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Trump Says ‘Very Angry’ With Putin Over Ukraine

The U.S. president threatened to impose "secondary tariffs on all oil coming out of Russia" if the Kremlin refused to back a peace deal in Ukraine.

Trump Offers to Take Control of Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants in Ceasefire Deal

“If the United States owned them, that would offer the best protection for this infrastructure and support Ukraine’s energy needs,” the White House...

Zelensky Warns Against Halting Military Aid Ahead of Call With Trump

“I do not believe that we should make any concessions in terms of assistance for Ukraine,” Zelensky said at a press conference in Helsinki.

Zelensky Slams Putin’s ‘Very Manipulative’ Statements on Ceasefire

"As we have always said, the only one who will drag things out, the only one who will be unconstructive is Russia," said Zelensky.

Trump Says Zelensky Ready for Talks With Russia, U.S. Minerals Deal

During his address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump read aloud from a letter he said he had received from Ukraine's Zelensky.

Trump Pauses Aid to Ukraine After Zelensky Clash

Any disruption in the flow of U.S. arms to the front line would rapidly weaken Ukraine's chance of beating back Russia's invasion.

Kremlin Accuses Zelensky of Rejecting Peace After Clash With Trump

"Someone should make him want peace. If the Europeans do it, all kudos to them," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Trump Showed ‘Restraint’ Against ‘Scumbag’ Zelensky, Russian MFA Spokeswoman Says

“How Trump and Vance held back from hitting that scumbag is a miracle of restraint,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Trump and Zelensky Clash in Oval Office Shouting Match

"You’re either going to make a deal or we're out," a furious Trump told Zelensky.

What We Know About the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal

Ukrainian and international media have published what they report is the full text of the agreement, which lacks any security guarantee for Ukraine.

Zelensky Wants Peace ‘This Year’ on Third Anniversary of Russian Invasion

"This year should be the year of the beginning of a real, lasting peace," Zelensky told Ukraine's backers in Kyiv.

Zelensky ‘Not Ready’ to Sign Minerals Deal With U.S. — Source

Trump's administration has been pressuring Zelensky into giving American companies preferential access to Ukraine's vast mineral resources as compensation...

Trump Says Zelensky and Putin Must ‘Get Together’

"President Putin and President Zelensky are going to have to get together. Because you know what? We want to stop killing millions of people," Trump told...

Rubio Defends U.S.-Russia Talks, Says Trump ‘Rightfully’ Upset With Zelensky

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that Ukraine’s Zelensky was not grateful for American support and was instead making “counterproductive”...

Zelensky Hopes for ‘Constructive’ Meeting With Trump Envoy Thursday

The Ukrainian leader said that the world's most powerful — in an apparent allusion to Trump — face the "choice" of being with the Kremlin or for peace...

Trump Slams Zelensky as ‘Dictator Without Elections,’ Claims Only He Can End Ukraine War

The U.S. president accused Volodymyr Zelensky of doing “a terrible job” and urged him to “move fast or he is not going to have a country left.”...

Zelensky Accuses Trump of Falling for Russian ‘Disinformation’

“Unfortunately, President Trump, for whom we have great respect as leader of the American people… lives in this disinformation space,” Zelensky said...

Zelensky Slams U.S-Russia Talks, Urges ‘Fair’ Negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticised U.S.-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be "fair" and involve...

Zelensky to Visit Saudi Arabia After U.S.-Russia Talks

Spokesman Sergiy Nykyforov told AFP that Zelensky would visit Saudi Arabia with his wife on Wednesday as part of a “long-planned” official visit.

Zelensky Warns Russia Will ‘Wage War’ on NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes Russia is preparing to "wage war" against a weakened NATO should President Donald Trump dilute U.S. support...

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