Volodymyr Zelensky has made a demand for Kyiv to be included in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that he believes could happen under Donald Trump’s presidency.
The Ukrainian President also said on Saturday that the terms of any deal that might arise under the new US President were still unclear – and might not even be clear to Trump himself – because Vladimir Putin had no interest in ending the war.
However, the Russian President has emphasised that he is open for talks with Trump on a broad range of issues including Russia’s war in Ukraine as he called for the two leaders to meet.
The Russian president told a state TV journalist on Friday: “We believe the current president’s statements about his readiness to work together. We are always open to this and ready for negotiations.”
The leaders’ remarks come as Kyiv shot down two missiles and 46 of 61 drones Ukraine’s military said Russia launched at the country in an overnight attack yesterday.
Ukraine’s military said its drones also hit oil facilities in Russia’s Ryazan and a microelectronics production plant in Bryansk yesterday, which it said were involved in supplying Russia’s army.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s military said North Korea was preparing to send more troops to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine, despite Pyongyang suffering a high rate of losses among its existing deployment of 11,000 and seeing some of its soldiers captured.
Key Points
- Putin ‘ready’ for Trump negotiations
- Kyiv hits major oil refinery during drone attack
- Moscow mayor says air defences repel Ukrainian drone attacks aimed at capital
- Slovak PM Fico rejects calls to quit amid growing protests
- North Korea suspected of preparing to send more troops to Russia, Seoul says
- Trump says Ukraine should have surrendered to Russia and blames Zelensky for war
Full story: Putin ‘open for talks’ with Trump over Ukraine war and calls for leaders to meet
09:22
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Tara Cobham
Vladimir Putin has emphasised that he is open for talks with Donald Trump on a broad range of issues including Russia’s war in Ukraine as he called for the two leaders to meet.
The Russian president also echoed his US counterpart’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022 in what was his bluntest endorsement yet of Mr Trump’s refusal to accept his defeat in the 2020 election.
In the interview with Russian state television on Friday, Mr Putin praised Mr Trump as a “clever and pragmatic man” who is focused on US interests and said: “We believe the current president’s statements about his readiness to work together. We are always open to this and ready for negotiations.”
Read the full story here:
Freezing aid to Ukraine shows Trump is no ally to the West
08:10
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Shahana Yasmin
Donald Trump’s foreign policy chief has said foreign aid to all countries apart from Israel and Egypt is to be halted. The results for Ukraine could be catastrophic, writes Sam Kiley in Dnipro
Ukraine says downed 50 Russian drones downed overnight
07:50
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Shahana Yasmin
Ukrainian air defences downed 50 of 72 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force said on Sunday.
It said that 9 drones were “lost,” referring to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones, while one is still in Ukrainian airspace, reported Reuters.
No casualties or damages have been reported yet.
Russia trying to revive campaign deterring West from providing military assistance to Ukraine, says think tank
07:15
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Tara Cobham
Russia is trying to revive its information campaign aimed at deterring the US and other Western states from providing Ukraine with further military assistance, according to a US war think tank.
The Institute for the Study of War went on to say: “Ukraine remains in critical need of US and European military assistance to maintain its defense against Russian aggression and to conduct future negotiations from a position of strength.”
The Kremlin is attempting to revive its information operation aimed at deterring the United States and other Western states from providing further military assistance to Ukraine. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu claimed in an interview with Russian state news… https://t.co/zceBkghjo7 pic.twitter.com/zx9DJ2ahd7
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) January 25, 2025
Donetsk Oblast authorities to forcibly evacuate children due to increased shelling
06:50
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Shahana Yasmin
Authorities in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast have said they will begin forcible evacuations of families with children in over 20 settlements in the area due to increased shelling from Russia.
Governor Vadim Filashkin said that families with children in several settlements in the Komar and Kryvorizhzhia communities will be evacuated on a mandatory basis, according to the Kyiv Independent.
“Now that the enemy has intensified shelling of Donetsk Oblast, people are suffering and dying every day, I ask parents to be very responsible about the evacuation,” Filashkin wrote.
“Children should live in peace and tranquility, not hide from shelling!”
He added that 76 children currently remain in the Komar area and 34 in Kryvorizhzhia.
Watch: Trump describes Ukraine war as ‘bullets whacking and hitting men’
06:33
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Shahana Yasmin
Moldovan President hails cooperation between her country and Ukraine
06:00
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Tara Cobham
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has described how her country’s cooperation with Ukraine “strengthens resilience and brings lasting stability to our region”.
She made the comments on a day when she travelled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Useful exchange of views with leading Ukrainian experts at @NEC_Ukraine in Kyiv today.
— Maia Sandu (@sandumaiamd) January 25, 2025
Thank you, @getmalyona and @LeonidL, for bringing us together to discuss Moldova, Ukraine, and how our cooperation strengthens resilience and brings lasting stability to our region. pic.twitter.com/rfh3zGZ1EB
Recap: Ukraine praises Trump ultimatum as ‘strong signal’ to Putin to end war
05:00
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Tara Cobham
Ukraine has praised Donald Trump’s threat to Vladimir Putin to end the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “the hard way” using tariffs and sanctions as sending a “strong signal” to the Kremlin.
In his first major remarks on Ukraine after re-entering the White House, the US president urged Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war” or face intensified sanctions, taxes and tariffs, adding: “We can do it the easy way, or the hard way.”
Responding on Thursday, the Kremlin tried to downplay the remarks, insisting it saw nothing particularly new in Mr Trump’s threats – with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claiming that Moscow was ready for an equal and mutually respectful dialogue with the US.
My colleague Andy Gregory reports:
‘Thank God’: US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine despite threat, Zelensky says
04:30
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Shahana Yasmin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine even though new American Secretary of State Marco Rubion announced he’s pausing foreign aid for 90 days.
Zelenskyy did not clarify whether humanitarian aid had been paused.
Ukraine relies on the US for 40 per cent of its military needs.
“I am focused on military aid; it has not been stopped, thank God,” he said at a press conference with Moldovan president Maia Sandu.
Zelensky says Trump can end war, but only if Ukraine included in talks with Russia
04:19
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Shahana Yasmin
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that US president Donald Trump could fulfil his promise to end the war but only if Kyiv is included in talks.
“Otherwise it will not work. Because Russia does not want to end the war, while Ukraine wants to end it,” he said, addressing journalists earlier alongside the visiting Moldovan president, Maia Sandu, reported Reuters.
“As for what the set-up of the talks will be: Ukraine, I really hope Ukraine will be there, America, Europe and the Russians.”
“I believe President Trump himself does not know all the details. Because I would say so much depends on what sort of just peace we can achieve. And whether Putin wants, in principle, to stop the war. I believe he doesn’t want to,” Zelensky said in a different interview with Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, broadcast on Saturday.
Recap: Watch as emergency workers battled huge Russian drone attack on Kyiv
04:00
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Tara Cobham
Europe considers sending troops to Ukraine if there’s a ceasefire – but would Russia accept?
03:00
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Tara Cobham
With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and new US President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security.
Several ideas have been floated in the past, but the one currently gaining currency would station thousands of European troops in Ukraine, though not under a NATO banner, to serve as a deterrent and rapid reaction force should Russia invade again – an apparent non-starter for Moscow.
Kyiv has signaled a willingness to consider ceasefire terms, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said security promises from Kyiv’s allies would be key to a just peace and that without them, it would only be a matter of time before Russia invaded again. Ukrainian officials say past agreements with the Kremlin were worthless, pointing to 2014 and 2015 pacts Russia signed after illegally annexing Crimea but then broke with its 2022 invasion.
Read more here:
Zelensky call for Ukraine and Moldova to ‘work together, support each other and find joint solutions'
02:00
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Tara Cobham
Volodymry Zelensky has called for Ukraine and Moldova to “work together, support each other and find joint solutions”.
Speaking on a day when the Ukrainian President met with his Moldovan counterpart President Maia Sandu, he said in a post on X: “I am delighted to welcome Maia Sandu, a true friend of Ukraine, to Kyiv today. We had an in-depth dialogue about the situation in our region.
“Our neighbors are facing a serious and unstable situation, and only through joint efforts can we resolve it. This includes the energy sector and many social issues that are being used by our mutual enemy against the interests of not just Moldova, but our entire region. A crisis-free Moldova is, among other things, our security.
“We must work together, support each other and find joint solutions that can help people.”
I am delighted to welcome @sandumaiamd, a true friend of Ukraine, to Kyiv today. We had an in-depth dialogue about the situation in our region.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 25, 2025
Our neighbors are facing a serious and unstable situation, and only through joint efforts can we resolve it. This includes the energy… pic.twitter.com/B0n8yh0V98
Nato chief says stopping Putin will cost trillions if they don’t support Ukraine now
01:00
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Tara Cobham
A Russian victory over Ukraine would greatly undermine the power of Nato and its credibility would cost trillions to restore, the alliance’s secretary general has warned.
Mark Rutte insisted that Ukraine‘s Western backers must not scale back the support they are providing to the country, almost three years after Vladimir Putin’s invasion began.
Nato has been increasing its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops and equipment. This is to deter Moscow from expanding its war into the territory of any of the organization’s 32 member countries.
My colleague Jabed Ahmed reports:
Recap: Watch as families of missing Ukraine soldiers and prisoners of war protest in Kyiv
00:00
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Tara Cobham
Putin not welcome at commemorations for 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz
Saturday 25 January 2025 23:00
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Tara Cobham
Russian President Vladimir Putin was an honoured guest at the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 2005, a testament to the Soviet role in liberating the Nazi concentration camp and the heavy price paid by Soviet troops in defeating Germany.
But he is not welcome anymore due to Russian aggression in Ukraine. Monday will mark the third year in a row – following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 – with no Russia representative, as world leaders and royalty join remaining survivors for commemorations.
"This is the anniversary of liberation. We remember the victims, but we also celebrate freedom. It is hard to imagine the presence of Russia, which clearly does not understand the value of freedom," museum director Piotr Cywiński said.
The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people, most of them Jews, but also Poles, Roma and Sinti, Soviet prisoners of war, gay people and others targeted for elimination in Adolf Hitler’s racial ideology.
Republicans duck Trump’s claims that Ukraine should have surrendered to Russia
Saturday 25 January 2025 22:00
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Tara Cobham
Republican Senators ducked answering questions about Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine should have surrendered to Russia and his attempt to blame the bloody conflict on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The president spoke to Fox News host Sean Hannity this week and blamed Zelensky’s failure to preemptively capitulate to Russia invading Ukraine, even though Russian forces have occupied parts of the country since 2014.
“Zelensky was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful,” Trump told Hannity. “He shouldn’t have done that, because we could have made a deal, and it would have been a deal that would have been, it would have been a nothing deal.”
My colleague Eric Garcia reports from Washington, DC:
Watch: The extraordinary lengths North Korean soldiers will go to avoid capture in Ukraine
Saturday 25 January 2025 21:00
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Tara Cobham
Zelensky says no framework yet established for peace talks
Saturday 25 January 2025 20:00
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Tara Cobham
Volodymyr Zelensky has said no framework has yet been established for peace talks.
At a joint press conference with President Maia Sandu of neighbouring Moldova today, the Ukrainian President told reporters he hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country’s war with Russia.
He said Ukraine will also need to be involved in any discussions on ending the war for such negotiations to have any meaningful impact.
"As for what the set-up of the talks will be: Ukraine, I really hope Ukraine will be there, America, Europe and the Russians," Zelenskiy said, later clarifying that no framework was yet established.
"Yes, I would really want that Europe would take part, because we will be members of the European Union."
Putin cites 2022 decree from Zelensky as barrier to negotiations with Trump
Saturday 25 January 2025 19:00
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Tara Cobham
Vladimir Putin has cited a 2022 decree from Volodymyr Zelensky barring talks with the Russian President as a barrier to negotiations with Donald Trump.
At the press conference today, the Ukrainian President said he introduced this prohibition to stop Putin forming other channels of communication with interlocutors in Ukraine. Zelensky said Russia was actively trying to do this before he signed the order.
Trump expresses willingness to speak to Putin about ending war in Ukraine
Saturday 25 January 2025 18:00
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Tara Cobham
Donald Trump has expressed willingness to speak to Vladimir Putin about ending the war.
On Friday, the Russian President also said he would like to meet the new US President to talk about Ukraine.
Trump could end Russia’s war but only if Ukraine involved in talks, says Zelensky
Saturday 25 January 2025 17:00
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Tara Cobham
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes Donald Trump could end Russia’s war on his country, but that the new US President could only do so if he involved Ukraine in the talks.
"Otherwise it will not work. Because Russia does not want to end the war, while Ukraine wants to end it," Zelensky said at a joint press conference with President Maia Sandu of neighbouring Moldova today.
Trump promised during his campaign he would end the war within 24 hours of taking office, but his aides have since said a deal could take months.
Watch: Trump describes Ukraine war as ‘bullets whacking and hitting men’
Saturday 25 January 2025 16:02
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Tara Cobham
Zelensky says Ukraine ready to offer coal to Moldova after flows of Russian gas stopped
Saturday 25 January 2025 15:30
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Tara Cobham
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine was ready to offer coal to Moldova, which is in the midst of an energy crisis after flows of Russian gas through Ukraine stopped at the beginning of this year.
Most of Moldova is controlled by authorities in Chisinau, but a sizeable minority of the population live in Transdniestria, a region which broke away in a violent conflict in the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
That region, which has Moldova's only power station, is now facing the brunt of an energy crisis after losing gas supply, warning that its supplies will soon be exhausted.
“Russia’s latest move has been to orchestrate an energy crisis," Sandu told reporters in Kyiv, adding that electricity prices had shot up in territories controlled by her government, but that things were even worse in the breakaway area.
"Those living in the Transdniestrian region of Moldova, held hostage by an unconstitutional regime backed by Russia for the past three decades, are now left in cold and darkness.”
Sandu said this was part of a calculated Russian strategy to sow chaos in Moldova and to facilitate the coming to power of a pro-Russian government, an apparent nod to parliamentary elections coming up this year.
Zelensky said Ukraine could supply enough coal to Moldova or to Transdniestria to solve their energy problems and to drive electricity prices down by 30 per cent.
"The absence of a crisis in Moldova is also (in the interests of) our Ukrainian security," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine could send a team of specialists to facilitate the use of Ukrainian coal at Transdniestria's power plant.
Sandu said it was up to Transdniestrian authorities in the region's capital of Tiraspol to accept the aid.
Slovak PM Fico rejects calls to quit amid growing protests
Saturday 25 January 2025 15:00
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Tara Cobham
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.
Around 60,000 protested in the capital Bratislava on Friday, organisers estimated, and media said in total around 100,000 had turned out for rallies in cities across the country, the biggest demonstrations since Fico returned to power in 2023.
Protests were nearing levels seen in 2018 when the murder of an investigative journalist caused mass demonstrations and forced Fico's resignation during an earlier stint in office.
The latest protests come after Fico privately travelled to Moscow in December to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare encounter for a European Union leader since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
"The government can only be changed if there are elections," Fico said in interview with the public broadcaster on Saturday when asked about the protests.
Fico's leftist-nationalist administration has accused progressive opponents this week of planning to escalate protests to try to overthrow the government illegally. Opposition parties and civic groups organising protests rejected the accusations.
Critics say the four-time prime minister's ruling coalition is weakening democratic values, while shifting foreign policy away from EU and NATO allies and closer to Russia.
The civic group Mier Ukrajine (Peace to Ukraine), which organised Friday's protests under the slogan "We are Europe", will hold more demonstrations on Feb. 7.
Fico has defended his government's foreign policy saying it seeks good ties with all sides, and while critical of some EU policies he has said policy was still determined by EU and NATO membership.
Special report: The fatal lengths North Korean soldiers will go to avoid capture in Ukraine
Saturday 25 January 2025 14:30
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Tara Cobham
The North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Vladimir Putin’s military have shown ferocious commitment, brutality - and a determination to kill themselves rather than face capture, The Independent has been told.
A Ukrainian military source with direct knowledge of these troops has disclosed in brutal detail the extraordinary lengths they will go not to be caught.
Since news of their presence in Russia emerged in October, just two North Koreans soldiers have been captured alive amid varying claims from Ukraine of heavy losses among the Russian allies.
The Independent’s World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley reports from Sumy:
Analysis: Pulling aid from Ukraine shows Trump is no ally to the West
Saturday 25 January 2025 14:00
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Tara Cobham
Donald Trump said he was going to do it. His foreign policy and his defence team gave due warning that they’d do it. And yet as Marco Rubio appeared to smash a fist into the solar plexus of an already battered Ukraine, there’s still stunned surprise.
In a memo sent to embassies and agencies who rely on US funding – to the tune of around $70 billion a year at last count – the new US secretary of state ordered a stop order on American foreign aid payments to all countries, with the exclusion of Israel and Egypt, for up to 90 days.
Ukraine is a democracy that’s been identified by the highest court on the planet as being the victim of war crimes and has been battling to defend itself against an invading neighbour – and which relies on foreign aid to continue that fight.
The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes:
Three killed in Ukrainian shelling of town in Kherson region, Russian-installed official says
Saturday 25 January 2025 13:30
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Tara Cobham
Three civilians were killed after Ukrainian forces had shelled the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor, has said.
"The danger to civilians remains - the city is strewn with landmines and unexploded clusters," Saldo wrote on Telegram messaging app on Saturday.
Separately, Russia's Defence Ministry said air-defence systems on Saturday downed 11 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea near Crimea and three drones over Russia's Belgorod region. One drone was also destroyed over Russia's Bryansk region overnight.
The battlefield reports of the sides of the conflict could not be independently verified.
Zelensky expresses hopes US and Europe will be involved in Ukraine peace talks
Saturday 25 January 2025 13:01
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Tara Cobham
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country's war with Russia, he told reporters on Saturday.
At a joint news conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Zelenskiy said Ukraine also needed to be involved in any talks about ending the war for such negotiations to have any meaningful impact.
Ukraine set to end draft exemptions for young people to boost forces
Saturday 25 January 2025 12:30
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Tara Cobham
Ukraine is in the final stages of drafting recruitment reforms to attract 18- to 25-year-olds who are currently exempt from mobilisation as it looks for ways to bolster its fighting force, the battlefield commander recently appointed to the President's Office said.
In his first interview with foreign media since taking up his new position last fall, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Colonel Pavlo Palisa said Ukraine is exploring new recruitment options because the current drafting system inherited from Soviet times is hindering progress.
While Ukraine passed a mobilisation law last spring and lowered the age of conscription from 27 to 25 years old, the measures have not had the impact needed to replenish its ranks or replace battlefield losses in its war with Russia.
One initiative is what Palisa described as an "honest contract”, a plan that includes financial incentives, clear guarantees for training, and measures to ensure dialogue between soldiers and their commanders. The plan is aimed at attracting mainly 18- to 25-year-olds who are currently exempt from mobilisation, and will also target Ukrainians who have the right to deferment or were discharged after the mobilization law was passed.
"To secure the unit commander and the contract soldier, establish open and professional relations between them, and set clear boundaries that are understandable to both," he said Wednesday. "In my opinion, this is essential for effective dialogue."
The effort, which Palisa said is in its final stages, could help respond to calls aired by both the Biden and Trump administrations that Ukraine could expand its manpower by lowering the conscription age.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been adamantly opposed to implementing obligatory mobilization starting from 18 years old, saying doing so would radically affect the future prospects of the war-weary country.
"As of now, my view is that we need to start an open dialogue with society," Palisa said. "Because the defence of the state is not only the responsibility of the Armed Forces. It is the duty of every Ukrainian citizen, and it is their obligation."
Putin trying to manipulate Trump’s peace efforts, warns Zelensky
Saturday 25 January 2025 12:00
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Tara Cobham
Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Vladimir Putin was trying to manipulate efforts by Donald Trump to secure a peaceful solution to the nearly three-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow.
The Ukrainian President said on Friday that the head of the foreign intelligence service reported to a meeting of Ukraine's military command about "Russia's military potential and Putin's readiness to continue the war and manipulate world leaders".
"Specifically, he is trying to manipulate the US president's desire to achieve peace," he said in his nightly video address. "I am confident that no Russian manipulations will succeed any longer."
Putin ‘ready’ for Trump negotiations
Saturday 25 January 2025 11:14
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Tara Cobham
Vladimir Putin has said he is “ready for negotiations” with new US President Donald Trump over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Guardian reported Russian President told a Russian state TV journalist: “We believe the current president’s statements about his readiness to work together. We are always open to this and ready for negotiations.”
Russian spy ‘lied about brain tumour to lead double life’, court told
Saturday 25 January 2025 11:01
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Tara Cobham
A woman accused of spying for Russia told a court her partner lied about having a brain tumour in order to lead a “double life”.
Katrin Ivanova, 33, allegedly carried out surveillance on individuals and places of interest to Russia between August 30 2020 and February 8 2023.
Giving evidence in the witness box on Friday, Ivanova told jurors she believes her partner Biser Dzhambazov, 43, who has pleaded guilty to espionage charges, lied about having a brain tumour in October 2021.
Ellie Crabbe reports:
Slovak protests grow in rebuke of PM Fico's Russian tilt
Saturday 25 January 2025 10:57
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Tara Cobham
Tens of thousands of protesters thronged a central square in the Slovak capital on Friday, waving banners opposing Prime Minister Robert Fico's policy shift closer to Russia, after tensions between the government and the opposition rose.
Organisers estimated 60,000 people attended the demonstration in Bratislava's Freedom Square, about four times more than in the last demonstration two weeks ago.
The protests were nearing levels seen in 2018 when the murder of an investigative journalist caused mass demonstrations and forced Fico's resignation. Fico won reelection as prime minister in 2023.
Protesters shouted "Enough of Fico" and "We are Europe" and at one point lit up the square with their mobile phones after a brief power outage.
Rallies were also held in 20 other cities, with news website Dennik N estimating at least 100,000 protested across the central European country.
Fico, since his return as prime minister for a fourth time in 2023, has sparked worries among critics that his government is weakening democratic values and shifting foreign policy away from European Union and NATO allies and closer to Russia.
"We do not want to be with Russia... We want to be in the European Union, we want to be NATO and we want to stay that way," protester Frantisek Valach said in Bratislava.
Moldovan president Sandu arrives in Kyiv for talks with Zelensky
Saturday 25 January 2025 10:24
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Tara Cobham
Moldovan President Maia Sandu arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for talks with her Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
"We’ll discuss security, energy, infrastructure, trade, and mutual support on the EU path," she said in a post on X.
In Kyiv today for talks with President @ZelenskyyUa. I bring a strong message of support for Ukraine and its people. Their courage secures our peace.
— Maia Sandu (@sandumaiamd) January 25, 2025
We’ll discuss security, energy, infrastructure, trade, and mutual support on the EU path. Moldova remains a reliable neighbour. pic.twitter.com/I34JPR39Tc
Ukraine's military says it shot down 46 drones in overnight Russian attack
Saturday 25 January 2025 09:40
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Tara Cobham
Ukraine's military has said Russia launched 61 drones and two missiles at the country in an overnight attack, adding it shot down both missiles and 46 drones.
It said 15 other drones disappeared from radars without reaching their targets.
