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Straits Times
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Kremlin says Trump sanctions threat on Ukraine has not killed off US-Russia talks
FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Friday that it did not believe that a tougher stance U.S. President Donald Trump has adopted towards Russia over its war in Ukraine means the end of U.S-Russia talks aimed at reviving their battered ties. Trump unveiled his new position on Monday, setting a 50-day deadline for Moscow to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine or face sanctions. He also promised more missiles for Kyiv, a move the Russian Foreign Ministry sharply criticised on Thursday. Asked on Friday if Trump's statements meant that negotiations aimed at reviving ties between Moscow and Washington would now end, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "We assume that this is not what it means. Of course, these are different issues. One issue is the question of the Ukrainian (peace) settlement. The other issue is our bilateral relations." Peskov said many "irritants" and problems still needed to be resolved in order to improve ties with Washington which he said were "in a deplorable state." He called efforts to change the situation time-consuming and difficult. Moscow's dialogue with Washington appeared to improve after Trump retook office in January, but Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with President Vladimir Putin over conditions the Kremlin chief has attached to any potential ceasefire. Russia and Ukraine held two rounds of peace talks in Turkey earlier this year which yielded an agreement to exchange prisoners and soldiers' remains. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore 30% of aviation jobs could be redesigned due to AI, automation; $200m fund to support workers: CAAS Singapore HSA looking to get anti-vape cyber surveillance tool with AI capabilities Singapore Alleged Kpod peddler filmed trying to flee raid in Bishan charged with 6 offences Singapore NTU upholds zero grade for student who used AI in essay; panel found 14 false citations or data Singapore Former NUH male nurse faces charges after he allegedly molested man at hospital Singapore Character counts as much as grades, Desmond Lee tells students Life Kinokuniya opens third bookstore at Raffles City, weeks ahead of schedule Business DBS shares rally to a new record as STI clocks yet another high But no date has yet been set for a third round of talks and the warring sides remain far apart on the terms of any ceasefire or eventual peace settlement. REUTERS
Los Angeles Times
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
U.S. says it brokered safe shipping in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — The United States said an agreement has been reached to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as it wrapped up three days of talks Tuesday with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia on prospective steps toward peace. U.S. experts met separately with Ukrainian and Russian representatives in Riyadh, and the White House issued separate joint statements about the talks with Ukraine and Russia. It said the sides have 'agreed to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea.' Details of the prospective deal are yet to be released, but it appears to mark a revival of a 2022 agreement to ensure safe transit via Ukraine's Black Sea ports that was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey and was halted by Russia the following year. Russia had said the agreement failed to ensure safety of its Black Sea exports. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in televised comments Tuesday that Moscow is open to the revival of the agreement but warned that Russian interests must be protected. In an apparent reference to the Russian demands, the White House statement on the talks with Russia noted that the U.S. 'will help restore Russia's access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports, lower maritime insurance costs, and enhance access to ports and payment systems for such transactions.' The White House statement also mentioned that the parties agreed to develop measures for implementing an agreement reached in President Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to ban strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine. After the Trump-Putin call last week, the White House said the partial ceasefire would include ending attacks on 'energy and infrastructure,' while the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to 'energy infrastructure.' Meanwhile, a Kremlin official said Tuesday that the talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh the previous day would likely lead to further contacts between Washington and Moscow, but that no concrete plans have yet been made. The three days of meetings — which did not include direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations — are part of an attempt to hammer out details on a partial pause in the three-year-old war in Ukraine. It has been a struggle to reach even a limited, 30-day ceasefire — which Moscow and Kyiv agreed to in principle last week — with both sides continuing to attack each other with drones and missiles. On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the the outcome of the U.S-Russia talks in Riyadh 'has been reported in the capitals' and was currently being 'analyzed' by Moscow and Washington, but that the Kremlin has no plans to release further details of what was discussed to the public. 'We're talking about technical negotiations, negotiations with immersion in details,' Peskov said, adding that while there are currently no plans for Trump and Putin to speak, such a conversation could be quickly organized if the need arises. 'There is an understanding that the contacts will continue, but there is nothing concrete at the moment,' Peskov said. He added that that there are no plans to hold a three-way meeting between Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine. Senior Russian lawmaker Grigory Karasin, who took part in the Russia-U.S. talks in Riyadh on Monday, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti that the conversation was 'very interesting, difficult, but quite constructive.' 'We were at it all day from morning until late at night,' Karasin was quoted by the agency as saying on Tuesday. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine had 'continued deliberate drone strikes against Russia's civilian energy facilities.' One Ukrainian drone attack on Monday knocked down a high-voltage power line linking the Rostov nuclear power plant with the city of Tikhoretsk in the southern Krasnodar region, the ministry said, adding that another drone strike had occurred on the Svatovo gas distribution station in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Luhansk. 'Zelensky confirms his inability to observe agreements and makes it impossible for outside guarantors of any potential agreements to control him,' the ministry said. In Ukraine, the number of people injured Monday in a Russian missile strike on the center of the city of Sumy rose to 101 people including 23 children, according to the Sumy regional administration. The strike on Sumy, across the border from Russia's Kursk region which was partially occupied by Ukraine since August, hit residential buildings and a school, which had to be evacuated due to the attack. Meanwhile, Russian forces launched one ballistic missile and 139 long-range strike and decoy drones into Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Those attacks affected seven regions of Ukraine and injured multiple people. Arhirova writes for the Associated Press. AP writer Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this report.
Boston Globe
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
US says it brokered safe shipping in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in televised comments Tuesday that Moscow is open to the revival of the agreement but warned that Russian interests must be protected. Advertisement In an apparent reference to the Russian demands, the White House statement on the talks with Russia noted that the U.S. 'will help restore Russia's access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports, lower maritime insurance costs, and enhance access to ports and payment systems for such transactions.' The White House statement also mentioned that the parties agreed to develop measures for implementing an agreement reached in President Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ban strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine. After the Trump-Putin call last week, the White House said the partial ceasefire would include ending attacks on 'energy and infrastructure,' while the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to 'energy infrastructure.' Meanwhile, a Kremlin official said Tuesday that the talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh the previous day would likely lead to further contacts between Washington and Moscow, but that no concrete plans have yet been made. The three days of meetings — which did not include direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations — are part of an attempt to hammer out details on a partial pause in the 3-year-old war in Ukraine. It has been a struggle to reach even a limited, 30-day ceasefire — which Moscow and Kyiv agreed to in principle last week -- with both sides continuing to attack each other with drones and missiles. Advertisement Future U.S.-Russia contacts expected On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the the outcome of the U.S-Russia talks in Riyadh 'has been reported in the capitals' and was currently being 'analyzed' by Moscow and Washington, but that the Kremlin has no plans to release further details of what was discussed to the public. 'We're talking about technical negotiations, negotiations with immersion in details,' Peskov said, adding that while there are currently no plans for Trump and Putin to speak, such a conversation could be quickly organized if the need arises. 'There is an understanding that the contacts will continue, but there is nothing concrete at the moment,' Peskov said. He added that that there are no plans to hold a three-way meeting between Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine. Senior Russian lawmaker Grigory Karasin, who took part in the Russia-U.S. talks in Riyadh on Monday, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti that the conversation was 'very interesting, difficult, but quite constructive.' 'We were at it all day from morning until late at night,' Karasin was quoted by the agency as saying on Tuesday. Cross-border strikes continue The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine had 'continued deliberate drone strikes against Russia's civilian energy facilities.' One Ukrainian drone attack on Monday knocked down a high-voltage power line linking the Rostov nuclear power plant with the city of Tikhoretsk in the southern Krasnodar region, the ministry said, adding that another drone strike had occurred on the Svatovo gas distribution station in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Luhansk. Advertisement 'Zelenskyy confirms his inability to observe agreements and makes it impossible for outside guarantors of any potential agreements to control him,' the ministry said. In Ukraine, the number of people injured Monday in a Russian missile strike on the center of the city of Sumy rose to 101 people including 23 children, according to the Sumy regional administration. The strike on Sumy, across the border from Russia's Kursk region which was partially occupied by Ukraine since August, hit residential buildings and a school, which had to be evacuated due to the attack. Meanwhile, Russian forces launched one ballistic missile and 139 long-range strike and decoy drones into Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Those attacks affected seven regions of Ukraine and injured multiple people. Associated Press writer Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this report.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Demarcation lines, ownership of Ukraine's power plant discussed in Saudi Arabia, Trump says
Talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, include discussions on territories, demarcation lines, and ownership of Ukraine's power plant, U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 24 during a press briefing. Trump's statement comes as negotiations between the U.S. and Russian delegations continue. Ukrainian officials are expected to meet their American counterparts after U.S-Russia talks are finished. "We're talking about territory right now. We're talking about lines of demarcation, talking about power, power plant ownership. Some people are saying the United States should own the power we have the expertise," Trump said. Trump did not specify which power plant he was talking about. President Volodymyr Zelensky previously said he had discussed with Trump the possibility of U.S. assistance in restoring the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear facility in Europe. The Zaporizhzhia plant's location, the city of Enerhodar on the east bank of the Dnipro River, remains under Russian occupation, and Ukraine has no access to the surrounding territory. During the March 19 phone call, Trump suggested to Zelensky that the U.S. could be "very helpful in running the plants with its electricity and utility expertise" and that "American ownership of those plants would be the best protection," the White House said, without naming specific facilities. While the station remains under Russian control, it does not generate electricity. The facility has been repeatedly disconnected from Ukraine's power grid due to Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. Moscow has ignored calls to relinquish control of the facility. Read also: Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in focus of Ukraine peace talks. What's at stake? We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
