US special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, Russian presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, left, Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev, second right, and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arrived for meetings in Moscow, on December 2(AP)

US cites progress in meeting with Ukraine officials, sets further talks

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff held productive talks with Ukraine’s senior negotiator Rustem Umerov in Miami over the past two days, US officials said on Friday, with further talks scheduled for Saturday. US special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, Russian presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, left, Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill…

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Putin praises Trump but warns that supplies of US long-range missile to Ukraine will badly hurt ties

Putin praises Trump but warns that supplies of US long-range missile to Ukraine will badly hurt ties

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances. The potential supply of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv will…

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Trump's envoy joins European leaders and Zelenskyy to push ceasefire efforts, despite Putin's intransigence

Trump’s envoy joins European leaders and Zelenskyy to push ceasefire efforts, despite Putin’s intransigence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Thursday with European leaders in Paris, along with President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, to discuss ongoing efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war against his country that includes security guarantees for the war-torn nation. Mr. Trump has been pushing for Russia and Ukraine to strike a deal to end…

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'Big progress on Russia': Trump's update ahead of Zelenskyy meet; top US envoy shares details of Alaska meet

‘Big progress on Russia’: Trump’s update ahead of Zelenskyy meet; top US envoy shares details of Alaska meet

Photo/Agencies US President Donald Trump on Sunday said there had been “big progress on Russia,” without giving details. In a brief post on his social media platform, Trump wrote: “BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED!”The remark comes a day after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, where both leaders discussed the Ukraine…

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