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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Ukraine war: Kremlin says Putin, Zelensky, and Trump meeting ‘unlikely'
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was 'unlikely' a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump would take place soon, a day after the White House said it was 'open' to the idea. Advertisement 'In the near future, it is unlikely,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about the chances of a meeting, adding that such a summit could only happen after Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reach an 'agreement'. The Kremlin said on Tuesday that work on trying to reach a settlement to end the war in Ukraine was extraordinarily complex and that it would be wrong to expect any imminent decisions, but that it was waiting for Ukrainian reaction to its proposals. The Kremlin was commenting after Russia told Ukraine at peace talks in Turkey on Monday that it would only agree to end the fighting if Kyiv gives up big new chunks of territory and accepts limits on the size of its army, demands Ukraine has repeatedly rejected. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (third from left) presides over the second round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE Despite dismissing such proposals previously, Ukraine has said it will take some time before formally responding to Russia.
Miami Herald
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Ukraine Loses Another F-16 Fighter Jet
Ukraine has lost another F-16 after an emergency forced the pilot to eject during a mission to repel a Russian attack. The Ukrainian Air Force reported the F-16 crash in a post on Telegram. It is Ukraine's third known F-16 loss during the war with Russia. The other two were reported in August 2024 and April 2025. The post said communication was lost with the aircraft at around 3:30 a.m. local time on Friday morning. "According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and worked on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon," the air force said. "However, an emergency situation arose on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully ejected. "Thanks to the prompt work of the search and rescue team, the pilot was quickly found and evacuated. "The pilot's health is satisfactory, he is in a safe place, life and health are not threatened." Officials are investigating what happened. The first set of F-16 deliveries arrived in Ukraine in July 2024. This is a developing article and more information will be added soon. Related Articles NATO Issues Warning About Defense Spending Amid Threats from Russia, ChinaRussian Motorcycle Assault in Ukraine Foiled by Ravine: VideoDonald Trump Ukraine Peace Plan Stonewalled by PutinZelensky Says Russia-Ukraine Talks Can Go Ahead 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Miami Herald
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Russian Motorcycle Assault in Ukraine Foiled by Ravine: Video
A video has gone viral of what purports to be an attempt by a Russian soldier on a motorcycle trying and failing to leap a trench line. "Russian motorcycle assault did not go according to plan," pro-Ukrainian account Special Kherson Cat wrote on social media next to the 15-second video of the soldier accelerating toward the gap in the field and failing to clear it to the other side. Newsweek could not independently verify the footage and reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. Russian forces have been increasingly using unarmored civilian vehicles, including motorcycles, in assaults throughout Ukraine since the second half of 2024. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a May 7 report that Russian forces are using motorcycles to penetrate Ukrainian lines. However, Ukrainian media have reported failures in the maneuvers. Special Kherson Cat regularly posts videos about the Russia-Ukraine war on X (formerly Twitter) and BlueSky. On Thursday, the account shared undated drone footage taken from an unspecified location, which it said showed a Russian soldier on a motorcycle racing toward the gap. The soldier is unable to clear the divide and can be seen hitting the bank on the other side. The clip then cuts to the soldier lying next to the motorcycle. Newsweek has not embedded the video due to its graphic nature. As of Thursday afternoon, it had received over 100,000 views on X. It is the latest video showing Russian troops using motorbikes on the frontline. On May 5, Ukraine's National Guard released a clip it said showed how it used drones to rebuff a Russian motorcycle onslaught of troops trying to plant their flag on the ruins of a building. The video ends with the bodies of wounded or dead Russian soldiers lying next to their motorcycles. The previous week, Ukrainian drones destroyed nearly a dozen Russian assault troops on motorcycles in the Kupyansk sector of the Kharkiv region, according to the State Border Guard Service, cited by the Kyiv Post. The ISW said it had started observing Russian forces consistently using motorcycles to transport infantry in the Kharkiv, Chasiv Yar, and Zaporizhia directions from the middle of last year. Forbes reported this month that Russia's motorcycle assault tactics sometimes work and have helped Russian regiments nudge the front line in eastern Ukraine a mile or so to the west. Special Kherson Cat on X and BlueSky: "Russian motorcycle assault did not go according to plan." The Institute for the Study of War on May 7: "Russian forces are frequently using motorcycles to penetrate Ukrainian lines and advance in the Kupyansk, Siversk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka directions." The ISW assessment this month said that Russia is increasing its use of motorcycles in response to constant Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian armored vehicles, which have caused high losses of equipment. Related Articles Donald Trump Ukraine Peace Plan Stonewalled by PutinZelensky Says Russia-Ukraine Talks Can Go AheadTrump Undercuts Ukraine Istanbul Talks Before They Even Start 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
The Sun
14-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Vladimir Putin will NOT attend peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey – with Donald Trump also staying away
VLADMIR Putin will not attend the crunch Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul this week, snubbing President Zelensky. The list for the Russian delegation at Thursday's meeting was released by the Kremlin - and Putin's name was a glaring omission. 1 Zelensky had challenged Putin to meet him face-to-face to hammer out a deal, but Putin has chosen to dodge the path to peace once again. Shortly after it was established Putin was staying away, a US official confirmed that Trump would not be attending either - after previously hinting he might. It's not clear whether Zelensky will still go to Istanbul. Speaking on Air Force One on Wednesday, Trump said: "[Putin] would like me to be there, and that's a possibility. "I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out." .
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Putin will not attend Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey for peace talks on the war in Ukraine, despite calls from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for him to delegation at Thursday's talks in Istanbul will instead be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinksy, according to a Kremlin had previously said he would attend the talks and meet Putin in person if the Russian president agreed, and said he would do everything he could to ensure the face-to-face meeting took Ukrainian president will be in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Putin and Zelensky have not met in person since December 2019. Russia and Ukraine last held direct negotiations in March 2022 in Istanbul, shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of its has raged in Ukraine since then. Russian forces have slowly expanded the amount of territory they control over the past year, mostly in the east of had initially called for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey's largest city "without pre-conditions", before Zelensky announced that he would go in person and expected the Russian president to travel as on Wednesday, Donald Trump floated the possibility of joining the meeting himself if Putin US president, who is currently in Qatar, told reporters he did not know if his Russian counterpart would attend "if I'm not there"."I know he would like me to be there, and that's a possibility. If we could end the war, I'd be thinking about that," Trump US is expected to send a high-level delegation to the talks, including the country's top diplomat Marco Rubio. Since returning to the White House, President Trump has sought to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
