Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s status could pose a problem when Moscow and Kiev eventually agree to hold peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called into question Zelensky’s legitimacy, noting that his term in office has expired.

Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.

A high-level EU foreign affairs summit scheduled for August will be moved from Hungary to Brussels, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has stated.

As many as 44% of Ukrainians believe that it is time to launch peace talks with Russia, according to the Razumkov Center's survey commissioned by the Mirror of the week newspaper.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he expects Russia to attend the second conference on Ukraine, which is scheduled to be held in November.

Kiev’s plot to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin was financed by the United States, Moscow's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed.

Russia is aware of the dangers coming from Ukraine, including its threats to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has stated.

NATO believes that its support to Ukraine, agreed at the Washington summit, will not allow Kiev to launch a counteroffensive until at least the end of the year, The New York Times newspaper reported on Friday, citing the alliance's officials.

Washington has changed its policy and may authorize the use of its weapons deep inside Russia, US Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh has stated.

Russia is planning "response measures" to contain the "very serious threat" from NATO, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani, has dismissed the NATO allegation about Tehran's military assistance to Russia in the Ukraine war, as completely unfounded and politically charged.

NATO leaders have pledged to provide Ukraine with at least $43bn in military aid within the next year to enhance its defense against Russia and formally declared Kyiv on an “irreversible path” to membership in the Western military alliance.

American-made F-16 fighter jets are on their way to Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, announcing the follow through of a key commitment years in the making.

Virtually no quantity of arms and military equipment that the US and its allies supply to Kiev for its fight with Russia will be enough, Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has stated.

The Group of Seven “likely” abandoned the West's plan to expropriate Moscow’s frozen central bank funds due to a “veiled threat” from Riyadh, Bloomberg has reported.

US President Joe Biden has announced that NATO allies will be providing Ukraine with a significant air defense package, in remarks kicking off the 75th anniversary celebrations of the alliance and a three-day summit focused on shoring up support for the war-torn country.

Moscow has vehemently denied responsibility for the tragedy at the Okhmatdet children’s hospital in Kiev, after a missile hit the facility on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed that the incident was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile.

Dozens of people have been killed and wounded after Russia launched a barrage of missiles targeting what it called defence sites across Ukraine, with one missile striking a children’s hospital in the capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have stated.

A plot by Ukraine’s intelligence service to hijack a Russian Tu-22M3 nuclear-capable strategic bomber has been intercepted, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has stated the military alliance is expected to agree to a five-point plan to support Ukraine in the war against Russia, including shifting international support to a unified command and establishing pledges from nations to sustain military support to Kyiv for at least another year.

Russia’s Investigative Committee has announced it will probe war crimes allegedly committed by a mercenary unit fighting for Ukraine, as Moscow accuses the West of ignoring Kiev's human rights violations in the war.

NATO is seeking a lasting resolution to the Ukraine conflict, with Kiev strong enough to “deter” Moscow after the hostilities end, the military bloc's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stated.

Kiev has the “desire” to launch a new counteroffensive against Moscow but lacks the means to do so, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed, blaming the situation on the "slow flow of military aid" from his Western backers.

Moscow wants to fully resolve the Ukraine conflict, rather than just agreeing to a ceasefire or freezing the hostilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

Ukraine does not intend to cave in to Russian demands and consider formally ceding the territories it claims as its own to Moscow in order to end the conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, has stated.