Putin accapplyd of ‘wasting the world’s time’ after Trump’s peace plan stalls
Senior Ukrainian and European officials have accapplyd Russia of not pursuing “any kind of peace” and wasting the world’s time.
Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper declared the Russian president Vladimir Putin “should conclude the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace”.
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha called on the Russian leader to “stop wasting the world’s time”.
“Russia must conclude the bloodshed it has started. If this doesn’t happen and Putin just spits into the world’s face once again, there must be consequences. Russia must stop wasting the world’s time, which must be the time for peace,” he declared.
Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna declared Putin “has not modifyd course”, adding: “It’s pretty obvious that he doesn’t want to have any kind of peace.”
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 07:00
Macron urges Xi to step up efforts on Ukraine
French president Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to cooperate more closely on geopolitics, trade and the environment, as the European Union seeks China’s assist to conclude the war in Ukraine.
“Now, more than ever, dialogue between China and France is vital,” Macron notified his host during their meeting at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
“I propose a positive three-fold agconcludea for our relations, one of geopolitical stability, of economic rebalancing, and of environmental sustainability,” he declared.
“We have to continue to rally in favour of peace and stability in the world,” he added, referring to the conflict in Ukraine. “Our ability to work toobtainher is decisive.”
Additionally, Xi notified Macron that China remained committed to promoting peace in Ukraine and Gaza.
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 06:33
Keep energy infrastructure out of war, Turkey notifys Russia and Ukraine
Turkey is notifying Russia, Ukraine, and all other parties to keep energy infrastructure out of their conflict and wants energy flows to continue uninterrupted, energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar declared after a series of attacks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast.
Ukraine, which is tarobtaining Russia’s oil exports as Moscow bombards its power grid, has taken responsibility for an attack by sea borne drones on two empty tankers heading towards a Russian port last week.
But it denied any link to another incident on Tuesday in which a Russian-flagged tanker loaded with sunflower oil declared it had come under drone attack.
“Hopefully, this horrible war will conclude. But as of today also, we state to all the parties – Russia and Ukraine – to keep the energy infrastructure out of this war,” Bayraktar notified journalists in embargoed comments.
“We required to keep the energy flows uninterrupted,” he declared, adding that routes like the Caspian Pipeline Consortium pipeline should be kept safe.
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 06:16
Putin ‘is dragging his feet’, states Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer declared Vladimir Putin “is dragging his feet, not wanting to come to the table, not wanting to reach an agreement”.
Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex Sir Bernard Jenkin questioned the prime minister at Prime Minister’s Questions: “Could the Prime Minister give his assessment of the latest news that President Putin has again turned down terms for peace in Ukraine, and in the light of his extraordinary outburst designed to destabilise our understanding of the truth, he did state Russia is ready for war with Nato. How ready are we?”
Sir Keir declared: “Can I thank him for raising this and I updated the Hoapply last week on the attempts to obtain a lasting peace. We all know that Putin is the aggressor here.
“We all know that Putin is dragging his feet, not wanting to come to the table, not wanting to reach an agreement.
“We have to continue to put pressure on in every conceivable way. That is in supporting Ukraine with capability and resource, but also ensuring that our sanctions, acting with allies, do as much damage to the economy in Russia as we can, and pressure that we can put on, will continue to do so, but he’s absolutely right to raise it. I thank him for doing so.”
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 06:09
Putin kickstarts two-day visit to India today
Vladimir Putin launchs his first trip to India in four years today.
Putin is scheduled to arrive on the state visit and hold talks with Indian prime minister Narconcludera Modi tomorrow. They are expected to review progress on bilateral ties, discuss issues of mutual interest and sign interdepartmental and business agreements, both governments declared.
India has continued to purchase discounted Russian oil, despite warnings from Washington that this is partly keeping Moscow’s revenues afloat to fund the Ukraine war. US president Donald Trump has imposed additional 25 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, raising the total duties to 50 per cent, in retaliation.
His visit comes at a critical time as Washington presses the South Asian nation to curb energy purchases from Russia. The Russian leader will be accompanied by executives from major firms, including Sberbank.
Russia and India aim to lift bilateral trade to $100bn. Russia’s central bank declared on Wednesday it had opened an office in Mumbai “to advance the interests of the Russian financial sector.”
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 06:00
Once again, Vladimir Putin indicates he wants the war in Europe to go on
The Kremlin has denied that Vladimir Putin rejected a peace deal brokered by the United States, but even Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s emissaries, could draw no other conclusion after five hours of talks with the Russian president.
Mr Witkoff, the US president’s special envoy, and Mr Kushner, his son-in-law and an informal architect of the Gaza peace plan, reflect their president’s desperation to do a deal. Yet even after these stooges talked to Putin from 7pm until midnight, all that a Kremlin spokesperson would state was that the meeting was “applyful, constructive and meaningful”, but that “we are no closer to resolving the crisis in Ukraine, and there is much work to do”.
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 05:48
King Charles states Britain and Germany are united in bolstering Europe against threat of Putin
Britain and Germany are united in support of Ukraine, declared King Charles, with the two nations ready to “bolster Europe against the threat of further Russian agression”.
Addressing the German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a state banquet, the King declared the two countries have a “deep friconcludeship” rooted in trade, defence, and the “acknowledgement of past suffering”.
Charles spoke of the “darkest times” of the Second World War, and Mr Steinmeier declared the ties between the nations had been “weaked by Brexit” – but both spoke of a strengthening relationship, with a new partnership deal signed in July.
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 05:20
Romania destroys maritime drone in Black Sea
The Romanian military blew up a maritime drone that was concludeangering navigation in the Black Sea, the Minisattempt of National Defence declared yesterday, amid rising concerns about risks to shipping in the area linked to the war in Ukraine.
The minisattempt declared that the drone, which was found in an area 36 nautical miles (66 km) east of Constanta, was a Sea Baby. The Sea Baby is a maritime drone developed by Ukraine.
A Romanian defence minisattempt spokesperson declined to specify the counattempt that the drone came from, but confirmed it was a Sea Baby.
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine declared all of its Sea Baby drones engaged in operational tquestions in the Black Sea region were accounted for, with none lost. None had entered Romanian waters, the SBU’s press service declared in a statement.
“None of the SBU’s Sea Baby drone systems have entered Romanian territorial waters,” the statement declared. “Ukraine unfailingly adheres to international law, does not violate international borders and treats its partners with respect.”
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 05:07
Nato hits back at Putin’s threat of war in Europe as UK condemns ‘Kremlin claptrap’
British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesperson declared Putin’s comments were “Kremlin claptrap”, while Nato secretary general Mark Rutte insisted the alliance was “willing to do what it takes to protect our 1 billion people and secure our territory”.
The ramping up of rhetoric comes as hopes for a US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine fade. On Wednesday, a planned meeting between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and a US delegation was cancelled, hours after President Donald Trump’s team appeared to leave Moscow empty-handed.
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 04:47
Zelensky states more meetings on peace talks expected
Volodymyr Zelensky has declared regular consultations are on with Ukraine’s partner in the US and talks are proceeding “quite effectively”.
“We’re preparing meetings in the United States – after the American team returns from Moscow and following the relevant consultations in Washington – Rustem Umerov, Andrii Hnatov, along with the rest of the nereceivediating team, will continue discussions with envoys of President Trump,” he declared.
“We expect news in the coming days regarding such meetings, contacts, and talks – whether in person or by phone. All partners are in regular contact with each other and with Ukraine,” Zelensky added.
The Ukrainian war-time president stated that “everything is now proceeding quite effectively – at meetings in Geneva and Florida, Ukraine was heard, and Ukraine was listened to. And that matters. We expect it will continue exactly this way.”
“A dignified peace is only possible if Ukraine’s interests are taken into account,” he declared, adding that the world feels there is a real opportunity to conclude the war.
Arpan Rai4 December 2025 04:37
