A source familiar with the contents of the draft agreement said that it does not specify any US security guarantees or continued flow of weapons but says that the United States wants Ukraine to be “free, sovereign and secure.” One of the sources familiar with the deal said future weapons shipments are still being discussed […]
Meeting at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the two leaders said there was progress on the idea of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, although Macron insisted on US security guarantees for Kyiv. Their talks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for peace “this year” as he met European leaders in […]
Still reeling from Trump calling President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a “dictator”, Kyiv said it was in the final stages of agreeing on a deal with Washington to provide access to its mineral wealth. “We hope both US and UA leaders might sign and endorse it in Washington the soonest to showcase our commitment for decades to […]
“If (it means) peace for Ukraine if you need me to leave my post, I am ready,” an irritated-looking Zelenskiy said when asked during a press conference whether he was ready to leave his post if it meant securing peace. “I can exchange this for NATO (membership), if that condition is there, immediately,” the president […]
The poll, conducted February 13-18, asked more than 4,000 U.S. adults nationwide whether they supported a range of positions staked out by Trump and how much the issues would motivate them to vote in the future. The results point to Trump putting considerable effort into policies that many Americans don’t like or don’t consider very […]
Trump increased pressure on Zelensky to hold elections — echoing one of Moscow’s key demands — and chided the Ukrainian for complaining about being frozen out of talks in Saudi Arabia. The US president also suggested that he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of the month as Washington overhauls its stance […]
“We’ll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars. We’re also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters,” Trump told reporters. Trump did not provide a timeline, but foreign military sales, especially for cutting-edge technology like the stealthy F-35 jet, typically take years to work through. Addressing […]
The offer emerged from the two leaders’ White House talks, just hours after Trump railed against the climate for American businesses in India and unveiled a roadmap for reciprocal tariffs on every country that puts duties on U.S. imports. “Prime Minister Modi recently announced the reductions to India’s unfair, very strong tariffs that limit our […]
Trump said the pair agreed to “immediately” start negotiations on the Ukraine conflict during the call, which marked the first direct presidential contact between Washington and Moscow in three years. “There is a need to organize such a meeting quite promptly, the heads of state have a lot to talk about,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov […]
In their first confirmed contact since Trump’s return to the White House, the US president said he had held a “lengthy and highly productive” conversation with the Russian counterpart who ordered the bloody 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But the move sparked concerns that Ukraine will be left out of talks on its fate after Trump […]
