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  • Trump's team threatens to exit Ukraine negotiations amid growing rift

    05/30/2025 9:15:01 AM PDT · by bimboeruption · 170 replies
    RBC Ukraine via MSN ^ | 5-30-24 | Kateryna Danishevska
    The United States of America may withdraw from the negotiation process to resolve the full-scale war in Ukraine if White House leader Donald Trump believes he is being "used," warns White House Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg on ABC News. "I think when you talk about walking away if he believes he's being used and that there is no hope in progress going forward, he goes: 'We’re done with this. Europe, we leave it over to you'," Kellogg stated, commenting on Trump’s threats to exit the negotiation process. Negotiations on resolving war in Ukraine Over the past few months,...
  • President Trump gives Putin deadline to prove he’s serious about ending the war in Ukraine

    05/29/2025 5:33:20 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/29/2025 | Emily Crane
    President Trump appeared to give Vladimir Putin a hard deadline for ending the war in Ukraine — as the Kremlin revealed Thursday the Russian leader has no plans to pow wow with the commander-in-chief. “We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday. Asked whether Putin wanted to end the war, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in...
  • Trump fires ominous six-word warning shot to 'disrespectful' Putin as row rages on

    05/28/2025 3:14:35 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Express UK ^ | REBECCA ROBINSON
    Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Vladimir Putin after accusing him of deliberately drawing out the fragile peace process in Ukraine. The US president was asked whether he thought it was "disrespectful" of his Russian counterpart to accuse him of being overly emotional. A reporter questioned: "Do you believe the Russians are being disrespectful when they say that your criticisms of Putin are simply an emotional response? And do you still believe that Putin actually wants to end the war? Mr Trump responded: "I can't tell you that, but I'll let you know in about two weeks. Within two...
  • Trump Will Walk Away from Ukraine; And That's a Good Thing

    05/28/2025 1:48:24 PM PDT · by EnderWiggin1970 · 52 replies
    The American Conservative ^ | 5/27/25 | Brandon J. Weichert
    This is not my war,” stated President Donald Trump emphatically to a dubious—nay, hostile—White House Press Corps when asked about the potential outcome of negotiations with Russia over ending the Ukraine War. Whether those in the corporate press fully grasped what the 47th president was saying is another matter. Without stating it plainly, the president was essentially acknowledging that he had no real leverage over Russia to get them to end the war. So, rather than needlessly drag out this hopeless conflict (for the NATO side of the proxy war with Russia), where 5,000 young men die every week, Trump...
  • Trump suffering ‘emotional overload’, says Russia

    05/26/2025 10:37:23 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 54 replies
    Daily Telegraph ^ | May 26 2025 | Jörg Luyken
    Moscow makes comment after US president’s criticism of record drone strikes on Ukraine Russia has suggested that Donald Trump is suffering from “emotional overload” as it deflected his criticism of its record drone strikes on Ukraine at the weekend.
  • So What If Russia Conquers Ukraine?

    05/26/2025 12:59:37 PM PDT · by ExpatCanuck · 102 replies
    Self
    Let’s say Russia takes over Ukraine (one of the most corrupt countries in the world)… then what? As long as Russia doesn’t go on an ethnic cleansing rampage (doubtful given their common ethnic origins), and honors the mineral agreement with the USA, why should we care?
  • Russia Hits Ukraine with the Largest Drone-and-missile Attack of the war So Far, Killing at Least 12

    05/25/2025 10:40:06 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 42 replies
    Newsmax ^ | May 25, 2025 | Associated Presstitutes
    A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in the country for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, officials said early Sunday. The scale of the onslaught was stunning — Russia hit Ukraine with 367 drones and missiles, making this the largest single aerial attack of the more than three-years-long war, according to Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Force. In all, Russia used 69 missiles of various types and 298 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones, he told The Associated Press. It was “the most massive strike in...
  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy denounces U.S. silence after massive Russian drone-and-missile attacks

    05/25/2025 7:55:59 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 109 replies
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday criticized the United States and the international community for remaining silent after Russia unleashed what Ukrainian officials describing as the largest aerial assault on the country since the war began. Russian forces launched a massive overnight barrage Saturday as 367 drones and missiles targeted more than 30 cities and villages across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv. At least 12 people were killed, according to officials, including three children in the northern region of Zhytomyr.
  • Kyiv suffers night of hell as Putin launches 'record number of Iskander-M missiles' at Ukraine

    05/24/2025 5:50:51 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 64 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/24/2025 | WILL STEWART and CIARAN FOREMAN
    Kyiv endured a night of hell as Vladimir Putin unleashed new terror on the Ukrainian capital. Apocalyptic scenes unfolded during more than seven hours of bombardment which saw missiles and drones hit until 5.10am today. Explosions and fires broke out across the capital city - as a senior Moscow military figure and hardline politician insisted Putin's aim is to unite Russia, Ukraine and Belarus into a single state.
  • Ukrainian drones target Russia in large-scale attack, Moscow claims 159 drones shot down in under a day

    05/23/2025 5:35:42 PM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 12 replies
    The Kyiv Independent ^ | May 22, 2025 9:31 PM | by Anna Fratsyvir
    Russian air defenses reportedly intercepted more than 150 Ukrainian drones over several regions, including areas near the capital, in what appears to be one of the largest such aerial assaults, Russia's Defense Ministry said on May 22. For at least two days in a row, Ukraine has launched massive waves of drones deep into Russian territory. Between the evening of May 20 and the morning of May 22, Russia claims to have shot down 485 drones on its territory. According to the Russian military, 159 drones were destroyed between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time on May 22. The...
  • Imposing 500% tariffs on nations that trade with Russia will backfire

    05/23/2025 12:57:13 PM PDT · by Kazan · 93 replies
    Responsible Statecraft ^ | May 21, 2025 | Rand Paul
    While tariffs make wars more likely, embargoes make wars difficult to avoid. Senator Lindsey Graham’s Sanctioning Russia Act calls for 500% tariffs on dozens of countries and essentially amounts to an embargo.If this bill were to pass, it would cause an economic calamity on a scale never before seen in our country.In its insistence that Moscow be a permanent enemy of the United States, the foreign policy establishment is pushing to impose more punitive measures on Russia should they refuse to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine. The Sanctioning Russia Act seeks to inflict a series of additional sanctions and...
  • Trump’s New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem

    05/22/2025 4:53:09 PM PDT · by bimboeruption · 130 replies
    New York Times ^ | 5-22-25 | David E. SangerJonathan SwanMaggie Haberman and Michael Schwirtz
    In a reversal, President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it. For months, President Trump has been threatening to simply walk away from the frustrating negotiations for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine. After a phone call on Monday between Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, that appears to be exactly what the American president is doing. The deeper question now is whether he is also abandoning America’s three-year-long project to support Ukraine, a nascent democracy that he...
  • Vance: Russia-Ukraine talks in 'a bit on an impasse'

    05/19/2025 7:50:12 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 47 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/19/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States Vice President JD Vance told reporters aboard Air Force Two while departing Italy after his discussion with Pope Leo on Monday, indicating negotiations regarding the Ukraine conflict have reached "a bit of an impasse." "We realize there's a bit of an impasse here," Vance added. "Putin doesn't seem to quite know how to get out of the war. If Russia is not willing to engage, eventually the US has to say that this is not our war." Vance said he anticipates US President Donald Trump will question Russian President Vladimir Putin about his "serious" interest in peace during...
  • Vance: US ‘more than open to walking away’ from Ukraine-Russia talks

    05/19/2025 8:31:58 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 24 replies
    Politico ^ | 5/19/2025 | ELI STOKOLS
    -snip- “I think the president’s going to say to President Putin, ‘Look, are you serious? Are you real about this?’ Because the proposal from the United States has always been: Look, there are a lot of economic benefits to thawing relations between Russia and the rest of the world, but you’re not going to get those benefits if you keep on killing a lot of innocent people,” Vance said. “If you’re willing to stop the killing, the United States is willing to be a partner for peace.”
  • Fears for Ukraine peace talks as Russian TV broadcasts Putin warning Donald Trump to stop trying to dictate terms

    05/18/2025 2:45:02 PM PDT · by USA-FRANCE · 180 replies
    Russian state TV aired a video of Vladimir Putin warning Donald Trump to stop trying to dictate the terms of a ceasefire with Ukraine. Putin stressed that he plans to finish what he started three years ago and warned that Trump should not push him into a US blueprint for stopping the war.
  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with U.S. officials, European leaders ahead of Trump-Putin call

    05/18/2025 12:39:22 PM PDT · by McGruff · 5 replies
    CBS News ^ | May 18, 2025
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took the opportunity while in Rome for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass to meet with top U.S. officials and European leaders on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes phone call Monday between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy spoke with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Rome. Zelenskyy said on social media he had underscored the need for "real diplomacy" and reaffirmed Ukraine's commitment to a "full and unconditional ceasefire." "We have also touched upon the need for sanctions...
  • Ukraine’s chief rabbi warns of new ‘axis of evil’ as Moscow celebrates anniversary of WWII’s end in Europe with US adversaries

    05/11/2025 4:59:32 AM PDT · by tlozo · 68 replies
    The New York Post ^ | My 9, 2025 | Caitlin Doornbos
    Ukraine’s chief rabbi warned of a new “axis of evil” developing between Russia and Iran... Moshe Reuven Azman — who lost a son in the Ukraine war and whose daughter serves in the Israel Defense Forces — came to Washington on his own dime this week to plead with lawmakers and government officials to continue supporting Ukraine and Israel. “Israel and Ukraine, they have the same enemies — an ‘axis of evil,’ I call it, that looks like World War II,” Azman told The Post on Thursday. “I am an eyewitness myself: I lost my son one year ago when...
  • US VP Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business'

    05/09/2025 1:48:38 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 43 replies
    Channel News Asia ^ | 09 May 2025
    United States Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday (May 8) that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the US cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours and a war between them would be "none of our business". "We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can't control these countries though," Vance said in an interview on Fox News show The Story with Martha MacCallum. "What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we're not going to get involved in the middle of war that's fundamentally...
  • Russia Victory Day 2025 LIVE: Putin Leads Russia’s Largest Military Parade in Moscow | World News

    05/09/2025 2:27:50 AM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 104 replies
    YouTube ^ | 05/09/2025 | World News
    Russia Victory Day 2025 LIVE: Putin Leads Russia's Largest Military Parade in Moscow to commemorate 80th anniversary of Russia's famous victory over Nazi Germany in WW II. 39 world leaders at this parade including Chinese leader Xi. Very impressive..
  • Trump-Ukraine minerals deal gets green light from parliament in Kyiv

    05/08/2025 9:11:46 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Politico EU ^ | 5/8/2025 | VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA
    Ukrainian lawmakers voted Thursday to ratify a controversial economic partnership with the U.S. that gives America access to profit from the Eastern European country’s vast mineral resources. After a tense debate that included criticism from the opposition, 338 MPs out of 400 officially voted to establish the American-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund that will be filled equally by both sides via a series of opaque means, but including mining and energy profits.