French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced that allies of Kyiv will discuss security guarantees in Paris next month as part of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. His statement came after Trump said Sunday that a peace deal was “a lot closer” but “thorny issues” remained. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Continue ReadingVolodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday (December 28) to discuss a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian civilians are amongst those who have suffered most from Russia’s war especially vulnerable populations. For more on that topic, FRANCE 24’s Erin Ogunkeye is joined by Oleksii […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Florida on Sunday for talks on a peace agreement to end the nearly four-year war with Russia. This comes as Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that any European troops deployed to Ukraine would become legitimate targets for Russia’s armed forces, according to state […]
Continue ReadingFRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing forward its priorities such as migration and the energy transition – topics that we dive into in this show. In this first part of […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion. The proposals – which Moscow has yet to respond to – include possible territorial adjustments and security arrangements. Follow our live blog for the latest updates.
Continue ReadingPope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. FRANCE 24 speaks to Missimo d’Angelo, research associate at Loughborough University London.
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Mass Wednesday evening where he described the celebration as a feast of “faith, charity and hope”. He reminded the faithful that refusing to help the poor and vulnerable is comparable to rejecting God altogether. “To refuse one is to refuse the other, yet where there is room for […]
Continue ReadingUkraine on Thursday launched British-made Storm Shadow missiles and domestically produced drones to strike Russian energy facilities, hitting the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery and setting ablaze two oil storage tanks at the southern port of Temryuk, where flames spread over about 2,000 square metres, officials said. Read our liveblog to see how events unfolded.
Continue ReadingUkraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky said he was hoping for Moscow’s answer on Wednesday to the latest version of a draft proposal to end the war agreed between Washington and Kyiv. Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of the US-led plan, but key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow could accept the new […]
Continue ReadingEuropean officials have vowed not to bow to US pressure after the State Department said Tuesday that it would deny visas to five Europeans, accusing them of seeking to censor “American viewpoints” online. All five have helped lead EU efforts to counter hate speech and disinformation in the digital sphere.
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