned tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet carrying liquefied natural gas from the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project has docked at a Chinese port.

Russia can produce up to 2,700 strike drones per month.

Since the beginning of September, Russia has used more than 1,300 strike drones, nearly 900 guided aerial bombs, and up to 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine.

Russia has damaged 1,700 schools in Ukraine and destroyed 226, with kindergartens, vocational schools, and higher education institutions also suffering damage.

United States President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia seem to have been “lost” to China after their leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, highlighting his split from New Delhi and Moscow as Beijing pushes a new world order. “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China. May they have a long and prosperous future together!” Trump wrote in a social media post accompanying a photo of the three other world leaders together at Xi’s summit in China. Asked about Trump’s post, the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson told reporters in New Delhi that he had no comment. Representatives for Beijing and Moscow could not be immediately reached for comment on Trump’s post on his Truth Social platform. Xi hosted more than 20 leaders of non-Western countries for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Putin and Modi were seen holding hands at the su...

China defended on Thursday its decision to invite the leaders of Russia and North Korea to World War II commemorations, which President Donald Trump accused them of using to conspire against the United States. Trump wrote a testy Truth Social post addressing his Chinese counterpart after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing showcasing Chinese military hardware. “Give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” Trump wrote. Asked about Trump’s post, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Thursday “foreign guests” had been invited to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War II. “It is to work together with peace-loving countries and peoples to remember history, cherish the memory of the martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future,” spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters. “China’s development of diplomatic relations with any country is never directed against any third party...

Russia has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children to use them later as a mobilization resource for its military.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minster Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday emphasized that Pakistan attached immense importance to its relations with Russia and said that it was heartening to note that both countries had almost similarity of approaches on various global platforms.

Another group of children and young people, aged 3 to 18, has been returned from territories temporarily occupied by Russia and directly from the Russian Federation, as part of the Ukrainian President's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.

Russia used the previous “Zapad,” or “West” in Russian, training in September 2021 to deploy the forces that eventually invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

In Russia, metallurgical and coal enterprises are facing a deep crisis, showing significant declines in production.

Russia has been conducting various disinformation operations around the world for more than 80 years, aimed at justifying its imperial ambitions.

Russia is still not showing genuine interest in a peaceful settlement and must be forced to sit down at the negotiating table.

EU foreign ministers discussed potential measures for the 19th package of sanctions against Russia during an informal meeting in Copenhagen, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said.

During a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed that a ceasefire would serve as a signal that Russia is ready to engage in negotiations.