The Pakistani government has formally recommended US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his mediation efforts in ending the recent military conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi. India, however, insists Trump played no role in de-escalating the tensions. Relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors escalated in …
Read More »Türkiye ready to host next round of Ukraine peace talks
Türkiye is willing to host another round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said. The diplomat added that his country sees the facilitation of peace as a national responsibility. Russia and Ukraine resumed direct talks earlier this month, marking a shift for Kiev, which abandoned …
Read More »Zelensky treats peace talks as ‘political show’ – ex-Ukrainian diplomat
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky seeks to make a “political show” out of the expected peace talks with Russia in Istanbul, even if it means disrupting the negotiations, former Ukrainian diplomat Andrey Telizhenko has told RT. Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said he would be waiting for the Ukrainian team starting …
Read More »China calls for ‘fair and binding’ Ukraine peace deal
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement to end the Ukraine conflict, urging all parties to work toward a negotiated settlement. In an interview with RIA Novosti released on Tuesday, Wang said that in order to achieve this, the root causes of …
Read More »Now is ‘worst moment’ for Kiev to start peace talks – EU state’s leader
The current moment in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is the “worst” possible one for Kiev to begin negotiations with Moscow, Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nauseda has suggested. Russian forces have been steadily advancing in Donbass and other parts of the frontline since the start of the year, capturing dozens …
Read More »I don’t need a mandate to promote peace – Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has defended his peacemaking efforts after a senior EU official criticized his purported plans to travel to Russia. Orban, who visited Kiev earlier this week and urged Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to consider an immediate ceasefire, will pay a visit to the Russian capital on …
Read More »Ukraine could invite Russia to next peace talks – Zelensky aide
Kiev is open to Moscow’s participation in the next peace conference, Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff Andrey Yermak has said. Yermak held a conference call with reporters late on Tuesday, to offer Kiev’s perspective on the so-called peace summit held over the weekend at a resort in Lucerne, Switzerland. He …
Read More »Finland sees no chance for peace in Ukraine
Negotiating an acceptable peace with Russia regarding Ukraine is unlikely, so the Western nations must keep providing Kiev with weaponry, Finnish President Alexander Stubb argued during an interview with CNN on Sunday. Helsinki used to serve as a mediator between the US and the USSR during the Cold War, despite …
Read More »We now know why the only credible peace deal between Russia and Ukraine collapsed
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published new details of the failed Ukraine peace talk held in Istanbul in the spring of 2022. The story resembles some kind of off-the-wall pro-Kiev propaganda along the lines of ‘look how Moscow tried to subjugate them, it’s no wonder the Ukrainians refused.’ Today, …
Read More »UK-Ukraine security deal derails peace prospects – Moscow
The security agreement signed last week by Ukraine and the UK is further proof that London is maintaining a firm grip on the Kiev government and is eliminating any prospect of peace, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. On Friday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a £2.5 …
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