The attack was 'risky,' he continued, 'but it sent a very powerful signal and helped us change the narrative about Ukraine - that it is not able to win - and on the Russian red lines. Both narratives have been destroyed.'Zelensky, on Tuesday used the Kursk incursion to argue against Washington's restrictions that bar Kyiv's use of Western weapons to strike deeper at military targets in Russia - such as the air bases Russia uses for its devastating glide bomb attacks.
The presence of Ukrainian troops in 15 to 20 'little known' villages in the Kursk region was of 'little significance' compared to Russian advances in Donetsk, Markov said. But if Ukraine occupied all of Glushkovsky district in Kursk or took the regional capital, Kursk city, 'this would be a very big loss' that could force Putin to change his approach, he added.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is advocating a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear that peace talks can only happen after Ukraine essentially surrenders.
The big talking point though - experts say - will be how the incresingly isolated nations can deepen their military ties, as Putin looks to shore up his supply of weapons and munitions for his war in Ukraine.The visit follows Hanoi avoiding a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland last weekend, while sending its deputy foreign minister to a BRICS meeting in Russia earlier last week.
That he sounds increasingly confident and determined not to back down. He seems to believe that in the current standoff between Russia and the West, it is the West that will blink first.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.Three of the sources, familiar with discussions in Putin's entourage, said the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration to a small group of advisers about what he views as Western-backed attempts to stymie negotiations and Zelenskiy's decision to rule out talks.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on X that the Russian leader was trying to derail a Ukrainian-initiated peace summit in Switzerland next month by using his entourage to send out "phony signals" about his alleged readiness to halt the war.
Ukrainian officials worry that if a re-elected Mr. Trump kept to his vow to end the war quickly — he has suggested that he could end it in one day — it would allow Russia to keep the territory it occupies and leave it in a position to attack Ukraine again.Mr. Zelensky said in a statement on Friday that he had underlined in the call “the vital bipartisan and bicameral American support for protecting our nation’s freedom and independence.” He said he and Mr. Trump had agreed “to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting.”
Trump as president, he had a private chat with Zelensky that culminated in a rare kind of presidential rebuke on Capitol Hill. Five years ago, a July conversation with Zelensky led to Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. Trump had urged Zelensky to investigate Biden, a political rival, while raising the possibility of a White House meeting Zelensky wanted — prompting a whistleblower complaint and an effort to remove Trump from office that failed in the Republican-controlled Senate.nd Zelensky speak as election hangs over U.S. aid to Ukraine
Putin has said he will end the war only if Kyiv drops its efforts to join NATO and surrenders territory claimed by Russia — demands that Ukraine flatly rejects. Trump said at a debate with Biden in June that Putin’s terms are “not acceptable,” but also emphasized the amount of U.S. money going to Ukraine and said he would push to end the war swiftly.
“I will have that war settled between Putin and Zelensky as president-elect, before I take office,” Trump said, lamenting “people being killed so needlessly, so stupidly.” He did not explain how exactly he would broker such a peace and suggested Putin respects him more than Biden.
Vance, Trump’s vice-presidential pick, has emerged as a leader of the GOP’s isolationist wing, concerning some hawkish Republicans who believe it’s important for the United States to aid allies abroad. Vance wrote an op-ed this spring arguing that the support the Biden administration urged would not defeat Russia.
Like Biden, Zelensky argued that Putin would not stop in Ukraine if unchecked and would go on to threaten NATO countries, forcing further U.S. involvement. The Ukrainian president acknowledged Trump’s and Biden’s differences but said he believes Putin “will hate both of them.”
If these indications are accurate, it could mark a turning point in the war. It may also be a sign that traditional artillery is vulnerable to new weapons
Ukraine takes the goldThe alliance agreed to language declaring the country's membership in the alliance 'irreversible,' intends to provide $43 billion in military assistance next year, has started transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, and is sending dozens of air defenses including four Patriot missile systems to Kyiv.
In a joint communique, NATO members also condemned Moscow's nuclear saber-rattling, and called China the 'decisive enabler' in Russia's war against Ukraine - which is already bothering Beiging.
In brief but strongly delivered remarks at the opening of the summit, the president declared the military alliance "more powerful than ever" as it faced a "pivotal moment" in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
It's about the increasingly large use of Ukraine language. For instance, many Russian speakers switched to Ukraine language just because of the principle, just because they don't want to have anything in common with Russia, culturally and linguistically too.
Today is the day, life is now.
It sounds like in the middle of conflicts, you've fall in love with your country again, and again.
The Washington think tank said Ukraine's troops had made gains within Vovchansk, the town close to the border with Russia, toward where Moscow's forces had launched an offensive in May. The region remains fiercely fought over.
Two key advisers to Donald Trump have presented him with a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine - if he wins the Nov. 5 presidential election - that involves telling Ukraine it will only get more U.S. weapons if it enters peace talks. The United States would at the same time warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would result in increased U.S. support for Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, one of Trump's national security advisers, said in an interview.The proposal would mark a big shift in the U.S. position on the war and would face opposition from European allies and within Trump's own Republican Party.
Xi’s policies are realpolitik at its coldest. The most significant payoff may come in Ukraine. Wars are supposed to have no winners, but the power-hungry and unscrupulous can take advantage of suffering to forward their own interests. Beijing could be a big winner from Kyiv’s pain.