Latest news with #UkrainianAuthorities
Russia Today
3 days ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Russia will announce next talks with Ukraine soon
Russia will announce the date of the next direct talks with Ukraine in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting of senior security officials on Monday. He did not, however, provide an exact timeline for the announcement or a possible location for the meeting. The previous round of negotiations held in Istanbul, Türkiye on May 16 marked the first time Moscow and Kiev had engaged in direct dialogue since the collapse of the talks in 2022. The two sides agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange – which was completed on Sunday – and to come up with a memorandum outlining a road map toward ending the conflict. Lavrov has since stated that work on the document is at an 'advanced stage.' Russia has said it views the negotiations as a platform to achieve a lasting peace based on addressing the root causes of the conflict. No details have emerged about the next meeting since then. The Vatican has offered to host the talks, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reiterated Ankara's readiness to facilitate another round. Russia has not accepted either proposal. On Monday, Lavrov said the details of the next round would be announced 'in the very near future.' Lavrov also noted that during the first round, Russia demanded that Ukraine repeal discriminatory laws against Russian speakers, and that it will continue to do so. Moscow has accused the Ukrainian authorities of suppressing the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, particularly through language laws that limit the use of Russian in virtually all spheres of life. Lavrov said last week that it would be a 'major crime' to leave millions of Russian speakers in Ukraine living under Vladimir Zelensky's 'junta' and its legal framework after the end of the conflict. He went on to say that Moscow will continue to insist on permanent neutrality for Ukraine and non-nuclear status, adding that Ukraine's 1991 Declaration of Independence included a pledge to remain neutral, which made it possible to recognize its sovereignty. Lavrov noted that Ukraine has since amended its constitution to commit to NATO membership, which Russia has cited as one of the primary triggers of the conflict. 'Returning to that solemn promise… is one of Russia's key demands that must be fulfilled as part of any settlement.'
Russia Today
5 days ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Russia to announce next talks with Ukraine soon
Russia will announce the date of the next direct talks with Ukraine in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting of senior security officials on Monday. He did not, however, provide an exact timeline for the announcement or a possible location for the meeting. The previous round of negotiations held in Istanbul, Türkiye on May 16 marked the first time Moscow and Kiev had engaged in direct dialogue since the collapse of the talks in 2022. The two sides agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange – which was completed on Sunday – and to come up with a memorandum outlining a road map toward ending the conflict. Lavrov has since stated that work on the document is at an 'advanced stage.' Russia has said it views the negotiations as a platform to achieve a lasting peace based on addressing the root causes of the conflict. No details have emerged about the next meeting since then. The Vatican has offered to host the talks, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reiterated Ankara's readiness to facilitate another round. Russia has not accepted either proposal. On Monday, Lavrov said the details of the next round would be announced 'in the very near future.' Lavrov also noted that during the first round, Russia demanded that Ukraine repeal discriminatory laws against Russian speakers, and that it will continue to do so. Moscow has accused the Ukrainian authorities of suppressing the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, particularly through language laws that limit the use of Russian in virtually all spheres of life. Lavrov said last week that it would be a 'major crime' to leave millions of Russian speakers in Ukraine living under Vladimir Zelensky's 'junta' and its legal framework after the end of the conflict. He went on to say that Moscow will continue to insist on permanent neutrality for Ukraine and non-nuclear status, adding that Ukraine's 1991 Declaration of Independence included a pledge to remain neutral, which made it possible to recognize its sovereignty. Lavrov noted that Ukraine has since amended its constitution to commit to NATO membership, which Russia has cited as one of the primary triggers of the conflict. 'Returning to that solemn promise… is one of Russia's key demands that must be fulfilled as part of any settlement.'
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Firefighters battle flames in Odesa as Russia launches another aerial attack
Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles for a second consecutive night, killing at least seven people and injuring 38, including three children in Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said early Sunday.
Reuters
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia launches largest drone attack after peace talks, Ukraine says
The largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed at least one woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday (May 18), as Moscow stepped up strikes following peace talks on Friday (16 May).
SBS Australia
18-05-2025
- Politics
- SBS Australia
Russia launches largest drone attack since war began, days after Ukraine peace talks
The largest known Russian drone attack since war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up strikes following Russia launched 273 drones by 8am local time, targeting chiefly the central Kyiv region and the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions in the country's east, Ukraine's air force said. Based on data provided by the air force, this was Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine during the war. The sustained overnight Russian drone attack on Sunday killed a 28-year-old woman in the capital region and injured at least three people, including a 4-year-old child, Ukrainian authorities said. Kyiv, the region around it and the eastern part of Ukraine were under raid warnings for nine straight hours overnight before they were called off at around 9am local time. Air defence units were engaged several times trying to repel attacks, the military said on Telegram. "It's been a tough night. The Russians have always used war and attacks to intimidate everyone in negotiations," Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation, said on Telegram about Sunday's attack. All of those injured in the Obukhiv district just south of Kyiv city were hospitalised, Kalashnik said. Several residential buildings were damaged in the area, he added. In the city of Kyiv, fragments of a destroyed drone damaged the roof of a non-residential building, the city's military administration said on Telegram. There were no reports of injuries, it added. Witnesses in and around Kyiv heard blasts that sounded like air defence units in operation. There was no immediate comment from Russia. Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war, but thousands have been killed in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
