Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Today's Print

Tag: Russia

Trump lashes out at ‘crazy’ Putin, warns of ‘downfall’

WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Monday Manila time) called Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “crazy” for his attacks on Ukrainian cities...

Leningrad Siege survivor, 84, fined, prosecuted

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia – Lyudmila Vasilyeva, 84, survived the Siege of Leningrad in World War II as a child. Now, the Russian pensioner has...

12 killed as Russia pummels Ukraine in night of strikes

KYIV — Russian strikes killed at least 12 people in Ukraine overnight into Sunday, officials said, as Kyiv and Moscow traded fire amid an...

Pope confirms willing to host Ukraine peace talks—Meloni

Rome, Italy—Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV confirmed to her the Vatican's willingness to host peace talks between Russia and...

Trump gets talks pledge but no Ukraine truce from Putin

WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine would “immediately” start peace talks after he spoke with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the...

Trump says will speak to Putin to end ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine

KYIV – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the “bloodbath” in Ukraine,...

Expectations low in Moscow-Kyiv meet

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv are in Istanbul Friday, where they plan to hold their first direct peace talks since 2022, but the...

Kyiv, Moscow to hold direct 1st talks

ISTANBUL, Turkey – War rivals Ukraine and Russia are set to go into their first direct talks in more than three years on Thursday,...

UN aviation agency: Russia responsible for plane downing

MONTREAL—The United Nations aviation agency said Monday that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine in 2014, leading...

Poland to close Russian consulate in Krakow

WARSAW – Poland’s top diplomat said Monday he ordered the closure of a Russian consulate over “sabotage” after authorities accused Russia of orchestrating a...

Putin proposes direct Ukraine talks but quiet on 30-day truce

KYIV – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine in the coming days but did not...

China vows to stand with Russia in face of ‘hegemonic bullying’

MOSCOW – Beijing will stand with Moscow in the face of “hegemonic bullying,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a...

US slams Russia for protecting N. Korea

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The United States on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) denounced Russia for “cynically obstructing” the monitoring of North Korea’s compliance...

Ukraine, Russia trade aerial attacks ahead of Putin’s truce

KYIV – Russia and Ukraine traded a barrage of drone strikes overnight on Wednesday, in attacks that killed two in Kyiv and forced Moscow...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img