Even though Russia and Ukraine were engaged in cease-fire talks with American representatives in Saudi Arabia, apparently with some progress on Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin of Russia has shown little actual commitment to ending his war. President Trump needs some better cards. Several weeks ago, the president floated the idea of sanctions and tariffs over … Read more
President Trump said he would speak with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday, as he continued to express optimism that Russia would agree to a proposal to halt fighting in Ukraine for 30 days. “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air … Read more
Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from all but a sliver of land in Russia’s Kursk region, according to military analysts and soldiers, as their monthslong campaign to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end in the face of Moscow’s counterattacks. At the height of the offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square … Read more
अमेरिके के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप और रूस के राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन के बीच यूक्रेन युद्ध समाप्त करने की कोशिशों को लेकर सकारात्मक वार्ता हुई. ट्रंप ने कहा कि इन चर्चाओं के आधार पर इस भयंकर युद्ध के समाप्त होने की बहुत संभावना है. पुतिन ने भी ट्रंप को एक मैसेज में युद्धविराम प्रस्ताव पर दोनों देशों … Read more
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it needed to be briefed by the United States on the outcome of US-Ukrainian talks in Saudi Arabia before it would comment on whether a proposed ceasefire was acceptable to Russia. After more than eight hours of talks with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco … Read more
What does President Trump really believe? Does he want to run for a third term, or is that just a joke? Does he intend to seize control of Gaza and expel millions of Palestinians, or is that just a suggestion? Is Black History Month a waste of time and money, or worth a lavish celebration … Read more
Before President Zelenskyy exited the White House last week following a public showdown with the U.S. President and his deputy, Donald Trump was keen on a deal with Ukraine that would have given the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, among other goodies. This was to have been a return gift for America’s help … Read more
King Charles III flew by helicopter to the H.M.S. Prince of Wales in the English Channel on Tuesday, where he mingled with sailors and watched as fighter jets took off from the deck of the ship, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. It might have been a welcome getaway from his suddenly complicated social life. In … Read more
At the Trump Pizza Station in Kyiv, where the internet password is “TrumpLovesYou,” one woman burst into tears when she learned that the United States was suspending military aid to Ukraine. Another sipped a cappuccino with banana milk and lamented that the whole world seemed to be abandoning her country. Most people at the neighborhood … Read more
A day after President Trump ordered the suspension of American military assistance, Ukrainian diplomats and politicians scrambled on Tuesday to find a way to salvage their alliance with Washington while the war weary nation prepared for the possibility that it will have to fight on without U.S. support. With the White House and the Kremlin … Read more