Ukraine-Russia newest: US sides with Putin at UN vote after Macron hails ‘turning point’ in struggle | EUROtoday

Ukraine-Russia newest: US sides with Putin at UN vote after Macron hails ‘turning point’ in struggle
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Trump and Macron conflict over funding of Ukraine struggle effort

The UN Security Council has adopted a US-drafted decision on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that takes a impartial place on the battle.

The decision displays US president Donald Trump’s upending of US coverage on Ukraine and his extra conciliatory stance in direction of Russia.

Mr Trump claimed Russian president Vladimir Putin would settle for European peacekeepers on Ukrainian soil as a part of a peace settlement with Kyiv.

He mentioned Mr Putin had “no problem” with the thought regardless of the Kremlin rejecting the suggestion as an “uncontrollable development” final month. “Yeah, he will accept it,” Mr Trump mentioned. “I have asked him that question. Look, if we do this deal, he’s not looking for World War.”

This comes as French president Emmanuel Macron, who met with Mr Trump on the White House on Monday, hailed the US president’s re-engagement with Mr Putin as a “turning point” within the struggle.

Mr Macron mentioned European peacekeepers in Ukraine would provide a reputable manner ahead in guaranteeing Kyiv’s long-term safety. “We understand this would be acceptable to Russia. As Europeans, we will shoulder our share of the security burden,” he mentioned.

In pics: People pay tribute at a makeshift memorial for the fallen Ukrainian troopers

People pay tribute at a makeshift memorial for the fallen Ukrainian and foreign fighters on the Independence Square in Kyiv
People pay tribute at a makeshift memorial for the fallen Ukrainian and overseas fighters on the Independence Square in Kyiv (AFP by way of Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and his spouse, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska are pictured at Maidian Square in Kyiv (NTB/AFP by way of Getty Images)

Alisha rahaman sarkar25 February 2025 07:12

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Alexander Butler25 February 2025 07:00

Ambassador warns towards letting Russia win

Britain’s UN ambassador Barbara Woodward warned the UN Security Council that Moscow will act with impunity if Russia is allowed to win.

Her assertion comes after the UN voted in favour of a Ukrainian decision calling out Russian aggression whereas the US abstained on its competing decision after European nations, led by France, amended it to clarify Russia was the aggressor.

A Security Council vote on the unique US draft noticed Britain, France, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia abstain.

“If Russia is allowed to win, we will live in a world where might is right, where borders can be redrawn by force, where aggressors think they can act with impunity,” Ms Woodward mentioned.

Alisha rahaman sarkar25 February 2025 06:41

Japanese PM warns G-7 towards sending mistaken sign on Ukraine struggle

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba has cautioned his counterparts from the Group of Seven nations towards sending the mistaken message to Russia throughout peace negotiations.

“We need to be careful that the wrong lesson may not be drawn that the status quo can be changed by force,” Mr Ishiba told an online G-7 summit on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He said the G-7 members must be unified to realise a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, adding that Tokyo will continue its support to Kyiv and sanctions against Moscow, The Asahi Shimbun reported.

Alisha rahaman sarkar25 February 2025 06:15

Trump calls Ukraine war a ‘bloody, horrible mess’

Opening his press conference alongside France’s Emmanuel Macron, US president Donald Trump described the war in Ukraine as a “horrible, bloody mess” and insisted that discussions with Russia for peace were moving “pretty quickly”.

Mr Macron told reporters that it was “good to have discussion” between the US and Russia, but warned that “peace must not be a surrender of Ukraine” and that there cannot be a “ceasefire without guarantees” of security for Kyiv.

Mr Macron also suggested that other European nations could assist in that process going forward, and need to contribute more to maintaining the defence and security of the continent – warning that Ukrainian sovereignty is an “existential issue” for stability in Europe.

And after a week in which Mr Trump and his domestic allies launched a series of vitriolic tirades against Ukraine’s leadership, the French president said: “We admire greatly the courage of the Ukrainian people”, adding: “I think that no one in this room wants to live in a world where it’s the law of the strongest.”

For his part, Mr Trump once again claimed the war “would never have happened if I was president” and, in a nod to his attempts to secure a rare minerals deal with Ukraine, said: “I believe taxpayers in the United States also deserve to recoup the colossal amounts of money that we’ve sent.”

He added: “Our focus is on achieving a ceasefire as soon as possible, and ultimately permanent peace. My meeting with President Macron was a very important step forward.”

Alexander Butler25 February 2025 06:00

Woman in Kyiv injured in Russain airstrike

A 44-year-old woman was injured in a Russian airstrike in the Kyiv region, Mykola Kalashnyk, governor of the region that surrounds the Ukrainian capital.

“She acquired wounds to her leg, she has been hospitalised,” Ms Kalashnyk on Telegram.

All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts after the country’s air force warned of a Russian missile attack that also forced Nato-member neighbouring Poland to scramble aircraft to ensure air safety.

The full scale of the attack was not immediately clear. There was no comment from Russia.

Alisha rahaman sarkar25 February 2025 05:50

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Alexander Butler25 February 2025 05:30

Putin says Europe is needed in Ukraine talks

Europe’s participation in Ukraine peace talks will be needed eventually but Moscow first wants to build trust with Washington, Russian president Vladimir Putin said.

As Ukraine marked the third anniversary on Monday of Russia’s invasion that has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions, US president Donald Trump suggested the war could end within weeks.

Mr Putin told Russian state television that Mr Trump was approaching the Russia-Ukraine conflict rationally and not emotionally, but gave the impression it might not end as soon as Trump would like.

Both his telephone conversation with Mr Trump and recent talks between the United States and Russia in Riyadh touched on the issue of resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, Mr Putin added.

“But it was not mentioned intimately,” he said in an interview. “We solely agreed that we might transfer towards this. And on this case, in fact, we aren’t refusing the participation of European international locations.”

Alisha rahaman sarkar25 February 2025 05:15

Putin offers US deal on Russia’s rare earth metals

Vladimir Putin has offered the US the opportunity for joint exploration of Russia’s rare earth metals deposits, of which the Russian president said Moscow “undoubtedly” has more of than Ukraine.

Within hours of Donald Trump touting “major economic development transactions with Russia”, Mr Putin chaired a meeting with his ministers and aides on rare earth metals.

Outlining a future economic deal with Washington, which would include the supply of aluminium to the US domestic market, Mr Putin later told state TV: “We, by the way, would be ready to offer our American partners, and when I say ‘partners’, I mean not only administrative and governmental structures but also companies, if they showed interest in joint work.”

“We undoubtedly have, I want to emphasise, significantly more resources of this kind than Ukraine,” Mr Putin added. He insisted that the potential US-Ukraine deal involving rare earth metals is not a concern for Russia.

Mr Putin claimed that Russian companies could supply up to 2 million tonnes of aluminium to the US market if it were to reopen, and suggested that Russia and the US could work jointly on hydropower generation and aluminium production in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia.

“What is most important, in my opinion, is that we could consider working together with American companies in this area,” Mr Putin mentioned.

Alexander Butler25 February 2025 05:00

Poland scrambles plane after Russia launches strikes

Polish and allied plane had been activated early this morning to make sure the security of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes focusing on western Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces mentioned.

“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” the Command mentioned on X.

All of Ukraine was underneath air raid alerts beginning at round 0350 GMT after Ukraine’s Air Force warned of Russian missile assaults.

Alisha rahaman sarkar25 February 2025 04:50

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