Ukraine

Foreign Affairs The country will serve as a buffer, bridge, or perpetual battleground between Russia and the West.  President Donald Trump seeks to end the Russia–Ukraine War, which entered its fourth year this week. The stakes of diplomacy are high. Any agreement that resolves the conflict will also shape the…

Trump hosts UK prime minister at White House for critical talks on Ukraine  CNN...Read More

Donald Trump has now been brutally fact-checked by two different world leaders over his incessant whining about getting a payday from war-torn Ukraine.  During a joint press conference Thursday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump was once again complaining that the U.S. had been scammed into sending billions in…

Foreign Affairs State of the Union: Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with President Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, said Thursday that peace between Russia and Ukraine is possible. “Thank you for changing the…

At the United Nations on Monday, the United States sided with Russia multiple times in a remarkable break from its international diplomatic posture since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The American move made it clearer than ever: that President Donald Trump is pursuing a radical new alignment with Russia…

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US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will receive his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday, as negotiations are underway on a deal to give the United States access to Ukrainian mineral resources of rare earth metals, AFP reported. “President Zelensky is going to be coming on Friday,…

It will cost an astonishing £413 billion to rebuild Ukraine’s economy after Russia's invasion, according to new estimates by the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government. The new figure - which roughly equates to the GDP of Austria - is a 7% increase over last year’s…

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