One hundred delegations will take part in the event, Swiss organisers said on Friday.

Zelensky dismissed the demand as a regional “ultimatum” reminiscent of Adolf Hitler. Ukraine has said that under any peace deal Russia must withdraw its troops from internationally recognised territory of Ukraine, including the Crimean peninsula. There have been no direct talks between the two sides since the first week of the war. Russia has not […]

Russia retaliates with deadly attack on Kharkiv, Moscow claims new attack

Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second-largest city and lies just dozens of kilometres from the Russian border, has been under constant shelling since Moscow's forces invaded in February 2022. “Russian terrorists are taking advantage of the fact that Ukraine still lacks adequate air defense protection,” Zelensky said on social media. Ukrainian officials are urging their allies […]

Putin supports China's peace plan on Ukraine crisis, appreciates Beijing's understanding

“We are positive in our assessment of China's approach to resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said, according to a Russian-language transcript on the Kremlin website. “In Beijing, they really understand the root causes of this and its global geopolitical meaning.” And additional principles, set out by Xi in talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, were […]

Iran supplies hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, deepens military cooperation

“This military partnership with Russia has shown the world Iran's defense capabilities,” the military official said. “This does not mean that we are taking Russia's side in the Ukraine conflict.” There is a huge threat to Iran's cleric rulers amid the war that started between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas after October 7. […]