Ukraine
The president can reaffirm US support for the country in its conflict with Russia or walk away completely. American allies fear the latter.<
“Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever,” Trump says in an excoriating post aimed at the Russian president.
The US president believes Kiev would be “better off” if the conflict with Moscow had “remained a European situation”
Alexander Stubb says Putin’s intransigence could pave way for ‘bone-crushing’ sanctions package
Neither Ukrainian President Zelenskyy or Russian President Putin are there.
The Ukrainian president likened Russian negotiators dispatched to Istanbul to “theater props,” as direct talks between both sides remain uncertain.
Trump’s endorsement came the day after he backed European leaders’ demand for a ceasefire first.
Ankara is ready to help Moscow and Kiev pick up the settlement process “where they left off” in 2022, the president has said
The Ukrainian parliament has ratified the minerals deal between Washington and Kiev, the US president has confirmed
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine on May 8-10 to mark the World War II Victory Day, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration decides whether a deal to end the more than three-year war is within reach.
Moscow’s attack, the largest on the Ukrainian capital this year, left dozens injured, including children
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a 30-hour truce, but it comes as diplomatic efforts pick up, Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg writes.