Ukraine war

Hungary to hold referendum on Ukraine’s accession to EU

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – The government of Hungary will hold a referendum on whether Ukraine should be allowed to join the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters after the European Council meeting in Brussels.

US reconsidering funding for Ukraine: White House

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – The US administration is reconsidering funding aid to Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Medvedev:

US to resume arms supplies to Kiev if rare-earths deal signed

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Washington will resume arms shipments to Kiev if the rare-earths deal is signed with Ukraine, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.

Trump:

Zelensky says in his letter Kiev ready to sign resource deal

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Vladimir Zelensky said in his letter to the US president that Ukraine is ready to sign a minerals deal with the United States at any convenient time, Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress.

US VP:

Ukrainian authorities must return to negotiating table

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The United States Vice President JD Vance has urged Ukraine to take real steps to resolve the conflict, not just make public statements.

EU announces $841 bln plan to rearm to defend itself, Ukraine

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The European Union on Tuesday unveiled a $841 billion "ReArm Europe Plan" using all the financial means at the continent's disposal to help member states urgently ramp up defense capabilities for itself and Ukraine.

US gave Russia nothing but grief with aiding Ukraine: Peskov

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The Kremlin agrees with US President Donald Trump’s statement that he gave Russia “nothing but grief,” Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

Russia against stationing European peacekeepers in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Russia is categorically against deploying European peacekeepers to Ukraine, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, said.

Zelensky is not ready for peace talks, US NSA says

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz says Zelensky is not ready for peace talks yet, but he needs to start peace talks because "time is not on his side," and "patience and wallets of United States are not unlimited."

Germany's Scholz:

Stop to bombing to be starting point for Ukraine peace talks

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) –  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that a halt in fighting could be a starting point for potential peace talks for Ukraine.

Trump to discuss cutting off aid to Ukraine with team

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Donald Trump is scheduled to discuss halting the aid to Ukraine with his team.

France, UK propose one-month Ukraine ceasefire plan

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron says his country and the UK are pushing for a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine, as Europe tries to shift peace negotiations away from US control.

Starmer:

UK to defend Ukraine peace deal with 'coalition of willing'

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested a coalition of European allies could step up and defend a potential deal for Ukraine to "guarantee the peace".

Hungary slams Ukrainian attack on TurkStream

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Hungary views Ukraine’s attack on the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline as an attack on its sovereignty, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart.

Putin should lead ‘free world’ : Medvedev

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin should be the ‘leader of the free world’, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said.

Yemen warns Riyadh to learn from Zelensky's fate

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – A senior leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has warned Saudi officials to take lessons from the way the United States treated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, cautioning them against blind reliance on Washington.

UK to provide $2.8 bn loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The United Kingdom signed an agreement with Kyiv on March 1 to provide Ukraine with a loan worth 2.26 billion pounds ($2.84 billion) backed by frozen Russian assets.

US national security advisor:

Trump’s entire team supports halting talks with Zelensky

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The entire team of US President Donald Trump has unanimously advised him to stop any negotiations with Vladimir Zelensky after the heated exchange in the White House on Friday, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said.

Relations between Trump, Zelensky may be ‘irreparable’: media

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Relations between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky may be "irreparable," a US official told a media outlet.

Kneissl:

Russia has won special military operation

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Russia has won the special military operation, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said.

Trump not interested in reviving Ukraine minerals deal now

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump is not interested in revisiting or reviving the Ukraine minerals deal at the moment, reports say.

US halts Ukraine’s energy grid restoration support plan

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – The State Department this week terminated a US Agency for International Development initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine's energy grid.

US may halt all military aid to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine, an American media outlet says.

Trump says Zelensky not ready for peace

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Zelensky is not ready for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

Trump extends Russia sanctions ahead of meeting with Zelensky

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump has signed a decree extending some of anti-Russia sanctions until March 6, 2026, ahead of his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Friday.

US expects to recoup $350 bn it spent on Ukraine

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) –The US is poised to recover the $350 billion it allocated to Ukraine and earn even more money down the line thanks to a minerals deal with that country, US President Donald Trump said at his first cabinet meeting.

Trump:

Ukraine 'can forget' about joining NATO

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Ukraine can forget about its aspiration to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House.

Ukrainian conflict may end soon, says Trump's special envoy

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The Ukrainian conflict may end soon, US presidential envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg said.

Buk-M1-2 system downs Ukraine's Vector German-made drone

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The crews of the Buk-M1-2 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) of the Battlegroup South detected and shot down a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by Germany's Vector, the Russian Defense Ministry said.