Zelensky, Putin, Trump To Sit For Peace Talks In One Room? Ukraine Prez's Stunning Appeal On Camera
Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky on May 13 pressed on his demand to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on May 15. Zelensky said he was even ready to fly to Istanbul in Turkey, instead of the capital, Ankara, if Putin wishes. The Ukrainian President also suggested that United States Donald Trump's participation in Turkey talks would push Putin to fly in and join the discussions personally.
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Russia And Ukraine Exchange Prisoners, But Moscow Says No War Dead Received
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners-of-war (POWs) on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said, and Russia handed over the bodies of 1,200 dead Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv. The exchanges are part of agreements reached by the warring sides during talks in Istanbul earlier this month. Ukraine earlier on Saturday confirmed it had received the bodies of its soldiers killed in action. However, Russian state media reported, citing sources, that Moscow had not received any of its war dead back from Kyiv, echoing a statement Russia made on Friday, when it said it had returned the bodies of 1,200 slain Ukrainian soldiers and received none of its own. The Russian defence ministry did not say how many POWs were involved in the swap with Ukraine on Saturday, but it posted video showing its soldiers holding Russian flags and cheering before boarding a bus. The Russian soldiers are in Belarus, where they are receiving medical treatment before transfer back to Russia, the defence ministry said.
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Business Standard
an hour ago
- Business Standard
Zelenskyy warns rising oil prices may fund Russia's war against Ukraine
A sharp rise in global oil prices following Israeli strikes on Iran will benefit Russia and bolster its military capabilities in the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday in comments that were under embargo until Saturday afternoon. Speaking to journalists in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said the surge in oil prices threatens Ukraine's position on the battlefield, especially because Western allies have not enforced effective price caps on Russian oil exports. The strikes led to a sharp increase in the price of oil, which is negative for us, Zelenskyy said. The Russians are getting stronger due to greater income from oil exports. Global oil prices rose as much as 7 per cent after Israel and Iran exchanged attacks over the past 48 hours, raising concerns that further escalation in the region could disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. Zelenskyy to address concerns with the US Zelenskyy said he planned to raise the issue in an upcoming conversation with US President Donald Trump. In the near future, I will be in contact with the American side, I think with the president, and we will raise this issue, he said. Zelenskyy also expressed concern that US military aid could be diverted away from Ukraine toward Israel during renewed tensions in the Middle East. We would like aid to Ukraine not to decrease because of this, he said. Last time, this was a factor that slowed down aid to Ukraine. Ukraine's military needs have been sidelined by the United States in favour of supporting Israel, Zelenskyy said, citing a shipment of 20,000 interceptor missiles, designed to counter Iran-made Shahed drones, that had been intended for Ukraine but were redirected to Israel. And for us it was a blow, he said. When you face 300 to 400 drones a day, most are shot down or go off course, but some get through. We were counting on those missiles. An air defence system, Barak-8, promised to Ukraine by Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu was sent to the US for repairs but never delivered to Ukraine, Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian president conceded that momentum for the Coalition of the Willing, a group of 31 countries which have pledged to strengthen support for Ukraine against Russian aggression, has slowed because of US ambivalence over providing a backstop. This situation has shown that Europe has not yet decided for itself that it will be with Ukraine completely if America is not there, he said. Coalition of the Willing offer under consideration The offer of a foreign troop reassurance force pledged by the Coalition of the Willing was still on the table but they need a backstop, as they say, from America, Zelenskyy said. This means that suddenly, if something happens, America will be with them and with Ukraine. The Ukrainian president also said the presence of foreign contingents in Ukraine would act as a security guarantee and allow Kyiv to make territorial compromises, which is the first time he has articulated a link between the reassurance force and concessions Kyiv is willing to make in negotiations with Russia. It is simply that their presence gives us the opportunity to compromise, when we can say that today our state does not have the strength to take our territories within the borders of 1991, he said. But Europe and Ukraine are still waiting on strong signals from Trump. Without crushing US sanctions against Russia, I will tell you frankly, it will be very difficult for us, Zelenskyy said, adding that it would then fall on Europe to step up military aid to Ukraine. Body and prisoner returns follow Istanbul talks In other developments, Russia repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in line with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Russian officials said Saturday, cited by Russian state media. The officials said Ukraine did not return any bodies to Russia on Saturday. Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed in a statement that Russia returned 1,200 bodies. The first round of the staggered exchanges took place Monday. The agreement to exchange prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers was the only tangible outcome of the talks in Istanbul on June 2. Russia says push continues Continuing a renewed battlefield push along eastern and northeastern parts of the more than 1,000-kilometre front line, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed Saturday that its troops captured another village in the Donetsk region, Zelenyi Kut. The Ukrainian military had no immediate comment on the Russian claim. Russia launched 58 drones and decoys at Ukraine overnight into Saturday, according to the Ukrainian air force, which said its air defences destroyed 23 drones while another 20 were jammed. Russia's defence ministry said it shot down 66 Ukrainian drones overnight. Attacks have continued despite discussions of a potential ceasefire in the war. During the June 2 talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators traded memorandums containing sharply divergent conditions that both sides see as nonstarters, making a quick deal unlikely.
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
Israel Releases List Of Top Iranian Nuclear Scientists, Army Officials It Killed
Last Updated: Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure eliminated top military commanders and nine nuclear scientists. Israeli forces launched a wave of overnight airstrikes, targeting Iran's nuclear and military sites under 'Operation Rising Lion', wiping out the top Iranian military leadership and partially destroying the crucial Natanz nuclear facility in one of the biggest direct attacks between the two long-time foes. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday said three more nuclear scientists were killed in another round of massive Israeli strikes. These scientists and experts were 'key factors" in the development of Iranian nuclear weapons. The Israeli military also released the list of military officials and nuclear scientists it had eliminated. Iran also confirmed the deaths of three more nuclear scientists, taking the total number of slain scientists to nine. Meanwhile, Iran launched hundreds of missiles against multiple targets in Israel on Friday night and early Saturday in retaliation for Israeli strikes, resulting in two deaths. Mohammad Bagheri: He was the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces since 2016. Born in 1960, Bagheri joined the IRGC during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and played a crucial role in establishing the IRGC's intelligence. Amir Ali Hajizadeh: He was the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Aerospace Force and was in charge of the country's missiles programme. Israeli forces said Hajizadeh had directed Iran's missile attacks on Israel in October and April last year. He also took responsibility for downing a Ukrainian passenger plane in 2020, killing all 176 people on board. Gholamali Rashid: He was the head of the IRGC's Khatam al Anbia headquarters, which coordinates joint Iranian military operations. He was formerly the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. Daoud Shihyan: He served as the Air Defence Commander. Taher Pur: He was the Unmanned Aerial Forces Commander in Iran. Nuclear Scientists Eliminated A total of nine nuclear scientists who were responsible for Iran's controversial nuclear programme were killed in the Israeli strikes. Five of them were identified as: Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani: He was a nuclear scientist who served as the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation between 2011 and 2013. Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi: The head of Azad University. Abdulhamid Minouchehr: He served as the head of nuclear engineering at Iran's Shahid Beheshti University. Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari: He was a nuclear engineering professor at Shahid Beheshti University. Amirhossein Feqhi: He was another nuclear professor at Shahid Beheshti University. Akbar Motalebi Zadeh: He was an expert in chemical engineering. The three scientists confirmed killed on Saturday were identified as Bekaei Karimi, Mansour Asgari, and Saeed Borji.
