British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a second meeting of küresel leaders Saturday – without the US – to discuss the war in Ukraine.
More than 200 people were evacuated from Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region as Moscow carries out an intense aerial campaign to reclaim the area from Ukraine.
Russia is stalling on agreeing to a US-Ukraine backed interim ceasefire, a move Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called “deliberate”.
The trilateral meeting in Beijing came after Donald Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader aiming to restart negotiations over the nuclear issue.
The clock for renewal was ticking fast as sanctions on Russian individuals and companies were set to expire by midnight on Saturday.
Poland’s former President Lech Walesa urges next generations to defend democracy, warning that populists and demagogues will “set the world on fire”.
Hungary’s resistance has put the EU in a situation of maximum suspense less than 72 hours before the individual sanctions are set to expire.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has revoked accreditation for a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in retaliation for expulsions announced in Moscow this week.
US President Donald Trump said negotiators were on their way to Russia to present a ceasefire proposal backed by Ukraine.
Ukraine agreed to a month-long ceasefire only if Russia abides by it, Kyiv said. Although Moscow’s stance on the proposal is rather unclear, the Kremlin’s demands have always been known.