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Russia awaits Ukraine's confirmation on a planned exchange of dead fighters, officials say
Read full article: Russia awaits Ukraine's confirmation on a planned exchange of dead fighters, officials sayRussian officials say that Moscow is still awaiting confirmation from Kyiv on a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action.
Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfields
Read full article: Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfieldsU.S. President Donald Trump says he's spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the Russian leader told him “very strongly” that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.
Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
Read full article: Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending warRepresentatives of Russia and Ukraine met for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks.
Putin’s tough stance on a Ukraine peace plan shows his resolve on Russia’s demands
Read full article: Putin’s tough stance on a Ukraine peace plan shows his resolve on Russia’s demandsBy making harsh, uncompromising demands in peace talks with Ukraine while continuing to pummel it with waves of missiles and drones, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a clear message: He will only accept a settlement on his terms and will keep fighting until they’re met.
Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs but no ceasefire
Read full article: Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs but no ceasefireThe first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours.
Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on
Read full article: Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still onRussia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough are still dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey.
NATO mulls US demand for a big increase in defense spending as some struggle to meet today's goal
Read full article: NATO mulls US demand for a big increase in defense spending as some struggle to meet today's goalNATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe.
Brazil's Lula says he would try to urge Putin to 'go to Istanbul and negotiate' with Zelenskyy
Read full article: Brazil's Lula says he would try to urge Putin to 'go to Istanbul and negotiate' with ZelenskyyBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he would try to urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week in Turkey.