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Zelensky and European Leaders Arrive for High-Stakes White House Talks

This is Beirut, 18/08 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders arrived at the White House Monday ahead of high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump aimed at bridging big differences over a peace deal with Russia. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Finland, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and European Commission chief Ursula ...

Trump-Zelensky: Dialogue Resumes After February Humiliation

Soumia Benmerzoug, 18/08 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Last February 28, Zelensky’s visit to Washington ended in fiasco. In what some media dubbed “the ambush office,” Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, berated the Ukrainian leader, accusing him of ingratitude despite tens of billions of dollars in US military aid. The meeting ended abruptly, with Zelensky leaving without a press briefing ...

European Leaders Rally With Zelensky in Washington

This is Beirut, 17/08 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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European leaders said they would join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on Monday, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday but the talks failed to yield any breakthrough on a ceasefire -- though White House envoy Steve ...

Witkoff: Trump-Putin Summit Produced "Game-Changing" Security Pledges

This is Beirut, 17/08 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to "robust security guarantees" for Ukraine during their high-stakes summit in Alaska, a top White House envoy said Sunday, adding that he was hopeful for a "productive meeting" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders the next day. Speaking on ...

Ukraine and Russia Trade Drone Strikes Ahead of Zelensky-Trump Talks

This is Beirut, 17/08 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kyiv and Moscow launched attack drones at each other Sunday, a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump on ending three years of war with Russia. Fighting has continued to rage during a flurry of diplomatic moves to end Moscow's invasion. Kyiv's air force said ...

Trump Backing Putin’s Ukraine Land Plan: Source, Reports

This is Beirut, 16/08 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump backs a Russian proposal for Moscow to take full control of two Ukrainian regions and freeze the front line in two others which Moscow only partially controls, a source told AFP. The source with knowledge of the matter said Russian President Vladimir Putin "de facto demands that Ukraine leave Donbas", an area consisting ...

Trump Drops Ukraine Ceasefire Demand After Putin Summit

This is Beirut, 16/08 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Saturday dropped his push for a ceasefire in Ukraine in favor of pursuing a full peace accord – a major shift announced hours after his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin yielded no clear breakthrough. Prior to the high-stakes meeting in Alaska, securing an immediate cessation of hostilities had been a core demand of ...

US Proposed NATO-Style Joint Defense Guarantees for Kyiv

This is Beirut, 16/08 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to, but separate from, the collective defense agreement between NATO member countries, Italy's premier and a diplomatic source said on Saturday. The suggestion was raised during a call US President Donald Trump held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on ...

European Leaders Back Putin-Trump-Zelensky Meeting

This is Beirut, 16/08 15:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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European leaders on Saturday expressed support for a three-way summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia's Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump, after a US-Russia summit failed to produce a ceasefire. A statement, signed by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir ...

Trump and Putin Kick off Alaska Summit With a Hand Shake

This is Beirut, 15/08 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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:Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands and smiled at an air base in Alaska on Friday as they opened a high-risk summit that will test the US president's promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine. In choreographed drama, Trump and Putin each arrived in their presidential jets and walked under gray skies to greet each other on the tarmac, ...

Falsehoods Swirl Around Trump-Putin Summit

This is Beirut, 15/08 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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From false claims of a Ukrainian assassin shot dead in Alaska to baseless reports of Russia declaring the sale of the territory to the United States illegal, misinformation has swirled around the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The online falsehoods spreading across tech platforms were muddying the waters around Friday's closely ...

Ukraine: From the First Shot to the Trump-Putin Summit

Moncef Ait-Kaci, 15/08 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It all began in Maidan Square, at the heart of what history would remember as the “Revolution of Dignity” or “Euromaidan.” In November 2013, thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv to say “no” to a pro-Russian turn and to demand “a European future.” Months of violently repressed protests led to the flight of President Viktor ...

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