KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace was upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyiv had benefited from years of staunch support by its allies in the United States and Europe…
Donald Trump-Volodymyr Zelensky tensions: US President Donald on Friday intensified his attacks on his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he doesn’t consider it essential for the latter to be present at negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, (AFP) Speaking…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia said on Friday that he had held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the three-year war with Russia and praised the Ukrainian leader as an “embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war.” Retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith…
Ukrainians are rallying around their president, Volodymyr Zelensky, after President Donald Trump launched a remarkable series of verbal and written attacks on their beleaguered leader. Why It Matters Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces growing uncertainty as its once staunchest ally, the United States, appears increasingly divided on supporting Kyiv’s…
United States President Donald Trump has made a series of claims about Ukraine and its leader as he seeks to end the country’s three-year war with Russia. Trump’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy soured publicly as Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator” and said he “started” the war with Russia, a claim PolitiFact rated pants-on-fire false….
United States President Donald Trump has called his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ as the rift between them has deepened over Ukraine peace negotiations. Trump’s latest broadside against Zelenskyy came after the Ukrainian leader challenged his claims that Ukraine had started the war. Zelenskyy had also spoken against being left out of the Russia-US…
China warned on Tuesday that the Asia-Pacific region is not a “chessboard of geopolitical confrontation” as the United States continues to strengthen its military buildup in the region. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a written request for comment. Why It Matters The U.S. military has viewed the Indo-Pacific region, or what…
United States President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for its war with Russia, which is nearing its third anniversary, adding that Kyiv should have struck a deal before the war erupted in 2022. President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.(AP) During a press conference held at his Florida…
United States President Donald Trump has said he will “probably” meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this month while launching a broadside effectively accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of being to blame for Moscow’s invasion. Addressing reporters after US and Russian officials met for their first round of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Trump dismissed…
New Delhi: US-Russia ties and Ukraine war will be on the table as top diplomats from Moscow and Washington meet in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, while a concerned Europe remains in the shadows. Russia-Ukraine Question With No Kyiv On The Table Though a tentative start to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, about to near a three-year mark,…