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Observer
4 days ago
- Politics
- Observer
Russia awaits Ukraine's response to proposed Istanbul talks
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday said it was still waiting for Ukraine to say whether it would attend peace talks in Istanbul on Monday after Kyiv demanded Moscow send its peace terms before agreeing to the meeting. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year conflict have gained pace in recent months, but Moscow has shown no signs of easing its bombardment of Ukraine while rebuffing calls for an immediate ceasefire. Moscow has offered to hold a second round of direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2, where it wants to present a so-called "memorandum" outlining its conditions for a long-term peace settlement. But Ukraine said the meeting would not yield results unless it saw a copy of the memorandum in advance, a proposal that the Kremlin dismissed. "As far as I know, no response has been received yet... we need to wait for a response from the Ukrainian side," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, calling Kyiv's demand that Russia provide peace conditions up front as "non-constructive". Ukraine said it had already submitted its peace terms to Russia and demanded Moscow do the same. Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Russia and Ukraine not to "shut the door" on dialogue ahead of the anticipated meeting in Istanbul. The warring sides previously met in Istanbul on May 16, their first direct talks in over three years. Those talks failed to yield a breakthrough, but the two sides did agree to trade 1,000 prisoners each -- their biggest POW swap since the beginning of the conflict. Erdogan's Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, who met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, was expected to travel to Kyiv on Thursday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. US President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for a peace deal, has become increasingly frustrated with Moscow's apparent stalling and warned on Wednesday he would determine within "about two weeks" whether Putin was serious about ending the fighting. Moscow's offensive, launched in February 2022, has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the destruction of large parts of eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukraine on Thursday criticised Russia's refusal to provide the memorandum. "The Russians' fear of sending their memorandum to Ukraine suggests that it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums," foreign ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy said. The Kremlin has been grinding forward on the battlefield for over a year while pushing its demands for peace, which include Ukraine abandoning its Nato ambitions and ceding territory it already controls. Local authorities in Ukraine said on Thursday that Russia had fired 90 drones overnight, killing at least five people across the country. In southern Ukraine, a drone strike killed two civilians in the Kherson region, while a ballistic missile attack claimed the life of a farm worker in the Mykolaiv region. In the eastern Donetsk region, shelling killed one civilian, according to a 24-hour tally from the National Police. A 68-year-old man was killed by a drone strike on his home in the northeastern Sumy region, which borders Russia. In his comments on Wednesday, Trump told reporters he was "very disappointed" at Russia's deadly bombardment during the negotiating process, but rebuffed calls to impose more sanctions on Moscow. Kyiv has accused Russia of deliberately stalling the peace process to pursue its offensive. Zelensky said Russia was "amassing" more than 50,000 troops on the front line around Sumy, where Moscow's army has captured a number of settlements as it seeks to establish what Putin has called a "buffer zone" inside Ukrainian territory. On Thursday, the Russian army said it captured three villages in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions and had repelled 48 Ukrainian drones, including three over the Moscow region. A retired Russian commander who led air strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol died in a blast early on Thursday in Stavropol in southern Russia, authorities said, adding that they did not rule out Ukrainian involvement. — AFP
International Business Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- International Business Times
Trump Gives Putin Deadline of Two Weeks to Prove He Is Genuinely Interested in Ending Ukraine War
President Trump gave Vladimir Putin a hard deadline to prove that he is genuinely interested in ending the war with Ukraine as the Kremlin announced on Thursday that the Russian president has no intention of meeting with his American counterpart. Trump has repeatedly urged Putin to initiative talks with Ukraine and announce a ceasefire to end the war. "We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along or not, and if he is, we'll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday as he showed his frustration with Russia. Trump's Final Warning When asked if he thought Putin was interested in ending the war, Trump replied, "I can't tell you that, but I'll let you know in about two weeks." Trump — who had previously warned that the Russian president was "playing with fire" by avoiding ceasefire negotiations — also said that he was "very disappointed" by Moscow's latest wave of missile and drone strikes. "When I see rockets being shot into cities, that's no good. We aren't going to allow it," he said. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Putin has no intention of speaking with Trump, even as Russian forces advanced further, seizing three additional villages in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Trump has become noticeably more irritated with Putin in recent days. He reportedly had a two-hour conversation with the Russian leader last week, believing they had reached a deal to kick off ceasefire talks right away. However, shortly after their discussion, Moscow unleashed its worst ever military assault on Ukraine to date. In response, Trump accused Putin of having "gone absolutely CRAZY" and warned that he was "playing with fire" by avoiding peace negotiations. Putin's Plans Difficult to Understand Last week, Putin said that he had agreed to work with Kyiv on creating a memorandum aimed at reaching a peace agreement, including setting a timeline for a ceasefire. Russia has said it is in the process of preparing its own version of the memorandum, though officials admit they're unsure how long the drafting will take. On the other hand, Ukraine slammed the delay from Russia, suggesting the holdup likely means the document includes unreasonable or excessive demands. "The Russians' fear of sending their 'memorandum' to Ukraine suggests that it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums, and they are afraid of revealing that they are stalling the peace process," Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman, Heorhii Tykhyi, wrote on X on Thursday.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Model lured accused rapist to woods and executed him then got a tattoo
Chelsea Perkins, who goes by the performance name of Sabrina Savage, pleaded guilty to murdering the man she accused of raping her. After shooting him, she then drove to get a tattoo An OnlyFans model and vet lured her alleged rapist to the woods, executed him and then went to get a tattoo. Chelsea Perkins pleaded guilty to murdering Matthew Dunmire, 31, in Cleveland, US. Horrified hikers found his body which had a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. The FBI said he'd gone out with friends to a bar shortly before the discovery and told pals he was going to meet a women for the weekend. Perkins reportedly showed up in a white car belonging to her husband, before the duo drove to an Airbnb she rented with a credit card. They then drove to a park on the morning of March 6, 2021, which is when hikers heard a gunshot before other hikers came across Perkins. This followed her rape allegation against Dunmire that police dropped because of insufficient evidence, according to reports. Perkins, who goes by the name Sabrina Savage, was walking and appeared to the lost, reports Law&Crime. But the hikers were baffled at her lack of knee-high boots and hiking gear. Incredibly, she then drove to a tattoo parlour following the murder. Now, four years later, Perkins will face sentencing on September 9. She faces between 20 and 25 years behind bars. Earlier this month, it emerged an OnlyFans model who was feared to have been kidnapped into sexual slavery and later found badly injured had been 'tortured by Russians'. The 20-year-old from Ukraine was discovered on a roadside in Dubai with a broken spine and limbs. She had been in a coma after she was found close to death having 'fallen from a height'. Initial reports alleged the model had attended a so-called Porta Potty event at which female social influencers and models can be paid huge sums to be subjected to extreme and degrading abuse. But now a source close to the Ukrainian model has insisted that she was abused by unidentified Russians in the UAE - and not local citizens - before she was discovered in March. The source also denied multiple reports that the model had left Dubai and was convalescing in Ukraine. 'We are in Dubai,' said the source. 'And it was Russian citizens who tortured (the model). UAE citizens have nothing to do with it. That's all I can say for now.' The Onlyfans model is 'getting better' but remains under treatment for her horrific ordeal. 'She is getting better, thank you,' said the source, who said they 'hoped' local police were investigating the 'Russians' who 'tortured' her, and also condemned 'false' reporting about her case. Dubai police are known to be investigating the woman's horror ordeal, and a Ukrainian criminal case was opened into 'human trafficking'. The new account comes after multiple Ukrainian and Russian reports said she had been abused after attending a party in Dubai.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘We're going to find out': Donald Trump gives Putin two weeks to prove he's serious about peace with Ukraine
US President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin, giving him a two weeks deadline to show that he is serious about ending the war in Ukraine, failing which there will be consequences. He said that in case Putin is not genuinely informing US about the efforts, they will be proceeding with a "different" approach. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said, 'We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along or not, and if he is, we'll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks.' Upon being asked if believes Putin genuinely wants to end the conflict, the US President said, 'I can't tell you that, but I'll let you know in about two weeks.' His comments come amid growing frustration in Washington over Russia's continued escalation of violence in Ukraine. 'When I see rockets being shot into cities, that's no good. We aren't going to allow it,' Trump said, adding he was 'very disappointed' by Russia's recent wave of missile and drone attacks. Despite the rising tensions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Putin has no plans to speak with Trump, even as Russian forces made further gains on the battlefield, capturing three more villages in eastern Ukraine, the New York Post reported. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esta nueva alarma con cámara es casi regalada en Buenos Aires (ver precio) Verisure Undo In recent days, Trump's tone for the Russian leader has noticeably hardened. After speaking to Putin for two hours last week, a conversation he believed had set the foundation for immediate ceasefire negotiations, the Russian military launched its most intense assault on Ukraine to date. In response, Trump accused Putin of having 'gone absolutely CRAZY' and 'playing with fire.' Putin previously claimed he had agreed to work with Kyiv on a memorandum outlining steps toward a peace accord, including a possible ceasefire timeline. However, the Kremlin has yet to share the document with Ukrainian officials as they are still drafting its version of the agreement. Ukraine, however, sees the delay as a deliberate tactic. Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi hit sharply over the delay, 'The Russians' fear of sending their 'memorandum' to Ukraine suggests that it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums, and they are afraid of revealing that they are stalling the peace process.'
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Russia says no response from Ukraine on Istanbul talks
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday said it was still waiting for Ukraine to say whether it would attend peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, after Kyiv demanded Moscow send its peace terms before agreeing to the meeting. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year conflict have gained pace in recent months, but Moscow has shown no signs of easing its bombardment of Ukraine while rebuffing calls for an immediate ceasefire. Moscow has offered to hold a second round of direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2, where it wants to present a so-called "memorandum" outlining its conditions for a long-term peace settlement. But Ukraine said the meeting would not yield results unless it saw a copy of the memorandum in advance, a proposal that the Kremlin dismissed. "As far as I know, no response has been received yet... we need to wait for a response from the Ukrainian side," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, calling Kyiv's demand that Russia provide peace conditions up front as "non-constructive". Ukraine said it had already submitted its peace terms to Russia and demanded Moscow do the same. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Russia and Ukraine not to "shut the door" on dialogue ahead of the anticipated meeting in Istanbul. The warring sides previously met in Istanbul on May 16, their first direct talks in over three years. Those talks failed to yield a breakthrough, but the two sides did agree to trade 1,000 prisoners each, their biggest POW swap since the beginning of the conflict. Erdogan's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, who met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, was expected to travel to Kyiv on Thursday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now US President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for a peace deal, has become increasingly frustrated with Moscow's apparent stalling and warned Wednesday he would determine within "about two weeks" whether Putin was serious about ending the fighting. Moscow's offensive, launched in February 2022, has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the destruction of large parts of eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukraine on Thursday criticised Russia's refusal to provide the memorandum. "The Russians' fear of sending their memorandum to Ukraine suggests that it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums," foreign ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy said. The Kremlin has been grinding forward on the battlefield for over a year while pushing its demands for peace, which include Ukraine abandoning its Nato ambitions and ceding territory it already controls. Local authorities in Ukraine said Thursday that Russia had fired 90 drones overnight, killing at least five people across the country. In southern Ukraine, a drone strike killed two civilians in the Kherson region, while a ballistic missile attack claimed the life of a farm worker in the Mykolaiv region. In the eastern Donetsk region, shelling killed one civilian, according to a 24-hour tally from the National Police. A 68-year-old man was killed by a drone strike on his home in the northeastern Sumy region, which borders Russia. In his comments on Wednesday, Trump told reporters he was "very disappointed" at Russia's deadly bombardment during the negotiating process, but rebuffed calls to impose more sanctions on Moscow. Kyiv has accused Russia of deliberately stalling the peace process to pursue its offensive. Zelensky said Russia was "amassing" more than 50,000 troops on the front line around Sumy, where Moscow's army has captured a number of settlements as it seeks to establish what Putin has called a "buffer zone" inside Ukrainian territory. On Thursday, the Russian army said it captured three villages in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions and had repelled 48 Ukrainian drones, including three over the Moscow region. A retired Russian commander who led air strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol died in a blast early Thursday in Stavropol in southern Russia, authorities said, adding that they did not rule out Ukrainian involvement.
