Trump, Burnham and Ukraine
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Russia believes U.S. President Donald Trump is sincere in his efforts to end the Ukraine war and will wait for Washington to put forward new proposals, even though the U.S. is continuing to provide weapons to Kyiv,
The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN
Trump congratulates Ukraine, praises its resilience on Independence Day
Trump congratulated Ukraine on behalf of the American people, citing the “strong friendship” between Kyiv and Washington and praising the “courageous, brave and talented people who have built your great nation.
Former CIA Director William Burns was the last CIA chief to visit Moscow. He did so in November 2021 to warn senior Russian officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin against war with Ukraine. Fast forward to today, four years into the war, and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have made little progress.
The lack of visible senior Trump administration participation was the latest sign of how Washington has backed off during a critical juncture for Ukraine.
Russia would not end its war against Ukraine even if it captured all of Donbas, former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg told the Kyiv Independent in an interview conducted on Ukrainian
The president publicly said three weeks ago that he would let Ukraine build its own anti-missile interceptors. Now he says maybe not.
Donald Trump announced that he had paused for three days a 50% tariff on billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods entering America. His statement came hours before the levy was to be imposed. Canada’s prime minister,
Ukrainska Pravda on MSN
Axios: US asks Ukraine not to strike Russia while CIA director is there
Axios reports that Washington asked Ukraine to pause strikes on Russia while CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow on his first visit since taking office.
Trump’s threats and hectoring have rattled Europe, but growing defense budgets and lasting mutual interests mean the alliance is more likely to endure than to collapse.
By Humeyra Pamuk, Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump's ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November's midterm elections.