Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Finnish Leader Warns Russia: ‘You Don’t Play With President Trump’

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President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has become an interlocutor in peace talks, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.

Three Takeaways From the Times’ Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland

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Alexander Stubb warned against subjecting Ukraine to “Finlandization,” called for more pressure on Russia’s leader to get a peace deal and said President Trump was running out of patience.

Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.

How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions

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Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.

Trump Urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Attack on Ukraine’s Capital

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President Trump also sought to divert blame should negotiations fall apart, a sign that he is perhaps more pessimistic about a deal than he was when he took office in January.

Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia

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The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia

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What explains the Trump administration’s radical reversal toward Moscow?

Hegseth Attends Ukraine Defense Group Only Virtually

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Pete Hegseth’s predecessor as defense secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, started the roughly 50-nation group to support Kyiv after Russia invaded in 2022, but he has given up leadership.