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Donald Trump promised voters he'd end the Russia-Ukraine war on Day 1 thanks, in part, to his relationship with Putin. But months into his term, peace remains elusive.
So much for Donald Trump’s “force of personality” forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to prove he wants to end the war in Ukraine.
After another call with Putin, it looks like Trump has abandoned efforts to mediate peace in Ukraine
Trump is on record as saying that there would be no progress towards peace in Ukraine until he and Putin get together. But it is worth bearing mind that very little movement towards a ceasefire in Ukraine – let alone a peace agreement – occurred after the last phone call between the two presidents in February.
President Trump suggested after the call that the United States could “back away” if Russia and Ukraine peace talks don't advance. That could leave it to Europe to keep Ukraine in the fight.
The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine for three years should have been a momentous occasion. Since 2022, Russian war crimes have only deepened the chasm between them. Yet
I served in our country's foreign service for three decades. The Trump administration's Ukraine policy will make the U.S. less safe.
They didn't get it right away, but eventually they got it." But Biden said that Trump's Ukraine policy could also have a broader impact on US and European relations. "Europe is going to lose ...
The direct negative impact of the new tariffs on Ukraine's economy is expected to ... imbalances,” the central bank said. Read also: Trump lays out condition for lifting import tariffs ...
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is leading three days of meetings with top finance officials from the world's largest economies, where tariffs are set to dominate.
Now, running for a fifth term in a state that Donald Trump ... policy is going.” But Coons added that Graham still appears to be working “tirelessly” to get a good outcome for Ukraine.
REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo KYIV/BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) -For Ukraine and its allies, who spent months trying to win Donald Trump over to their cause in the war started by Russia, it is back to square one.