Putin prolonging war, says Zelensky, as Kremlin aide calls truce ‘respite for Kyiv’ - Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve ...

The diplomatic development coincided with a Russian claim that its troops had driven the Ukrainian army out of a key town in the Kursk border region.

Putin’s aide Ushakov dismissed a temporary truce in Ukraine as a ploy to aid Kyiv’s military, insisting on a “long-term settlement,” while Ukraine accepted a US-backed 30-day ceasefire.

KYIV - Ukrainians on Wednesday expressed hope that the 30-day ceasefire proposal Kyiv has agreed to would pave the way for a ...

Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies gathered in Canada today as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policies have thrown the bloc’s once solid unity into disarray.