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Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over a peace deal with Russia got heated. After niceties, here is where it got off the rail as captured by @Last_DayWithYou on twitter ZELENSKY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What …

WASHINGTON | BBC | The day began with the same cordial routine the White House reserves for visiting foreign dignitaries. Ukraining President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed by President Donald Trump at the door of the West Wing with an honour guard, and the leaders shook hands politely. We were in …

WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Joe Biden announced a new military assistance package for Ukraine worth $425 million, including air defense equipment, the White House said in a statement. “Today, the president announced a $425 million security assistance package for Ukraine that includes additional air defense capability, …

KIEV | Xinhua |  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday confirmed that long-awaited F-16 fighter jets have arrived in Ukraine. “F-16s in Ukraine. We ensured this,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. The Ukrainian pilots have already started using the F-16 aircraft, he said, not specifying how many jets …

WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden is facing the worst crisis of his 50-year political career. The recent debate against rival Donald Trump seems to have confirmed some people’s worst fears. Critics said the oldest sitting president in U.S. history is in a state of …

KIEV, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine would soon get the largest-ever military aid package from Britain worth 500 million pounds (619 million U.S. dollars). The package will contain Storm Shadow and other types of missiles, hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, and ammunition, he …

This month, a bakery in Nairobi became a ‘Grain from Ukraine’ pop-up in a bid to showcase a “humanitarian ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Amid a debilitating war and dwindling resources, Ukraine’s embattled government is embarking on an ambitious African charm offensive. It promises more grain and investment for Africa, the opening …

ROME | TASS | Ukraine’s leadership admits that the ground conflict with Russia has become stagnant due to delays in arms deliveries. “As for the situation on the ground, stagnation is obvious, because there were delays in the supply of weapons, and this leads to mistakes,” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that Ukraine launched two missiles at an Il-76 military transport aircraft, killing all 74 people on board. “Today at 11:15 a.m., the Kiev regime committed a terrorist act, as a result of which a Russian military transport aircraft was shot …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua  |  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday announced the decision to replace Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. In his nightly video address, Zelensky said he plans to dismiss Reznikov and ask parliament this week to confirm Rustem Umerov, head of the country’s main privatization fund, as his …