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  • Allies won't impose new sanctions on Russia because of Ukraine's refusal to mobilize at age 18, Zelensky says

    06/10/2025 6:15:28 PM PDT · by bimboeruption · 16 replies
    Kyiv Independent ^ | 6-10-25 | Kateryna Hodunova
    Ukraine's Western allies are not imposing new sanctions on Russia in part because of Kyiv's refusal to lower the mobilization age to 18, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Valasz Online published on June 10. With the start of thefull-scale invasion, Ukraine updated its mobilization legislation and lowered the minimum age for compulsory military service from 27 to 25. Yet, some partners, includingthe U.S., still criticize Kyiv for setting the age threshold too high. "I do not believe that we should mobilize people from the age of 18, as the leaders of other countries have thought,"Zelensky said. "However,...
  • US to cut military aid to Ukraine, Hegseth says

    06/10/2025 3:03:17 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 41 replies
    The Kyiv Independent ^ | June 10, 2025 | Abbey Fenbert
    The United States will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a congressional hearing on June 10. "It is a reduction in this budget," Hegseth told lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives. "This administration takes a very different view of that conflict. We believe that a negotiated peaceful settlement is in the best interest of both parties and our nation's interests, especially with all the competing interests around the globe." The Pentagon has not yet released the full documentation regarding its 2026 budget. According to Hegseth,...
  • Ukraine’s GDP-linked securities rating downgraded to ’D’ by S&P Global Ratings

    06/06/2025 5:00:39 PM PDT · by delta7 · 16 replies
    Investment.com ^ | 6 June 25 | Luke Juricic
    S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Ratings has downgraded Ukraine’s issue rating on its GDP-linked securities to ’D’ from ’CC’, following the country’s failure to make a $0.67 billion payment due on June 2, 2025. The agency does not anticipate the payment to be fulfilled within the securities’ ten business day grace period, due to the government’s moratorium on payments for this bond unless it is restructured….
  • Lukashenko urges Belarus farmers to grow more potatoes to feed Russia

    05/29/2025 2:29:00 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 5/29/2025 | DPA Wire
    Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko called on Wednesday for the country to produce more potatoes in the face of a large shortage of the key crop and rising demand from neighbouring Russia. "We have to grow enough so that it suffices for us and for Russia," Lukashenko said during a meeting with regional officials in Minsk, state news agency BelTA reported. The potato has in the past been seen as a symbol of Lukashenko's rule of the country, which is heavily dependant on agriculture. He was once head of a state-run collective farm, or sovkhoz. Food shortages have arisen recently in...
  • Trump appears to set Putin 'two-week' deadline on Ukraine

    05/28/2025 8:55:17 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 28 replies
    BBC News ^ | May 28, 2025 | Brandon Drenon and Tom Bateman
    US President Donald Trump has appeared to set a two-week deadline for Vladimir Putin, threatening a different response if the Russian counterpart was still stringing him along. As the Kremlin escalated its attacks on Ukraine, Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Wednesday if he thought Putin wanted to end the war. "I can't tell you that, but I'll let you know in about two weeks," Trump told reporters, the latest amid a string of critical public remarks made by Trump about Putin. Since Sunday, Trump has written multiple posts on social media saying that Putin has gone "absolutely...
  • President Trump gives Putin deadline to prove he’s serious about ending the war in Ukraine

    05/29/2025 5:33:20 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/29/2025 | Emily Crane
    President Trump appeared to give Vladimir Putin a hard deadline for ending the war in Ukraine — as the Kremlin revealed Thursday the Russian leader has no plans to pow wow with the commander-in-chief. “We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday. Asked whether Putin wanted to end the war, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in...
  • Trump: I can't tell you if Putin wants to end war

    05/28/2025 10:34:48 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 32 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/28/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump admitted on Wednesday that he "can't tell" if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin truly wants to end his country's ongoing military campaign in Ukraine. Speaking at the White House amid the Swearing-In for the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Trump said that "I'll let you know in two weeks" after more negotiations have taken place. He also complimented US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff for "doing a phenomenal job" mediating the talks between Russia and Ukraine and for "dealing with him [Putin] very strongly." Asked about his...
  • Zelensky departs Germany with pledge for help with long-range weapons, but no Taurus missiles

    05/28/2025 10:57:22 AM PDT · by McGruff · 21 replies
    CNN ^ | May 28, 2025 | Sebastian Shukla
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will leave Berlin with a new €5 billion ($5.7bn) arms package as he seeks to build his country’s arsenal, and its ability to produce weapons at home. The standout agreement in the package announced in the German capital on Wednesday centers around Germany financing the joint production of long-range missiles inside Ukraine that would enable Kyiv to strike targets deep into Russia. One significant aspect was missing. There had been big expectations prior to the news conference that Merz would announce the transfer or approval of Ukraine’s use of Germany’s highly sophisticated long-range Taurus missiles. Merz...
  • Exclusive: Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say

    05/28/2025 12:17:32 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 14 replies
    Reuters ^ | May 28, 2025 2:00 PM UTC | Guy Faulconbridge
    SummaryPutin wants written pledge to halt NATO expansion eastwards, sources say Russia also seeks lifting of sanctions and protection for Russian speakers in Ukraine Ukraine has insisted on NATO membership aspirations despite Russian demands MOSCOW, May 28 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to end the deadliest European conflict since World War Two...