Russia

Since Donald Trump announced the beginning of the peace negotiations over Russia’s war against Ukraine, the US authorities have made several statements on what Ukraine should and should not expect. Yet, there are no indications of any conditions or concessions Moscow will have to settle for.

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears a three-year mark, there is a sign of a possible end to the war. The new US administration is pushing forward with its peace plan, but Washington, Kyiv and Moscow have different interpretations of what this “peace” might represent.

Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, spoke to Euronews about Ukraine’s role in the German election campaign and what he says is a lack of political courage.

The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don damaged 76 apartments overnight, the city’s mayor said.

Trump spoke with a New York Post reporter on Friday whilst onboard Air Force One, saying Putin ‘wants to see people stop dying.’

Meanwhile, three civilians were injured after the Russian army shelled the city of Kherson on Saturday morning, local media reported.

Ukraine’s claim came just days after South Korea’s intelligence service stated that North Korean troops had been pulled back from the front lines.

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia all disconnected from the Soviet-era grid on Saturday morning and will merge with the European energy system on Sunday.

Fico’s views on Russia have largely differed from the European mainstream. He ended Slovakia’s military aid for Ukraine, criticised European Union sanctions on Russia and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO.