Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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To appreciate the dramatic shift in President Donald Trump’s policy towards Ukraine, consider two scenes in the Oval Office, months apart:
Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities overnight into Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would send military equipment to Kyiv.
President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.
Ukraine’s capacity to strike Russia’s major cities has come under the spotlight since President Trump asked if Kyiv could do so.
President Donald Trump has unveiled a new strategy to support Ukraine by encouraging NATO allies to donate military equipment, particularly Patriot missile systems, in exchange for U.S. replacements.
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Daily Star on MSNDonald Trump ally warns what will happen Putin snubs 50-day deadline sparking WW3 fearsDonald Trump has been growing increasingly angry with Putin ignoring his strict 50-day peace deal – with a senator warning what might come next for Russia if he doesn't step in line
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized Trump’s peace ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, suggesting it’s too slow. The U.S. president on Monday said he is “very, very unhappy” with Russia and threatened the country with secondary tariffs of up to 100 percent if it does not negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days.
Trump was speaking to reporters about Russian President Vladimir Putin when a cameraman spotted his hand and zoomed in for a closer look. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Daily Beast that the bruise is due to the president’s serial handshaking.