NATO leader says he wants to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any peace talks with Russia

NATO’s secretary-general said Wednesday that he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia

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NATO leader says he wants to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any peace talks with Russia

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says Uzbek suspect arrested over killing of general

The 29-year-old had been recruited by Ukrainian special services, Moscow says. Russian chief of the general staff Valery Gerasimov said on Wednesday that arms control was now a thing of the past ...

The Guardian - 8h

Explosion in Russia was Ukrainian plan to kill Russian military leader, sources say

Sources tell CBS News that a deadly explosion in Moscow was part of a Ukrainian plan targeting the Russian military's biological and chemical weapons unit head, Lt. General Igor Kirillov. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 1d

Ukraine says they killed general leading Russia's nuclear and chemical forces

Ukraine security sources tell CBS News they were behind an explosion in Moscow that killed Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense forces. CBS News ...

CBS News - 1d

Head of Russia's nuclear defense forces killed in Moscow blast, Ukraine says they did it

The head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, has been killed in an explosion in Moscow with Ukrainian security sources telling CBS News they ...

CBS News - 1d

Finland's Stubb: Ukraine peace talks now would be premature

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Maguire in 'positive' talks over new United deal

Harry Maguire says he hasn't given up hope of extending his stay at Manchester United after "positive" conversations about a new contract.

ESPN - 1d

Trump says Russia-Ukraine peace may be harder than Middle East

President-elect Trump on Monday expressed confidence that he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine but also stressed that it would be difficult and possibly harder to solve than the ...

The Hill - 2d

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came ...

ABC News - 2d

Defense Sec. Austin says he sees diversity in military as a strength in face of Hegseth criticisms

In an interview that aired on "CBS Sunday Morning" this weekend, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke about the strengths of a diverse military that he's seen throughout his career. CBS News senior ...

CBS News - 2d

Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came ...

ABC News - 2d

German position on Israel-Gaza debate ‘putting artists off’ film festival

Berlinale head, Tricia Tuttle, says some artists fear criticism of Israeli actions will be condemned as antisemitism. A polarised debate about Gaza in Germany is leading some artists to shun one of ...

The Guardian - 2d

Russia used drones, missiles for massive attack on Ukraine's energy sector, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian aerial attack using ballistic missiles and drones blasted some of the U.S. ally's power capabilities. Michael Bociurkiw, a senior fellow at ...

CBS News - 5d

Russia is sending 4 ships to its bases in Syria to evacuate weapons, Ukraine intelligence says

Yahoo News - 5d

Ukraine war briefing: Nato warns that Putin wants to ‘wipe Ukraine off the map’

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte says people should gird themselves for the prospect that Russia might try to use ‘swarms of drones’ in Europe. What we know on day 1,024. Nato secretary general ...

The Guardian - 5d

NATO chief warns of 'huge risk' in Ukraine talks without Putin

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed concern about the idea of conducting peace negotiations in the nearly three-year-long Russia-Ukraine war without Russian President Vladimir Putin "at the ...

The Hill - 6d

France's Macron and Poland's Tusk insist Ukraine must be at the heart of any potential peace talks

France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine must have a pivotal role in any potential negotiations over Russia’s war in the country

ABC News - 6d

Trump says he wants Kari Lake to helm Voice of America

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he wants ally Kari Lake to serve as the next director of the Voice of America, a federal network that's part of the U.S.

NBC News - 6d

Ukraine war briefing: Our war dead 43,000 and Russia’s 198,000 says Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops to protect Ukraine until it can join Nato; Ukraine’s president woos potential next German chancellor. What we know on day 1,021 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

Russia's authoritarianism and imperialism block a just peace in Ukraine

The Russo-Ukrainian war cannot end until all sides want a stable and just peace, and the greatest obstacle to such an outcome is the Russian regime, which is deeply authoritarian and hostile to ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops could be deployed to Ukraine before Nato membership agreed

Leader says soldiers ‘could be present in Ukraine for as long as it isn’t part of Nato’. The EU’s defence and space commissioner, Andrius Kubilius , has told Politico he wants the bloc’s next ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Trump says he wants DACA recipients to be able to remain in U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker how he plans to address mixed-immigration-status families during his second term during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.

NBC News - Dec. 8

Syrian prime minister says he is ready to hand over the government to the opposition in a peaceful transition

ABC News - Dec. 7

Any settlement with Russia has to be ‘just’, says Zelenskyy at Trump meeting

French president hosts three-way talk with US president-elect, as Ukrainian fears grow over position of incoming administration. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Saturday insisted at a ...

The Guardian - Dec. 7

Russia and Ukraine wait warily for Trump transition … and subsequent peace talks

President-elect’s strategy on ending war is yet to emerge but interviews with Ukrainian officials and Russians suggest a compromise may be hard to find. Nobody knows when the talks will happen, or ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Germany’s ‘peace chancellor’ spars with rivals over Ukraine

Olaf Scholz tries to depict conservative and Green candidates as warmongers ahead of February snap vote

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Ukraine Opens Talks With Trump Team on Halting War With Russia

A top Zelensky aide has arrived in Washington in the midst of uncertainty over the president-elect’s intentions.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4

Romania's surprise front-runner says he's not pro-Russia. But Romania alleges he had Moscow's help

The surprise front-runner in Romania’s presidential election insisted to The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he is not pro-Russian — hours before Romania declassified intelligence ...

ABC News - Dec. 4

Nato’s Rutte says Russia supporting North Korean nuclear programme

Alliance chief claims Moscow’s help for Pyongyang could destabilise Korean Peninsula and threaten US

Financial Times - Dec. 4

NATO chief calls for more weapons for Ukraine ahead of peace talks with Russia

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is urging Ukraine to hold off on peace talks with Russia until it can get more military aid. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Hungarian official says there is 'no consensus' on inviting Ukraine to join NATO

Hungary’s foreign minister says a meeting of his counterparts from NATO member countries in Brussels has produced “no consensus” on the prospect of inviting Ukraine to join the transatlantic ...

ABC News - Dec. 4

Russia and China waging destabilization campaigns, NATO chief says

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

Russia sees 'no grounds for negotiations' with Ukraine, Putin spokesperson says

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that Russia sees "no grounds for negotiations yet" to end Moscow's war.

ABC News - Dec. 4

NATO Chief Urges More Weapons for Ukraine Ahead of Any Peace Talks

Mark Rutte said it was up to Ukraine to decide when it was ready to begin negotiations with Russia — and that the West should help strengthen Kyiv’s position beforehand.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

NATO chief wants less talk of peace process in Ukraine, more arms

NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte argued that Ukraine needs to be put in a “position of strength” instead of being pushed toward peace talks, while speaking at a Tuesday conference ahead of the ...

The Hill - Dec. 3