KYIV (Reuters) -As President Donald Trump prepared to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Ukrainians were watching warily, fearful the U.S. leader could sell Kyiv out in his bid for a quick deal with Moscow. The American leader, who has set his sights on securing a truce in Russia’s 3-1/2-year-old war …
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LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s government on Friday condemned the expulsion of reporting teams of state news agency Lusa and two African units of broadcaster RTP from Guinea-Bissau in the run-up to a postponed election scheduled to be held in November in the West African country. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement it had “immediately summoned …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -USAID is concerned that the Trump administration’s cancellation of independent aid monitoring contracts for Ukraine has increased the risk of waste, fraud and abuse, according to three U.S. watchdog agencies. “The termination of third-party monitoring contracts has further limited USAID’s ability to oversee programs,” the State Department, Pentagon and USAID inspectors general said …
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By Anna Ringstrom and Essi Lehto STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -One man was shot dead on Friday in the Swedish city of Orebro in what was likely a gang-related crime, police said. A second man was injured in the attack, near the Orebro Mosque, and taken to hospital. Police declined to comment on the extent of the …
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(Reuters) -The U.N. human rights office said on Friday an Israeli plan to build to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal under international law, and would put nearby Palestinians at risk of forced eviction, which it described as a war crime. Israeli …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a ballistic missile into Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Friday, killing one and wounding at least one other person and causing a fire, the regional governor said. The attack came hours before a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss a ceasefire deal …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was important that Friday’s Russia-U.S. summit in Alaska opened up a path towards a “just peace”, as well as substantive three-way talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and the United States. “It is time to end the war, and the necessary steps must be taken by …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Russian forces have floundered in Ukraine and history shows Russia’s army can be beaten in combat, Poland’s president told a military parade on Friday marking the 105th anniversary of a victory over the Red Army by Polish defenders. Polish President Karol Nawrocki, an ally of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, spoke as the eyes …
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By Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not negotiate on behalf of Ukraine in his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and would let Kyiv decide whether to engage in territorial swaps with Russia. Trump said his goal was to get the two sides to start …
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By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss a ceasefire deal for Ukraine at a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday and has said both Moscow and Kyiv will have to cede territory to end the war. Following are details on the territory involved, Russian claims and Ukraine’s …
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