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Zelensky
Trump Offers To Go to Ukraine Talks if Putin Does
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has challenged Putin to meet him in person in Turkey, but Russia has not confirmed who would attend any talks.
May 14, 2025
Israel
Trump Lifts Syria Sanctions, Urges New Leader to Make Peace With Israel
While the US is still keeping Syria on its list of state sponsors of terrorism – a designation in place since 1979 – the lifting of economic sanctions is seen as a major shift.
May 14, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Putin Plays Trump For a Fool
In yet another diversionary ploy meant to give the West an excuse not to punish Russia for its recalcitrance, Putin offered a meeting in Istanbul – then had second thoughts.
May 14, 2025
Zelensky
Putin Unlikely to Attend Turkey Peace Talks, May Send Top Aides
According to Kremlin sources cited by The Washington Post, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, are expected to represent Russia at the talks.
May 14, 2025
Europe
UK Wants Stronger Voice on Frozen Russian Assets
The UK wants to move €200B in frozen Russian assets held in Belgium into a fund, aiming for more control and possibly aiding Ukraine.
May 14, 2025
Turkey
Rubio to Join Thursday’s Istanbul Talks Between Ukraine, Russia – Trump
The US president confirmed that the US State Secretary will go to Istanbul on Thursday for the planned Kyiv-Moscow talks during his Tuesday speech in Saudi Arabia.
May 13, 2025
Ukraine
How Zelensky Outsmarted Putin: Genius Moves That Shifted the War
Putin’s surprise call for peace talks with Ukraine is likely a strategic move, not genuine diplomacy, amid rising Western pressure and shifting global dynamics – and Zelensky knows it.
May 13, 2025
Trump
Trump Basks in Saudi Welcome on Business-Focused State Visit
Trump will address an investment forum in Riyadh and later in the week head to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, fellow oil-rich Arab monarchies with long ties to the United States.
May 13, 2025
Lavrov Accuses Trump of Backtracking on Ukraine Deal Made in Alaska
Russian foreign minister claimed that it was the US that proposed the settlement terms during the August 2025 Alaska summit.
June 5, 2026
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