MOSCOW, Feb 19 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet this month, although the first face-to-face encounter between a Russian and a U.S. leader since 2021 could take longer to prepare, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump said on Tuesday he would probably meet Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine’s concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in…
In just a matter of days, President Donald Trump signaled a new direction in Washington’s approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its relationship with NATO. Trump talked this week to Russian President Vladimir Putin directly for the first time since the war began, his Defense Secretary declared Ukraine’s NATO membership and returning its pre-invasion…
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia in the near future to discuss an end to his nation’s war on Ukraine. The exact date of the meeting hasn’t been set, Trump said in the Oval Office. Ukraine wasn’t invited. A ceasefire could also be…
MOSCOW − President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first known direct conversation between Putin and a U.S president since early 2022. Trump, who has promised to end the war in Ukraine but not yet set out in public how…
BEIJING — China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization — a symbolic gesture — and take unspecified “countermeasures” in response to…
President Donald Trump had tough words for both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview that aired Thursday, threating to ratchet up financial pressure on Russia while calling Zelenskyy “no angel.” Trump promised on the campaign trail to quickly ended the war in Ukraine and is trying to force the…
On Monday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Rebels have taken over Syria. What’s next? USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Sudiksha Kochi takes a look at the possibility of bipartisanship, as some Democrats signal support for certain Trump picks and initiatives. Donald Trump says he’ll begin pardoning Jan. 6 rioters on the ‘first day’ of his second term….
Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness” in the region. The president-elect’s message, which he shared on Truth Social, came hours after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy in Paris. Trump vowed during the presidential campaign to bring an end to the conflict but…
BEIRUT − Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday they had reached the heart of the northern city of Aleppo, after a surprise sweep through government-held towns and nearly a decade after having been forced out of the city. The opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched…
A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah brokered by the U.S. and France took effect in Lebanon early Wednesday, raising hopes of ending more than a year of cross-border strikes and a full-scale war that has killed thousands. The cease-fire began at 4 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET) after it was approved by Israel’s security…