Russia rejects a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on May 21. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on May 19 as Ukraine and its allies intensify efforts to end Russia’s war. Putin rejected a ceasefire and instead insisted on negotiating a “memorandum regarding a […]
Key developments on May 19: After call with Trump, Putin still refuses full ceasefire, again cites Russia’s ‘root causes’ of war in Ukraine Zelensky dismisses Putin’s demand to withdraw troops from 4 Ukrainian regions Commander of Ukraine’s 59th Brigade replaced, media reports Ukrainian drones destroy Russian radar, supply depots on Black Sea gas platforms, SBU […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency may be at least partly responsible for a Mexican navy tall ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night. Schumer made the claim in a press release on Sunday, saying he had been briefed on the details of the deadly crash, which […]
Key developments on May 3-4: Zelensky rejects Putin’s truce proposal as ‘theatrical,’ backs 30-day ceasefire plan from US US sanctions depend on whether Russia is ‘behaving’ on peace deal, Trump says US to send refurbished Patriot air defense system from Israel to Ukraine, NYT reports Ukrainian sea drones down 2 Russian Su-30 jets near Novorossiysk, […]
Moscow is waiting for a signal from Kyiv to resume bilateral peace negotiations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on April 28, even as Russia continues its regular attacks on Ukraine. “Kyiv should take some action in this regard (to resume talks). There is a legal ban. So far, we don’t see any action,” Peskov said, […]
China’s Foreign Ministry on April 18 dismissed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s accusation that Beijing is supplying weapons to Russia, calling the claim “groundless,” Reuters reported. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian rejected the claims at a regular news conference, saying China has never made lethal weapons available to any party in the war. The denial came a […]
The Foreign Ministry denied Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s claim that Ukraine is connected to a cyberattack on Slovakia’s national insurance company, according to a statement on the Ministry’s website on Jan. 24. “We categorically reject the hints of Ukraine’s involvement in the cyberattack against a health insurance company in Slovakia,” the statement said. The […]
Ukraine will not hold elections under martial law even if Russia puts it forward as one of the pre-conditions for negotiations, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview on Ukrainian television released on Jan. 2. Ukraine was scheduled to hold a presidential election in March or April 2024, concluding Zelensky’s first five-year term. The vote […]
PROPOSED changes to the state planning policy limiting multi-unit development in medium density suburbs are likely to go ahead, says the Property Council of WA. http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/property-council-wa-rejects-proposed-real-estate-zoning-policies-as-direct-move-to-stop-density/story-fndbaln9-1227173157913