A drone slammed into a high-rise apartment building a few miles from the Kremlin on Monday, a rare attack on Moscow that came as Ukraine has expanded its long-range strikes inside Russia. The breach of air defenses in the Russian capital occurred five days before the annual Victory Day parade, a major event on Red…
In its statement late on Tuesday, the Russian defence ministry said this year’s parade would include representatives of all branches of Russia’s armed forces and a colourful fly-past. However, it made clear that “cadets from Suvorov military schools, Nakhimov [naval] schools, and cadet corps, as well as a column of military equipment will not participate…
Shorouk Express Subsequent talks attended by European, Ukrainian and American negotiators yielded an updated 19-point plan. In a post on social platform X, Dmitriev said it was an “important day for peace.” Witkoff traveled to Moscow after taking part in U.S.-Ukraine talks in Florida. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that Kushner would…
Shorouk Express Zelensky thanks Britain and France for munitions Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Britain and France for their commitment to helping Kyiv fend off the invading Russian forces. Zelensky wrote on X on Sunday evening: “I want to express my particular gratitude to the United Kingdom and France: there is a decision from France…
Shorouk Express Trump said he believes ending Russian oil purchases, combined with the imposition of tariffs on China of 50 percent to 100 percent — by NATO members and the U.S. — would help bring an end to what he called a “ridiculous war.” Trump, promised in his election campaign that he would end the…
Shorouk Express The pact caps most U.S. tariffs on EU goods at 15 percent, including on cars and pharmaceuticals, and carves out exemptions for generics and aircraft parts. Critics, including former World Trade Organization boss Pascal Lamy, have warned the accord risks undermining Europe’s credibility as a defender of rules-based trade. But von der Leyen…
Shorouk Express How Melania Trump emerged as one of Zelensky’s key allies in the White House The first lady could be Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s unlikely ally in the White House, influencing Donald Trump’s recent tougher stance on Russia. “I go home, I tell the first lady, ‘I spoke to Vladimir today, we had a…
Shorouk Express Watch: Ukrainian military shares footage of drone attacks on Russian forces Alex Croft30 June 2025 13:41 Lammy discusses Ukraine with Turkish foreign minster during Turkey trip Foreign secretary David Lammy is set to discuss the Ukraine conflict with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan during his first bilateral visit to Ankara. The trip comes…
Shorouk Express Zelensky says Russia is ‘ignoring all peace proposals’ On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia has launched hundreds of drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the war so far,…
Shorouk Express Russian aerial attacks across Ukraine at record levels Russia has increased its attacks on Ukraine in the past week to weaken Kyiv and “undermine” Western support for the war-hit nation, a think-tank has said. “Russian forces conducted one of their largest drone and missile strikes of the war against Ukraine on the night…
