Wednesday, April 30

Tag: Russia

Trump’s pointed message to Putin after meeting Zelenskyy inside St Peter’s Basilica ahead of Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump has met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since their stunning blow-up in the Oval office in late February. Both the White House and Zelenskyy's office confirmed the meeting, which took place today in the hours before both men joined other world leaders and an estimated 200,000 Catholic faithful to farewell Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Ukrainian Presidency shared striking images of the pair, seated without aides on relatively simple chairs amid the ornate surroundings of St Peter's Basilica. US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office) Although no recordings wer...

Zelenskyy says Russia trying to create ‘impression of a ceasefire’ as attacks continue

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued to launch attacks overnight after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce in Ukraine. Despite Putin's declaration of an Easter ceasefire on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Sunday morning that Ukrainian forces had recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling and five assaults by units across various areas along the front line, as well as dozens of drone strikes. "As of Easter morning, we can say that the Russian army is trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire, but in some places, it does not abandon individual attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine," Zelenskyy said in a post on X. ...

Donald Trump ‘strongly considering’ sanctions and tariffs on Russia until ceasefire with Ukraine is reached

US President Donald Trump says he is "strongly considering" sanctions and tariffs on Russia in hopes of forcing a settlement to the war in Ukraine. He said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday (early Friday AEDT) that they could remain in place until a ceasefire and "final settlement agreement on peace" were reached. The post came as Trump faced criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while downplaying or even denying Russia's responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago. Trump said he is "strongly considering" sanctions and tariffs on Russia in hopes of forcing a settlement to the war in Ukraine. (60 Minutes) The post came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while downplaying or ev...

Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy supplies as US cuts its access to satellite images

Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with dozens of missiles and drones during the night, officials said, hobbling the country's ability to deliver heat and light to its citizens and to power weapons factories vital to its defences. The overnight barrage — which also pounded residences and wounded at least 10 people — came days after the US suspended military aid and intelligence to Ukraine to pressure it into accepting a peace deal being pushed by the Trump administration. Without US intelligence, Ukraine's ability to strike inside Russia and defend itself from bombardment is significantly diminished. The US government said it halted Ukrainian access to unclassified satellite images that had been used to help it fight back against Russia. Firefighters put out t...

Inside the 48 hours that Trump turned on Zelenskyy

As the long-fraught relationship between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy ripped apart on Wednesday, a question that lingered among allies of both men was whether the fight would dash hopes for a US-brokered peace — or, potentially, help it along. Firing off an angry message on his social media platform, Trump labelled Zelenskyy a "dictator without elections", blaming him for strong-arming the US into spending hundreds of billions of dollars "to go into a War that couldn't be won". It turned into a daylong series of taunts, which Trump amplified during a speech on Wednesday night (Thursday AEDT) in Miami. President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. (Pool via AP) "Zelens...

Azerbaijan observes day of mourning for air crash victims as speculation mount about its cause

Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about a possible cause of the disaster that remained unknown. Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 was en-route from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons yet unclear and crashed while making an attempt to land in Aktau in Kazakhstan after flying east across the Caspian Sea. The plane went down about 3 kilometres from Aktau. Cellphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before smashing into the ground in a fireball. In this photo taken from a video released by the admini...
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