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Qatar Tribune
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Ukraine, Russia agree to peace talks as they trade huge blows
dpa Moscow/Kiev Ukraine has agreed to a Russian proposal for a further round of direct peace talks starting on Monday, even as both countries carried out massive strikes on each other. 'On Monday, our delegation will be led by [Defence Minister] Rustem Umerov,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on the platform X on Sunday, calling for talks at a high level to ensure lasting peace. Like the first round a fortnight ago, the meeting is to take place in Istanbul. Zelensky, laying out Ukraine's position at the talks, called for a complete and unconditional ceasefire, the release of prisoners and the return of abducted children. The second round of talks, announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, will come a day after both sides appeared to have carried out particularly stinging attacks. Russia suffered an apparent coordinated attempt to disrupt railway lines as well as drone attacks on four military airfields, while Ukraine said Russia had hit a military training unit, killing 12, and damaged critical infrastructure in the city of Zaporizhzhya. At least seven people were killed and some 70 injured when two bridges collapsed in two Russian regions bordering Ukraine, local officials said on Sunday. While Ukraine has so far not commented on the reports, the military intelligence service in Kiev said a Russian freight train carrying military supplies from the Ukrainian mainland to Crimea was blown up early on Saturday in a Russian-occupied part of the south-eastern region of Zaporizhzhya. Russian investigators have said the overnight collapse of the two bridges near the border with Ukraine was caused by 'acts of terrorism,' according to the Interfax news agency. In Bryansk, Governor Alexander Bogomaz confirmed reports of an explosion on a bridge, about 80 kilometres from the border with Ukraine. The train en route from Klimovo to Moscow had been carrying 388 people, Bogomaz said on state television. A section of the bridge collapsed and then fell onto a train passing underneath, state-run Russian news agency TASS reported. The conductor of the train was among those killed, TASS added.
Jordan News
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Jordan News
Russian Investigative Committee: Two Explosions Behind Bridge Collapses in Kursk and Bryansk Regions - Jordan News
Russian Investigative Committee: Two Explosions Behind Bridge Collapses in Kursk and Bryansk Regions The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Sunday that explosions caused the collapse of two bridges in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. اضافة اعلان Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko told Sputnik that the first incident occurred at 10:50 PM on May 31, 2025, on the Vygonichi–Belshino railway section in Bryansk. A road bridge structure collapsed due to an explosion, and its debris fell onto a passing passenger train, leading to fatalities and injuries. In the second incident, at around 3:00 AM on June 1, a railway bridge in the Zheleznogorsk area of Kursk was blown up. The explosion caused a train to derail and fall onto a nearby highway, injuring the engineer and two of his assistants. Petrenko stated that investigators are currently on-site conducting urgent actions to establish the full circumstances of the attacks. Earlier in the day, Russian authorities confirmed that seven people were killed and dozens injured as a result of the twin bridge collapses in regions bordering Ukraine. According to Interfax, Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said the Bryansk bridge was deliberately bombed while a Klimovo–Moscow passenger train with 388 passengers was passing beneath it. The incidents mark a significant escalation in sabotage activities inside Russian territory amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Russian delegation departs to Istanbul for Ukraine talks, Russian news agencies say
Russian news agencies reported on Sunday 1 June that the Russian delegation has left for Istanbul to attend negotiations concerning Ukraine. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies RIA Novosti, TASS and Interfax, citing sources Details: A source familiar with the preparation of the negotiations told Interfax that "the Russian delegation flew to Istanbul on Sunday afternoon to attend talks on Ukraine". The source added that the Russian delegation will be ready to begin negotiations on the morning of 2 June. RIA Novosti and TASS have reported the same information. Updated: Sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry told TASS that the talks between Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for 13:00 on 2 June at the Çırağan Palace in Istanbul. Background: Earlier today, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian delegation, led by Defence Minister Rustem Umierov, will travel to Istanbul for negotiations with Russia. Before that, Zelenskyy said that as of the evening of Saturday 31 May, neither Ukraine nor its partners had clear information about what the Russians intended to propose at the talks in Istanbul. On 28 May, it emerged that Umierov had handed Russia a document outlining Ukraine's position and was awaiting their "memorandum" in response. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on what conditions Russia will put forward in its draft memorandum for a ceasefire, saying that this should be discussed privately. On 30 May, Peskov said that the Russian delegation will be in Istanbul on Monday morning for peace talks with Ukraine and will show its memorandum there. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said Russia's reluctance to officially submit its memorandum for negotiations suggests the document contains unrealistic demands and represents an attempt to stall the peace process. It was previously reported that the Russian delegation set to attend the new round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on 2 June would be the same group that participated in the previous meeting, which Zelenskyy criticised for its low level. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Deccan Herald
a day ago
- Deccan Herald
Bridge collapse in Russia's Bryansk caused by explosion, governor says
'The bridge was blown up while the Klimovo-Moscow train was passing through with 388 passengers on board,' Interfax quoted Alexander Bogomaz as telling Russia's public broadcaster.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Kremlin welcomes US readiness to discuss NATO's eastern non-expansion
The Kremlin has welcomed a statement by Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, that the United States considers Russia's concerns about NATO expansion to be justified. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax, citing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as reported by European Pravda Details: Peskov said that Russia welcomes the fact that Washington "understands" its negative stance on NATO's eastward expansion. Quote from Peskov: "President Putin consistently conveys to foreign officials, including American representatives, our position on the inadmissibility of NATO's expansion to the east from the standpoint of Russia's strategic interests. We are glad that the president's explanations are being understood, including in Washington." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.] Details: Peskov added that this understanding by the US is "very pleasing" to Russia in light of the mediating role Washington continues to play. Meanwhile, he noted that it is preferable to discuss this issue during a closed-door interaction. Peskov agreed that Kellogg's recent statements could be considered the result of such confidential negotiations. Background: In an interview with ABC News, Kellogg stated that the United States considers Russia's concerns about NATO expansion fair and is ready to discuss the matter. "And they're not just talking Ukraine – they're talking the country of Georgia, they're talking Moldova, they're talking, obviously, Ukraine," Kellogg noted. "And we're saying 'Okay, comprehensively, you know, we can stop the expansion of NATO coming close to your border'. That's security concerns from them." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stated that Kyiv must be present at the NATO summit in The Hague, and the absence of an invitation would appear as "a victory for Putin over NATO". Earlier, it was reported that because of Trump, NATO is preparing a mini-declaration for the summit in The Hague that will likely not mention Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
