Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks
President Trump on Friday continued to bash President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and pressure him for mineral rights.
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President Trump on Friday continued to bash President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and pressure him for mineral rights.
European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow.
As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump has cast Ukraine as the instigator of the conflict, not the Russians who invaded it.
Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.
The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy.
President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.
President Trump doubled down on the prospect of across-the-board tariffs in a video appearance to business executives and politicians gathered in Davos, Switzerland.
The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly.
Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be hyperbole.
The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials.