US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) stated that the peace deal to end the four-year-long running war between Ukraine and Russia is 'closer than ever' following ongoing talks between European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.
The US accused Rwanda of violating a peace deal after M23 rebels seized Uvira in eastern Congo. Despite a fragile calm, hundreds of civilians were killed and thousands displaced, raising fears the renewed fighting could derail US-brokered peace efforts.
"Rwanda is leading the region towards increased instability and war," US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the UN Security Council. "We will use the tools at our disposal to hold to account spoilers to peace."
Kyiv Post reported that European leaders have been mounting an emergency diplomatic counteroffensive to keep US President Donald Trump from locking Ukraine into what they fear would be a rushed, Russia-tilted peace deal.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a stark warning that the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict risks escalating into a global conflict, cautioning that "things like this end up in third world wars."
The White House on Thursday (local time) stated that US President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with both Russia and Ukraine over the slow progress toward ending the ongoing war and is unwilling to engage in "meetings just for the sake of meeting".
According to the Royal Thai Army, Cambodian forces fired shells and rockets at Thai military and civilian areas around 7 am in the Chong Bok area of Nam Yuen district. One Thai soldier was killed and four others were injured in the attack.
The violence in the eastern Congo is tied to the aftermath of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, which killed up to 1 million people. The members of the Hutu militia fled into eastern Congo, triggering security concerns for Rwanda. Over the years, tensions deepened as Rwanda repeatedly accused the D
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with a Ukrainian delegation led by the head of Kyiv's National Security and Defence Council, Rustem Umerov, said the discussions on Sunday were "productive" but that there is "more work to be done".
France 24 reported that Zelenskyy will visit French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Macron's office (Élysee) said, as the Ukrainian leader finds himself in the most difficult political and military situation since the war.
The official, speaking as US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held talks with Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi, said, "The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal. There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal."