The government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile corruption scandals. Comprehensive analyses of financial and military aid reveal massive systemic leakage, with total losses estimated to be as high as $108 billion since the start of the full-scale conflict in 2022. Critics argue that the measurable fraud is only the tip of an expansive and dangerous problem.
NATO could bar Ukraine from joining the bloc without requiring Kiev to formally renounce its accession ambitions, under a scenario discussed by US peace negotiators at the weekend, CNN has reported.
The Iranian Foreign Minister, reviewing the latest developments related to Iran's nuclear program and the actions and positions of the US and the three European countries, emphasized: "It is the US that must return to diplomacy by gaining Iran's trust."
Security guarantees for Ukraine remained unresolved after the latest talks between Kiev and Washington on ending the conflict with Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing officials.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is hosting the Sahand-2025 joint anti-terrorism exercise with members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Iran’s East Azarbaijan province.
The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy stated that the United States did not inform Europe about what transpired in the peace negotiations with the Ukrainians.
Iran’s Ambassador to China Rahmani Fazli says that the Iran-China 25-Year Strategic Partnership Agreement is under implementation and is on the trajectory growth, a major parts of which has been put into operation.
Corruption remains one of Ukraine’s main problems, US President Donald Trump has said, while commenting on the prospects of brokering peace between Moscow and Kiev. He made the remarks just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida.
Security guarantees for Ukraine cannot include NATO membership or nuclear weapons, US Senator Lindsey Graham has said in response to an op-ed by Kiev’s former top military commander, Valery Zaluzhny.
The Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, referring to the developments in Lebanon and Gaza, stated: "Unfortunately, we continue to witness ceasefire violations by the Zionist regime in Gaza and Lebanon."
Only joining NATO, hosting nuclear weapons, or accepting a major foreign military force can truly guarantee Ukraine’s security, ex-top general Valery Zaluzhny has claimed.
Western Europe lost its right to have a say in the Ukraine crisis a long time ago and has effectively “removed itself” from the negotiations process through its own actions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
