The confusion still swirling in Washington over President Donald Trump's latest peace plan for Ukraine has made one thing clear: The U.S. president's unconventional, all-in approach to diplomacy carries big risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/trump-ukraine-peace-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #stevewitkoff
The European Commission proposed an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing to raise €90 billion for Ukraine to cover its struggling military and basic services against Russia's war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/eu-russian-assets-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #eu #europe #defense #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
French President Emmanuel Macron touched down on Wednesday in China, where he is expected to put pressure on his counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and discuss trade relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/world/macron-xi-china-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #china #france #xijinping #emmanuelmacron #russiaukrainewar
To avoid being sidelined geopolitically, Europe must prioritize rearmament, recognize common threats like Putin’s Russia and find ways to project power effectively outside traditional EU mechanisms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/03/world/europes-wrong-eu-poweplay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #eu #europe #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #defense #us #nato
Vladimir Putin met Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for talks on how to end the deadliest European conflict since WWII. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/world/politics/putin-witkoff-kushner-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner
However U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the idea of a deal that will not punish or weaken Russia, which could put the continent’s security in greater jeopardy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/world/politics/trump-ukraine-ugly-deal-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #europe #eu #us #donaldtrump #nato
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects to discuss “key issues” with U.S. President Donald Trump amid an accelerated American-led push to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/world/politics/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-progress/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy
As President Donald Trump reduces deployments in Europe, European powers face a likely future of having to defend Ukraine, and possibly the rest of their eastern frontier, with limited U.S. backing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/world/politics/nato-russia-us-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #us #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
U.S. and Ukrainian officials discussed a peace deal with Russia, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism despite challenges in ending the more than 3-year-long war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/world/politics/rubio-florida-talks-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #marcorubio #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump
Ukraine’s corruption probe, unfolding amid battlefield setbacks and pressure to accept a pro-Kremlin peace plan, shows the country is a functioning democracy with real accountability in contrast to Putin's Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/30/world/ukraine-deserves-to-survive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #corruption #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #us #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia's vast oil industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/world/ukraine-russia-shadow-fleet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #drones #turkey #oil
Russia unleashed an air barrage on Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as Ukraine's negotiating team heads to the U.S. for talks aimed at bringing an end to the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/russia-attack-kyiv/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #russia #vladimirputin
Ayub Bliev became the first Russian judoka in more than two years to win a title under his national flag when he triumphed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tournament on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/29/more-sports/russia-judoka-abu-dhabi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #internationaljudofederation #russia #russiaukrainewar
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, after detectives raided his house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/politics/zelenskyy-removes-top-aide-corruption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #andriyyermak #corruption #us
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70% of it, but Kyiv’s top general paints a different picture, saying Ukraine was pushing back hard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/world/politics/russia-key-ukraine-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine
Germany's military readiness is limited by constitutional restrictions, political division and public reluctance, despite its economic power and growing security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/27/world/who-will-defend-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #germany #bundeswehrfriedrichmerz #defense #drones #russia #russiaukrainewar
In a sharp departure for a party that has adhered closely to almost all of U.S. President Donald Trump's initiatives, several Republicans are harshly criticizing the White House for its proposed Ukraine peace plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/politics/trump-ukraine-republican-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #republicans
As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine enters a fourth winter, Russians are having to come to grips with its growing impact on nearly every aspect of their daily lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/politics/russia-economic-pain-putin-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, according to three sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/us-peace-plan-ukraine-russian-document/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #stevewitkoff
Russian authorities must consolidate the Russian language and identity in parts of Ukraine incorporated into the country since Moscow's 2022 invasion, according to a document signed by President Vladimir Putin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/putin-russian-identity-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy