Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts

Monday, July 21, 2025

Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of ‘Assault on Humanity’ after Latest Drone Barrage

THE GUARDIAN: Germany vows to expedite delivery of Patriot systems after one drone hits Kyiv metro station sheltering civilians

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “an assault on humanity” after a barrage of drones and missiles hit Ukraine, as Germany promised to supply five Patriot air-defence systems to help an under-pressure Kyiv.

Ukraine’s president said Moscow had launched more than 420 drones and more than 20 missiles in its latest overnight attack, killing at least two people and targeting a metro station in the capital where people were sheltering for the first time.

Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said Berlin was prepared to pay the US for the fastest possible delivery of five Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine, though it remains unclear how soon this could be achieved. » | Luke Harding in Kyiv and Dan Sabbagh | Monday, July 21, 2025

Monday, July 14, 2025

Les États-Unis vont finalement envoyer des systèmes antiaériens Patriot à l'Ukraine

LE FIGARO : La livraison d’armes fera partie d’un accord impliquant l’Otan qui paiera les États-Unis pour les armes qu’elle enverra à Volodymyr Zelensky, selon le président américain.

Le président américain Donald Trump a déclaré dimanche que les États-Unis allaient envoyer des systèmes de défense antiaérienne Patriot à l'Ukraine pour l'aider à répondre aux frappes russes, au moment où ses relations avec le président russe montrent une dégradation.

«Nous leur enverrons des Patriots, dont ils ont désespérément besoin», a déclaré Donald Trump, deux semaines après que Washington a annoncé la suspension de certaines livraisons d'armes à Kiev. «Je n'ai pas encore décidé du nombre mais ils vont en avoir parce qu'ils ont besoin de protection», a-t-il ajouté. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 14 juillet 2025

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska Delivers Emotional Speech at Ukraine Recovery Conference

Jul 10, 2025 | Join DRM News for live coverage of Italy’s Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Rome on July 10, 2025, hosted by PM Giorgia Meloni. …

Friday, July 04, 2025

Russia Launches Record 550 Drones and Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv in Night-time Raid

THE GUARDIAN: Seven-hour assault prompts Ukraine to accuse Putin of humiliating Trump hours after the leaders spoke by phone

Ukraine has accused Vladimir Putin of “publicly humiliating” Donald Trump after Russia launched a devastating attack with a record number of drones and ballistic missiles on Kyiv, hours after the two leaders spoke by phone.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the seven-hour raid as a “deliberate act of terror” which “immediately followed the call between Washington and Moscow”. It was one of the most severe assaults of the entire war and a “clear interpretation of how Moscow interprets diplomacy”, he added.

The sustained and coordinated night-time attack involved more than 550 Russian drones and ballistic missiles – a record. Families in Kyiv spent the night in metro stations, basements and underground parking garages. » | Luke Harding in Kyiv | Friday, July 4, 2025

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Guerre en Ukraine : dans un premier échange téléphonique depuis 2022, Macron appelle Poutine à un cessez-le-feu «dans les meilleurs délais»

LE FIGARO : LE POINT SUR LA SITUATION - Les deux chefs d’État ont évoqué au cours de leur conversation le conflit entre l’Ukraine et la Russie, ainsi que le programme nucléaire iranien, précise l’Élysée.

L’Ukraine mène régulièrement des frappes sur des infrastructures en Russie, en riposte aux bombardements russes qui dévastent l’Ukraine depuis 2022. Ce mardi, une attaque de drones ukrainienne a fait «des morts et des blessés» dans la ville russe d’Ijevsk, a annoncé les autorités de la région. Pendant ce temps, la Russie accélère sa progression, avec un contrôle total ou partiel sur près de 19% du territoire ukrainien, et une hausse du nombre d’attaques de drones longue portée. Le Figaro fait le point...

C’est une grande première depuis 2022 et le début du conflit entre la Russie et l’Ukraine : Vladimir Poutine et Emmanuel Macron ont échangé au téléphone ce mardi. Les deux présidents ont notamment échangé sur le programme nucléaire iranien et sur la guerre en Ukraine, précise l’Élysée. Emmanuel Macron a appelé son homologue à un cessez-le-feu «dans les meilleurs délais» et va continuer à «échanger» avec lui. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 1 juillet 2025

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Trump Backs Himself into a Corner in ‘Weak’ Deal with Putin | General Sir Richard Shirreff

Mar 15, 2025 | “He has absolutely backed himself into a corner.”

General Sir Richard Shirreff says Trump is negotiating from a position of weakness.


Friday, March 14, 2025

Former Kremlin Advisor Says 'Best Possible Outcome Is Ukraine’s Total Capitulation' | BBC News

Mar 14, 2025 | While US President Donald Trump pushes Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire, influential voices in Moscow are calling on the Russian authorities to adopt a hard line.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he is ready for a halt in fighting but says "there are nuances" - which he laid out talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Thursday.

From the start of this war, Putin has demanded the "demilitarisation" of Ukraine, which is anathema to Kyiv and its allies.

The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg has been speaking to political scientist and former Kremlin advisor Sergey Karaganov.


Trump Facing Pressure from Inside GOP to Ditch Pro-Putin Attitude | Sir Bill Browder

Mar 14, 2025 | "Trump's position is totally contrary to the public opinion in America."

It's suspicious that Trump is "so stubbornly" on Putin's side, considering the majority of America does not favour Russia, says Author, Financier and vocal Putin critic Sir Bill Browder.


Thursday, March 13, 2025

Trump’s ‘Nonsensical’ Decisions Have Republicans ‘Appalled’: Sir Bill Browder

Mar 11, 2025 | Sir Bill Browder tells Times Radio’s Maddie Hale that Donald Trump’s decisions towards ending the war in Ukraine haven’t made “any sense”, and beyond closed doors Republican Party members are "appalled" at the way their boss has led negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Dr Russell Razzaque: 30 Years Ago Russia & the West Made a Promise to Ukraine. Will It Now Be Honoured Or Again Betrayed?

Mar 12, 2025 | In the 1990s Ukraine was one of the world's biggest nuclear powers. Now, while we await Russia's response to the latest proposal for peace, I thought it might be a good time to take a quick look at some fascinating footage from 1994 showing the promise that the West and Russia made to Ukraine, in exchange for relinquishing all their nuclear weapons.

Comrade Trump: Is His Relationship with Russia Too Close for Comfort? | DW News

Mar 11, 2025 | Donald Trump's handling of Ukraine since he came to office has reignited questions about his connections to the Kremlin. So far, he's been pressuring Ukraine's government to make concessions with the aim of starting peace talks with Russia. But why has Trump put no pressure on Russia to make concessions?

America's new alignment with Russia has upended a world order that has been in place for decades. US President Donald Trump's new deference to the Kremlin has alarmed many in the west. Trump and his administration have taken several steps favoring Russia, without appearing to require anything in return.

The first bombshell was an announcement in February by the new US defense secretary that Ukraine's goals of NATO membership and a return to pre-2014 borders were 'unrealistic'. In another boost to Vladimir Putin, the US agreed to hold talks with Russia on ending the war but excluded Ukraine. In a further rehabilitation, Trump said Russia should be re-admitted to the G7. Then in what critics are calling one of the most incomprehensible examples: the US sided with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine that contained no criticism of Moscow - again without appearing to demand concessions.

All the above have happened since Trump was inaugurated in January. But Trump's relationship with Russia and Putin goes back much further.

Journalist and New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger says that Donald Trump is indeed a Russian asset.


Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Poland Will Seek Alternatives If Musk Cuts Ukraine's Starlink Access, Sikorski Says

THE KYIV INDEPENDENT: Poland will look for alternative suppliers if SpaceX turns out to be an unreliable provider of Starlink satellite internet for Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on March 9 in response to tech billionaire Elon Musk's remarks.

Warsaw helps Ukraine maintain its Starlink access, having provided half of the total of the country's 42,000 terminals. Starlink has played a crucial role in securing communications in wartime Ukraine.

Earlier on March 9, Musk claimed that the entire front line in Ukraine would collapse if he shut off Starlink services.

Sikorski said that Starlink services for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year.

"The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers," he wrote on X. » | Kateryna Denisova | Sunday, March 9, 2025

'Shaky Situation' between US and Ukraine: John Bolton | NewsNation Now

Mar 10, 2025 | The Trump administration says it is close to lifting the pause on sharing intel with Ukraine. The announcement comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to talk about a ceasefire in the war with Russia. Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton joins "NewsNation Now" to discuss what could be accomplished with Ukraine in ceasefire talks.


If the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents Donald Trump with a Nobel Peace Prize after Trump’s extortion of rare earth minerals from the beleaguered Ukraine, the prize will be rendered worthless. – © Mark Alexander

Malcolm Nance Sounds the Alarm: America's Betrayal of Ukraine Could Lead to Global Disaster

Mar 6, 2025 | Malcolm Nance spent three decades in U.S. intelligence before taking up arms with Ukraine’s foreign legion. Now, he’s sounding the alarm: The American president isn’t just disengaged from Ukraine—he’s actively undermining its fight for survival.

A New York Times best-selling author and former MSNBC analyst who left his post to join the battlefield to liberate Ukraine, Nance is soon headed to Washington, D.C., to join the national rally to support Ukraine, he brings with a clear message: Americans must stand with Ukraine to win - anything less would be a disaster not just for Ukraine, but for the US.

Yet, securing U.S. support for Ukraine has grown increasingly difficult, as some lawmakers remain loyal to the cause, others dismiss the threat or align themselves with Putin’s vision.

For Nance, the choice is clear: Will America champion democracy, or will it allow authoritarian darkness to spread across Europe once again?


Monday, March 10, 2025

'It's No Secret Why He Did It' – Trump's Russia Support, Ukraine, and Elon Musk

Mar 4, 2025 | Bernie Sanders holds a candid interview with journalists in Kyiv to discuss the state of US politics, Trump and the GOP, Media Control by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and the Global impact of these issues.

Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Ukraine would have to make concessions over land that Russia had taken since 2014 as part of any agreement to end the war. » | Alan Rappeport | Traveling with the secretary of state | Monday, March 10, 2025

Is this what Trump calls the 'Art of the Deal': peace at any price? Russia invades the Ukraine and Trump expects the Ukrainians to give up land for peace! There is something drastically wrong with this picture. – © Mark Alexander

'A Call to Arms in a TikTok Era': From French Senator to Viral Sensation • FRANCE 24 English

Mar 9, 2025 | French Senator Claude Malhuret's speech criticising US President Donald Trump in the French Senate on Tuesday has gone viral after the senator took aim at Trump for changing US policy toward Ukraine. "The European Union must continue to support Ukraine and do more, as the United States is no longer a reliable ally," Malhuret said.


LE POINT :

Le sénateur Claude Malhuret sonne la charge contre Trump, le « traître » : CHRONIQUE. Le sénateur de l’Allier, au cours d’un réquisitoire implacable contre le locataire de la Maison-Blanche, provoque une tempête médiatique aux États-Unis et en Europe. Le début d’une rébellion contre « l’homme qui se couche devant Poutine » ?»

Fiona Hill Says Decision to Stop Sharing Intelligence with Ukraine Has "Emboldened Russia"

Mar 9, 2025 | Fiona Hill, who served as a top National Security Council official in the first Trump administration, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the White House's decision to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine has "emboldened Russia to really step up the attacks" while also having "blindsided" Ukraine.


The days of intelligence-sharing with the USA should be well and truly over. The Trump administration cannot be trusted. Trump is clearly on the side of Russia. He is in Putin’s pocket. – © Mark Alexander

Sunday, March 09, 2025

Trump: Ukraine ‘May Not Survive’

THE TELEGRAPH: Donald Trump said Ukraine “may not survive” as the White House put pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to give up territory to Russia.

US officials are understood to have told the Ukrainian president that he must pledge to cede land if he wants the US to lift its ban on weapons and intelligence sharing.

Mr Trump said in interview on Sunday that Mr Zelensky had taken money from the US “like candy from a baby” and criticised his counterpart for not being “grateful” » | Harriet Barber | Sunday, March 9, 2025

Trump 'Can't Afford' to Hand Putin Victory in Ukraine

Mar 9, 2025 | "If there is going to be a ceasefire, some kind of, deal in Ukraine, then it's going to be hard to put together and it is going to take, really careful diplomacy to do that."

Donald Trump cannot afford to hand Putin soem from of victory in Urkaine as Republicans are still concerned about European security says Mark Sedwill former UK National Security Adviser.