Russia proposes amendment to US draft resolution on Ukraine

Russia has proposed an amendment to the US draft resolution of the UN General Assembly meeting on Ukraine, proposing to add the words on eliminating the "root causes" of the conflict, a source told TASS.

The Kremlin assures that “forcing Russia to make peace” would be a “fatal error”

The Kremlin said Wednesday that forcing Russia to make peace in Ukraine, as Zelensky called at the UN the day before, would be an "absolutely fatal mistake."

Trump Tells Zelensky He Will End Ukraine Conflict If Elected

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a recent telephone call with Volodymyr Zelensky told him that he would be able to resolve the ongoing conflict in Ukraine if he's elected to be the next US president in November.

Putin's main statements at the SCO+ meeting on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict

The leadership of Ukraine is in power illegally, turning to the Verkhovna Rada in the current conditions is pointless.

Dmitry Medvedev warns of the possibility of a nuclear apocalypse but there is a second way to resolve this total confrontation

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in the article called one of the ways to resolve the confrontation in the world a third world war in which there will be no winners, noting that a nuclear apocalypse is not only possible, but also probable.

US Republicans Urge Biden To Stop Supporting Kiev Over Risk Of Direct Conflict With Russia

Republican Party members wrote US President Joe Biden a letter in which they called on him to end military support to Ukraine, due to the risk of a direct conflict with Russia it creates.

China publishes its proposals on Ukrainian crisis settlement

The foreign ministry of China published its proposals for political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine on its website on Friday.

US assures Turkey of ‘no PKK affiliate’ in Mosul operation: Turkey 'bears responsibility for stability' in Iraq

The United States has assured Turkey that there will be no units which are affiliated to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the planned operation to take the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a high-ranking Turkish source confirmed to the Hürriyet Daily News on Oct. 7 amid rising tension between the Turkish and Iraqi governments.

Presence of Turkish troops in Iraq preventing conflicts in the region: Turkey 'bears responsibility for stability' in Iraq

Turkey bears responsibility for stability in Iraq, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday following Iraqi parliament’s mischaracterization of Turkish troops in the country as “occupiers”.

Car bomb kills police officers in Turkey's Diyarbakir

At least six police officers were killed and 20 people wounded when a car bomb attack hit a police vehicle in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir in the southeast of the country, Turkish officials have said.

US refusal to accept Russian delegation shows unwillingness to cooperate

The US refusal to accept a Russian delegation led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev shows the country’s unwillingness to hold a dialogue on topical issues, Russian senator Vladimir Dzhabarov said on Wednesday.

Ukraine pledges special fund for post-conflict recovery in eastern regions

Authorities of Ukraine will allocate about 118 million US dollars for the post-conflict recovery in the government-controlled areas in eastern regions, a senior parliamentary official announced here Wednesday.

UN: Six months of Yemen violence killed 505 children

Six months of violence in Yemen has left at least 505 children dead, 702 injured and more than 1.7 million at risk of malnutrition, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.

EU Must Create Common Strategy With Russia on Syria (Martin Schulz)

The European Council will have to find a way to work with Russia to contain the Islamic State "terrorist madness" in Syria, European Parliament President Martin Schulz said Thursday.

Ukraine to spend 5.2% of GDP on army (Finance Minister)

Ukraine plans to use 5.2% of its GDP on army spending, Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said on Friday.

Kerry: A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be imposed from the outside

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could not be decided by anyone on the outside, but must be desired by both parties.

Kiev préoccupé par les déclarations du président tchèque. (Le président tchèque a estimé que la péninsule de Crimée était "perdue" pour l'Ukraine)

Kiev est préoccupé par les déclarations du président tchèque Miloš Zeman relatives à la situation en Ukraine, a déclaré samedi soir le ministre ukrainien des Affaires étrangères Pavel Klimkine.

UN chief names retired Dutch general to head Gaza war inquiry

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday named a retired Dutch general to head an inquiry into attacks on United Nations facilities during Israel's recent war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and the use of UN sites to store weapons.

IMF: Ukraine needs more financial support. Thomsen said that the country had made progress...

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday (Oct 10) that embattled Ukraine will need more financing in addition to what the Fund and European partners have offered in the face of "major uncertainty".

Six months after the US$27 billion (S$34.4 billion) rescue package was decided for the country - including US$17.1 billion from the IMF - the ongoing conflict between Kiev and pro-Russia separatists has not abated, and continues to drag down the economy.

Russia unwilling to resolve conflict, says Ukraine PM

Russia is not willing to resolve the conflict and fulfill its responsibilities as detailed in the agreement reached in Minsk, said the Ukrainian prime minister.

Kiev and pro-Russian rebels agreed on a truce on September 5, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, in a bid to end a five-month conflict that has left over 2,500 people killed, according to United Nations estimates.

“I can say that the Russian party does not want to settle the conflict and implement the Minsk agreements," said Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during his visit to a training base of the National Guard near Kiev.