US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him that India would stop purchasing oil from Russia, describing it as "a big step" in efforts to increase global pressure on Moscow.
US President Donald Trump praised PM Modi as a "great man" and said India will soon stop buying oil from Russia. He expressed hope that India's decision would aid peace efforts in Ukraine and highlighted his strong rapport with PM Modi during a joint briefing at the White House.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him that India would stop purchasing oil from Russia, describing it as "a big step" in efforts to increase global pressure on Moscow.
US President Donald Trump criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine, saying it was "making him look very bad" and "he should have won that war in one week." Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House.
At the meeting, he highlighted his administration's role in addressing global conflicts, claiming that seven wars had been ended during his tenure and referring to the signing of the first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas as "number eight."
A Russian strike hit a passenger train in Ukraine's Sumy region, injuring passengers, Al Jazeera reported. Officials said the attack targeted a station in Shostka, damaging a Kyiv-bound train. The strike follows Russia's largest overnight assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as railway
Zelenskyy said that the strikes were "a deliberate, targeted terror against ordinary cities," with nearly 500 attack drones and more than 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, used in the operation.
"As President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasised, Russia has been and remains open to negotiations on eliminating the root causes of the conflict," Lavrov said at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
According to NORAD, the Russian planes included two long-range Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets. They were flying in the Alaska Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), which is international airspace next to US and Canadian territory.
South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump's address at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, describing it as "extremely undiplomatic" and reflective of the lack of progress in India-US relations, which has seen its fair share
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at the UN General Assembly, questioned the body's effectiveness, saying conflicts like Gaza, Syria, and Ukraine show its failures. He stressed that "weapons decide who survives," voicing frustration over US aid delays, and criticised Russi