Ukraine's Zelenskyy proposes direct talks with Putin and ceasefire for negotiations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a public open letter, renewing a direct diplomatic push to end the war. The letter, published on Thursday, said Ukraine was prepared for a full ceasefire for the duration of talks. Zelenskyy suggested the meeting could take place in a neutral third country such as Switzerland or Turkey.The move is the first public letter Zelenskyy has written directly to Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. In the letter, Zelenskyy also argued that it would be wrong to simply wait for the US... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 22:59 LONDON
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Russian strikes kill at least 12 across Ukraine as Kyiv marks children killed in war
Russian bomb, missile and drone strikes have killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens across several regions of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attacks hit Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions on Thursday, causing extensive damage to civilian infrastructure. The strikes came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the number of children killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.In Donetsk region, the National Police of Ukraine said at least five people were killed and 11 others injured in attacks on seven settlements, including Dobropillya, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, Sloviansk, Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka and Kuritsyne. The police said 42 civilian... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 20:59 LONDON
Russia forum hears report envisioning nuclear use and annexations in 'good' scenario
Russia's annual economic forum in St Petersburg has opened with a presentation that set out a future scenario for the country in which nuclear weapons are used and Ukrainian cities are annexed. Konstantin Malofeev, founder of the Russian Orthodox media network Tsargrad, presented a "Russia 2050" report at the event, which was attended by Vladimir Putin and business figures from across the globe. The report described a "good" outcome for the next 25 years as one in which Russia secures "a clear image of victory in the ideological war" through nuclear weapons use, annexes Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Odesa and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 12:32 LONDON
Ukraine war escalates as US aid remains pending and drone strikes hit St Petersburg
The war in Ukraine has entered another tense phase after Ukraine carried out drone attacks on St Petersburg in Russia, following a wave of Russian air strikes that killed 22 people and injured 138 in Ukraine. The developments came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there should be news "very soon" on promised American aid for Kyiv, while warning of a "real" risk of escalation. The sequence of events links battlefield pressure, diplomatic uncertainty and renewed cross-border strikes in a conflict that continues to widen in scope.Rubio told lawmakers that the US aid package approved by Congress, worth... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jun 2026 22:00 LONDON
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Ukraine says it struck Russian oil refinery and fuel depot, denies nuclear plant attack
Ukraine says its drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia's Saratov region and a fuel depot in the Rostov region overnight, causing large fires at both sites. Kyiv also denied Moscow's claim that a Ukrainian drone hit the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The strikes are the latest in Ukraine's campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, which it says helps fund Moscow's war effort.Ukraine's General Staff said drones hit the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia and caused a large-scale fire. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that the refinery was about 700 kilometres from the front line and described... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Jun 2026 18:32 LONDON
The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
