Zelensky talks of peace, Russians make headway

This was something that was waiting to happen. With the United States President Donald Trump pausing aid and sharing of intelligence with Ukraine, its President Volodymyr Zelensky has been forced...

Struggle

Ukraine under huge pressure, but not out

Washington’s suspension of military assistance will not lead to a sudden collapse of Ukraine’s defensive lines, but it could have a real impact on the war within months, undermining air...

Zero courtesy

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine has left a shocking mark on the way of...

Merz can handle enmity from a Trump-Putin entente

Shortly after the German election polls closed Sunday, Elon Musk placed a congratulatory call — but not to conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who will become Germany’s next chancellor. Instead, he...

A Trump-backed ‘Russian peace’ would spell disaster

Three years after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, it is clear who should win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. That honour rightly belongs to Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Zelensky wants Europe to have its own army

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had sensed that United States President Donald Trump is likely to do business with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, and that he will be willing...

Trump starts talking to Putin and Zelensky

United States’ Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, said it was unrealistic for Ukraine to go back to the pre-2014 borders even as President...

Trump offers concessions to Putin over Ukraine peace deal

Gustaf Kilander, The IndependentKremlin insiders spent Wednesday night laughing on Russian state TV after President Donald Trump handed his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, significant concessions in the upcoming peace talks over...

Big news

The world is changing on a fast track. The first telephonic conversation between the President of the United States of America Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin agreeing on...