London (EFE).- Leaders from around 15 European countries began arriving in London on Sunday for an informal summit on Ukraine, amid heightened tensions between the United States and Ukraine. The first leader to arrive at Lancaster House in central London was French President Emmanuel Macron at 12:45 GMT, marking the start of the gathering. Canadian … Read more
London (EFE).- United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a warm welcome on Saturday as he arrived at his Downing Street residence for a meeting ahead of Sunday’s summit of European leaders in London. It is the first time Zelenskyy has appeared in public since his sharp confrontation with US President … Read more
Washington, Feb 27 (EFE). – United States President Donald Trump had a cordial meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday but ignored the request that Washington provide a “backstop” to guarantee a European-led contingent of troops in the event of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Trump did not mention a … Read more
United Nations, Feb 24 (EFE). – The United Nations Security Council approved on Monday a resolution on Ukraine introduced by the United States on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, previously rejected by the General Assembly, without mentioning Russia. The US resolution passed with ten votes in favor, including Russia, China, and the African … Read more
Washington, Feb 18 (EFE).- United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov agreed on Tuesday to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries, to work on a plan that ends the war in Ukraine and to establish high-level negotiating teams. Rubio and Lavrov, who met Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, … Read more
Madrid, Feb 15 (EFE). – United States mediation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine highlights Washington’s concern about the scarcity of rare earths, which have multiple applications in electronic and industrial materials and processes. In the past five years, the market for critical minerals has doubled to 320 billion dollars and will likely double … Read more
Munich, Germany (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Munich Security Conference on Friday that his country will need 1.5 million troops after the war to protect itself from further Russian aggression if Ukraine is not accepted as a member of NATO. “We need an army of 1.5 million soldiers if we’re not in NATO … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- Ukraine looks for ways to counter the threat of destructive guided bombs launched by Russia and the first confirmed interception of such a bomb offers glimpses of hope. Thousands of cheap and destructive bombs, weighing at least 250 kg and launched by Russian planes from out of the reach of … Read more
Washington, Feb 3 (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump said he wants Ukraine to give the US rare earth key minerals for technological innovations ranging from electric vehicles and wind turbines to advanced aircraft in exchange for further aid from Washington on Monday. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Feb 3 (EFE).- The suggestion by the United States that Ukraine should hold elections already in 2025 finds little support in the invaded country amid preoccupation with security, organizational challenges, and threats that a heightened political competition could pose to the national unity needed for the defense against Russia. The US … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Jan 17 (EFE).- The insistence by the United States that Ukraine should decrease its mobilization age from 25 to 18 meets with little enthusiasm in the invaded country, which focuses on other ways to deal with its shortages in infantry and sees more modern weapons (not the number of soldiers) as … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Jan 16 (EFE).- Ukraine considered the latest sanctions introduced by the United States against Russia’s oil exports and energy sector as an important step towards undermining its ability to fund the war yet warns of the need to ensure compliance and take further steps, including bringing the price cap on Russian … Read more