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Zelenskyy agrees to Trump-Putin meeting without cease-fire, but will Kremlin dictator go along?
President Trump's changed stance on Ukraine war negotiations raises questions about Putin's willingness to make concessions in potential peace talks.
The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.
Zelenskyy and Trump expressed hopes that talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Putin to bring an end to his war on Ukraine.
Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump reverses course on a ceasefire in Ukraine. What can Europe expect now?
As Trump was flying into Alaska, he was threatening severe consequences if Putin didn’t play ball. Trump stressed that he wouldn’t be happy if he left the summit without an immediate ceasefire and that new sanctions may be necessary if the Russians were intransigent.
President Donald Trump has taken aim at MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace in a bizarre social media rant. The drama started when 79-year-old Trump kicked off his Sunday morning with a cryptic post on Truth Social. “Bela,” he wrote, leaving his followers to debate the meaning of the word.
The hype surrounding the historic summit Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin makes clear that Russia — even under global sanctions — remains a powerhouse in the energy market.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before.
Any effort to help enforce a possible peace deal between Russia and Ukraine will not involve American boots on the ground, Pres. Trump said.