Putin, Trump and Ukraine

Trump says he's had 'good talks' with Putin but not Ukraine as he escalates criticism of Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump said he's had "good talks" with Russia's Vladimir Putin but not with Ukraine, and that he's "sick" of how Volodymyr Zelenskyy has handled the war.
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Live updates: Trump says he’s had better talks with Putin than Ukraine on ending war
President Donald Trump, addressing a bipartisan group of governors at the White House, said Friday that he’s had “very good talks” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and “not such good talks with Ukraine” about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Ukrainians Rally Around Zelensky as Trump and Putin Denigrate Him
After Trump called Zelensky a “dictator” and began talks with Russia, even some of Zelensky’s harshest domestic critics have begun defending him.
Here's Why Trump Says He Can Get a Deal with Putin
Efforts to secure a ceasefire have accelerated since Donald Trump returned to the White House, and re-established contact with Vladimir Putin. How will Trump negotiate with the Russian President? Our senior writer Stephanie Baker,
Trump’s Putinization of America
By Wednesday, Zelensky pushed back on Trump’s ridiculous assertions by saying that he was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space,” and, in response, Trump attacked the Ukrainian leader as a “Dictator without Elections” in a long,
Donald Trump rushes to meet Vladimir Putin’s demands on Ukraine
Donald Trump is in such a rush to end the war in Ukraine, that he seems willing to give Vladimir Putin the advantage in any deal. The Russian president has stuck to stringent demands that would undo Europe’s security architecture and basically turn Ukraine into a failed state.
Kremlin offers Trump support in Zelenskiy spat as Putin ally says US leader is '200% right'
The Kremlin offered Donald Trump support in his standoff with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, accusing the Ukrainian president of making "inadmissible" remarks about world leaders as a Russian official said he was stunned by how fast the U.
Trump won’t travel to Moscow to meet with Putin
President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday afternoon that he will not travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 9. French media outlet Le Point reported earlier in the day that the president would join Putin to continue negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine and commemorate Victory Day,
Trump is offering Putin concessions and undermining Ukraine, says former U.S. ambassador to Russia
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss McFaul's thoughts on President Trump's negotiations with Russia and Ukraine.
Trump dodges on whether Putin is a dictator after calling Zelenskyy one
Trump has been deeply critical of the Ukrainian president in recent days while offering friendlier words about his Russian ...
Can there be peace in Ukraine, or is Putin just playing for time?
As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ...
‘I see America rewarding Putin’s aggression’, says Russia observer M. Gessen
The New York Times columnist tracks the White House’s about face on Ukraine, its overtures to the Kremlin, and the ...
See How Xi and Putin Are Ramping Up Joint Military Drills
China and Russia, America’s top two global adversaries, are working together as never before, probing the defenses of the U.S ...
Kremlin says there's still no concrete detail on possible Trump-Putin meeting
The Kremlin said on Friday that there was a mutual understanding about the need for a meeting between U.S. President Donald ...
Trump says Zelensky and Putin need to 'get together' as US and Ukraine work on mineral deal
This week has seen US President Donald Trump kick-off a war of words with his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr ...
Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin
As a senator, Marco Rubio prided himself on challenging tyrants. But as secretary of state, President Trump has tasked him ...
Macron's message to Trump: 'You can’t be weak in the face of Putin'
French President Emmanuel Macron said that he intends to tell U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that it's in the joint interest ...
Trump: Putin and Zelenskyy 'have to get together' to end the war
President Trump was asked about his comments towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin and ...
Washington’s Embrace of Putin Aims to Drive Wedge Between Moscow and Beijing
Unlike Nixon and Kissinger’s gambit in the 1970s, the strategy threatens to divide the West.