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Trump Says Putin 'Playing with Fire' as Sanctions Pressure Grows

This is Beirut, 28/05 09:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," taking a fresh jab at his Russian counterpart as Washington weighs new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war. Trump's latest broadside showed his frustration with stalled ceasefire talks and comes two days after he called the Kremlin ...

Trump Slams 'Crazy' Putin as Russia Pummels Ukraine with Massive Drone Attack

This is Beirut, 26/05 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "crazy" on Sunday after Moscow launched a deadly barrage of drones against Ukraine, even as the warring countries completed a large-scale prisoner exchange. At least 13 people were killed when Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to ...

Trump Gets talks Pledge but no Ukraine Ceasefire from Putin

This is Beirut, 20/05 09:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine would "immediately" start peace talks after he spoke with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the Russian leader rebuffing the US president's call for an unconditional truce. Trump framed the two-hour conversation as a breakthrough as the Republican seeks an elusive deal to end the conflict that he ...

Zelensky and Vance Discussed Upcoming Trump-Putin Call in Rome

This is Beirut, 18/05 17:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the upcoming telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a brief meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Rome on Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Zelensky and Vance discussed "the situation on the front, preparations for the ...

Putin has no Plans to go to Istanbul: Kremlin

This is Beirut, 15/05 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Kremlin said Thursday President Vladimir Putin currently had no plans to go to Istanbul, where Kyiv and Moscow are due to hold talks, despite US leader Donald Trump saying he would be ready to go. "No, there are no such plans at the moment," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He declined to answer AFP's question on why Putin refused to go ...

Trump Says 'Possibility' of Meeting Putin for Ukraine Talks in Turkey

This is Beirut, 14/05 16:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump offered Wednesday to head to Turkey for talks on ending the Ukraine conflict, so long as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up. The Kremlin was silent for a third day running on who would represent Moscow at the highly anticipated talks, which would be the first direct peace negotiations between Russian ...

Zelensky Urges Trump to Make Putin Meeting Happen

This is Beirut, 13/05 21:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to negotiate an end to the war. Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that the West should impose  massive sanctions if Putin skips ...

Kyiv: Putin Skipping Talks Would be 'Final Signal' Moscow Unwilling to End War

This is Beirut, 13/05 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine on Tuesday said that if Russian President Vladimir Putin skips talks in Turkey on Thursday with Volodymyr Zelensky, it would be a clear sign that Moscow does not have any intentions of halting its invasion. Zelensky has called on Putin to personally attend direct Russia-Ukraine talks that the Kremlin leader himself suggested, but Moscow ...

UN Aviation Agency finds Russia Responsible for 2014 Downing of Airliner over Ukraine

This is Beirut, 13/05 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN aviation agency blamed Russia Monday for the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine in 2014, leading to the deaths of 298 people. Australia and the Netherlands, the countries with most fatalities in the tragedy, quickly called for Russia to assume responsiblity for the downing and pay damages. The International Civil Aviation ...

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