MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that contacts with the United States continued but that there were no new developments to announce on a possible peace plan to end the conflict in Ukraine. After numerous media reports that the United States had drafted a peace plan which proposed Kyiv give up some territory, Kremlin …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it shares U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal of ending the war in Ukraine and urged Russia to withdraw its forces, after Reuters reported that Washington has pressed Kyiv to accept a U.S.-drafted peace framework. The draft proposes Ukraine give up territory and some weapons. “Russia could do this tomorrow by withdrawing …
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By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers’ balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday. The two border crossings are due to reopen on Thursday, the prime minister’s spokesperson said. Lithuania last month said they would remain closed until …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday that “military options” are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat after it directed lasers at British pilots sent to monitor it. Britain’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force routinely shadow potential threats to national security, and such missions to monitor Russian …
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BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) -The European Union is expected to impose sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in Sudan that has been accused of human rights abuses, three European diplomats said on Wednesday. EU foreign ministers are expected to approve the sanctions at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the …
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(Corrects time reference in paragraph 1 to Wednesday) LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The sources, who asked not to …
MOSCOW (Reuters) -An AI-powered robot danced for President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at an exhibition put on by Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, designed to showcase the company technological advances. The performance, which was shown on state TV, showed the Kremlin chief standing opposite the humanoid robot as it explained to him what it was before …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Crammed into flimsy tent camps hard up against the seashore, Gazans have been flooded by heavy rain and storm surges in recent days, destroying some shelters, soaking mattresses and blankets and bringing new misery even after a ceasefire. The Hamas-run Gaza government has estimated losses from the stormy weather at …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s government has authorised energy, communications and transport companies to purchase and use air defence equipment to improve their effectiveness in combating Russian air attacks, defence minister Denys Shmyhal said on Wednesday. Russia has significantly intensified its air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, focusing on energy, transport and facilities that support the functioning of …
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By Marek Strzelecki and Barbara Erling WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland said on Wednesday it would close the last Russian consulate in its territory and deploy thousands of soldiers to protect infrastructure in response to a railway explosion it blames on Moscow. Poland, a major ally in Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion, says two Ukrainians collaborating with …
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