Ukraine-Russia battle newest: Kremlin dismisses new peace plan after Trump’s envoy calls talks constructive | EUROtoday

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has mentioned Ukraine’s collapse could be a catastrophe for his nation, as he made a uncommon assertion in assist of Kyiv.

Orban was talking throughout his “Country tour” rally yesterday, at a time when he faces staunch opposition forward of the nation’s upcoming elections.

“Make no mistake: Ukraine’s collapse would be a disaster for Hungary. So the collapse of Ukraine is not only in Hungary’s interest, but we must do a great deal to prevent it from happening,” he mentioned.

“Countryside people – and real estate speculators – understand perfectly that the value of your piece of land is influenced not only by the condition of that land, but also by the condition of the neighbouring piece of land, and also by who lives there,” Orban mentioned, addressing the town of Szeged.

The talks between Ukraine and the US have centred on Kyiv’s insistence that it wants safety ensures to finish the battle.

Ukraine additionally says it won’t and legally can not quit territory seized by Russia.

Moscow has proven no indicators of backing down from its calls for, nonetheless.

Russia opposes Europe placing boots on the bottom to uphold peace in Ukraine when the battle ends. That makes it difficult for Europe to supply tangible safety ensures.

Russia has gone into talks this week publicly refusing to budge on claims to the Donbas, Crimea and land within the south.

The two sides are caught in gridlock with Trump pressuring Kyiv to surrender land for a peace deal, in accordance with sources acquainted with the matter.

Ukraine’s leverage comes from Europe, which continues to supply funding and work on ‘security guarantees’.

The Ukrainian military mentioned it was battling an tried Russian breakthrough within the Sumy area after Moscow claimed to have forcibly eliminated 50 individuals from a border village.

“Fighting is currently ongoing in the village of Grabovske,” Ukraine’s joint taskforce mentioned and mentioned their troops have been “making efforts to drive the occupiers back into Russian territory”.

Russian forces have crossed the border with Ukraine within the northeastern Sumy area and brought about 50 residents of a Ukrainian border village into Russia, Ukrainian media quoted the navy as saying yesterday.

Most of the native residents captured from the village have been aged individuals, the media mentioned.

Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne and the Ukrainska Pravda information outlet mentioned Russian forces entered Ukrainian territory on Saturday night time within the space of the village of Hrabovske.

Vladimir Putin’s high overseas coverage official has accused Europe and Ukraine of prolonging the battle with their proposals.

“I am sure that the proposals that the Europeans and Ukrainians have made or are trying to make definitely do not improve the document and do not improve the possibility of achieving long-term peace,” Yuri Ushakov mentioned.

The senior Kremlin official mentioned he had not seen the precise proposals and that his criticism was “not a forecast”.

He additionally denied that trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the US have been beneath dialogue, after Zelensky mentioned Washington had proposed the concept of three-way discussions.

“At current, nobody has critically mentioned this initiative, and to my data it’s not being ready,” he mentioned.

At least two vessels and two piers were damaged as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Krasnodar region, authorities in the southern Russia region said today.

All crew on the ships at the Volna terminal in the region have been safely evacuated, the Krasnodar region’s operational headquarters said on the Telegram messaging app. The damage led to a fire spreading across up to 1,500 square metres (1,794 square yards), the authorities added.

Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces in 2022 and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He tells his story to the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley in eastern Ukraine:

Swedish authorities boarded a sanctioned Russian freighter that anchored in Swedish waters with engine problems overnight, the country’s customs service said on Sunday.

Sweden carried out an inspection of the cargo aboard the Adler, which is subject to both EU and US sanctions. Authorities declined to say what they found on board the ship.

The owners are also on the EU’s sanctions list, a spokesperson for the customs authority said.

Ukraine’s president Zelensky said that Russia had launched approximately 2,500 aerial attacks against Ukraine in the last week alone.

These included 1,300 attack drones, nearly 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and 9 missiles of various types, he said.