Danny Kemp and Shaun Tandon with Daria Andriievska in Kyiv and Ania Tsoukanova in Warsaw AFP
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had shelved plans for a summit in Budapest with Russia's Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war because he did not want a "wasted" meeting.
(The Center Square) – The in-person meeting between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has apparently been called off, days after it was announced the two leaders had planned to meet in Hungary.
Shares in Thyssenkrupp's naval unit surged Monday as it was spun off from the German industrial giant, highlighting the buzz around European defence firms as the continent rearms amid a growing Russian threat.
Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to make a deal with Russia, pouring cold water on Kyiv's hopes for Tomahawk missiles as the US leader renews a push to settle the war.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump hosted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday afternoon, in hopes of inching Ukraine and Russia closer to peace.
US President Donald Trump said he would meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Hungary after a "very productive" call Thursday, and questioned Kyiv's push for Tomahawk missiles just a day before hosting Ukraine's leader at the White House.
China said Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried recent "unilateral bullying" measures by the United States as the trade row between the two countries continues to intensify.
Donald Trump is set to speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin Thursday, a White House official told AFP, a day before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky meets the US president to push for Tomahawk missiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country was still among the world's top oil producers, despite what he called "unfair" anti-competitive practices used against it.
NATO and the EU on Wednesday sought ways to boost anti-drone defences, as Europe scrambles to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions.