Russia-Ukraine War

The scheduled trip was unrelated to the Feb. 18 meeting between top U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.

Operated by Transneft, the pipeline runs from the Kazakh shore of the Caspian Sea through Russia before being sold into the global market.

A U.S. and Russian delegation met in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Feb. 18 to advance talks on ending the Russia–Ukraine war.

The leaders of many of the continent’s biggest players met at a hurriedly organized summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday.

Discussion of a peacekeeping force comes as U.S. and Russian officials meet for the first time for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

Oscar Jenkins was captured in December last year. At least 7 Australians have fought and perished in the conflict.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on normalizing relations between the two countries.

As Washington and Moscow prepare for negotiations, Ukraine’s president said his country will not recognize any deal made without its involvement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s five-year term in office officially ended almost one year ago, raising questions about his political legitimacy.

Donald Tusk made the remarks ahead of a meeting of European leaders at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

Slated to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials this week in Saudi Arabia, Sergei Lavrov didn’t see any role for the EU.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a gathering of some of the continent’s key players at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

The Trump administration is moving quickly to initiate a cease-fire and bring an end the war in Ukraine.

Any end to Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘cannot merely become a temporary pause before Putin attacks again,’ said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Lord Richard Dannatt said Britain does not have the forces or equipment ‘to put a large force on to the ground for an extended period of time.’

European leaders are set to hold an emergency summit on Ukraine as leaders of the United States and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia over the Russia–Ukraine war.

Zelenskyy has spoken with U.S. officials about trading Ukraine’s natural resources for continued U.S. assistance, but no deal has been struck.

Zelenskyy said establishing a European military is necessary to ensure the future peace of the region as the United States turns its focus elsewhere.

With the prospect of U.S.-backed peace talks increasingly likely, the months-long battle for Pokrovsk appears to have gone into overdrive.

With the United States pulling back, European nations are increasing defense spending and trying to raise investment in the continent’s own defense industries.