The top meeting about the Russian invasion war in Ukraine was without presidents. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyj accused Russia of not wanting peace, after the Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that he would stay away. USA's Donald Trump also chose absence from the meeting in Istanbul.
WorldRussia and Ukraine have agreed to avoid attacking each other in the Black Sea, according to the White House. However, according to the Russian power center Kremlin, the partial ceasefire cannot take effect until the USA lifts sanctions affecting Russian agriculture.
WorldPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyj says ahead of the meeting about the war in Ukraine that Russia must be "pressed" to stop its invasion. The Kremlin is toning down expectations of a quick solution at the meeting in Saudi Arabia where the USA is mediating.
WorldRepresentatives for Ukraine hope that they can secure at least a "partial ceasefire" in the talks in Saudi Arabia.
WorldUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj dismisses the army's chief of staff. "We are systematically transforming the army to strengthen its combat effectiveness," says the country's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in a written comment.
WorldAmerican and Ukrainian representatives will meet in Saudi Arabia next week. The idea is to establish a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ceasefire, says the US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff at a press conference, according to AFP. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is also traveling to the Arab country.
WorldUkraine is investigating alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink for satellite communication at the front line – since it emerged that the USA is threatening to cut off Ukraine's access to the satellite network.
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