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August 20, 2025 9:26 AM

Trump says US may provide air support to back a Ukraine peace deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has ruled out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine, but said the United States might provide air support as part of a deal to end Russia's war in the country. A day after Trump pledged security guarantees to help end the war at an extraordinary White House summit, the path to peace remained uncertain as the U.S. and allies prepared to work out what military support for Ukraine might include. "When it comes to security, (Europeans) are willing t...

August 19, 2025 8:43 PM

Trump says Putin ‘tired’ of war, but possible he doesn’t want to make a deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to "be good" and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Russian president doesn't want to make a deal. "I don't think it's going to be a problem, to be honest with you. I think Putin is tired of it. I think they're all tired of it, but you never know," Trump said in an interview with the Fox News "Fox & Friends" program. Trump spoke the day after hosting Ukrainian Presiden...

August 19, 2025 9:43 AM

Rutte says Article 5 type deal considered for Ukraine, NATO membership not discussed

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday NATO membership for Ukraine was not under discussion but that there was a discussion on "Article 5" type security guarantees for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. "The situation is this - that the U.S. and some other countries have said that they are against NATO membership for Ukraine. The official NATO position ... is that there is an irreversible path for Ukraine into NATO," Rutte said during an interview on Fox News' "The Ingr...

August 19, 2025 9:03 AM

US would help assure Ukraine’s security in a peace deal, Trump tells Zelenskiy

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine's security in any deal to end Russia's war there, though the extent of any assistance was not immediately clear. Trump made the pledge during an extraordinary summit at the White House, where he hosted Zelenskiy and a group of European allies days after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. "When it comes to security, there's going to be a ...

August 18, 2025 10:38 PM

European leaders arrive at White House in show of support for Ukraine ahead of Trump meeting

European leaders arrived at the White House on Monday in a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, where he may face pressure to end the war with Russia on terms favorable to Moscow. The leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO were in Washington in solidarity with Ukraine and also to push for strong security guarantees in any post-war settlement. Trump is pressing for a quick end...

August 18, 2025 9:47 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he’s ready to work for peace ahead of Trump talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he was ready to work to end the war with Russia ahead of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington where he could face pressure to accept terms favorable to Moscow. "Russia can only be forced into peace through strength, and President Trump has that strength," Zelenskiy wrote on social media after meeting with the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. Zelenskiy is due to meet with Trump at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT...

August 18, 2025 8:47 AM

Europeans to back Zelenskiy in Washington as Trump presses Ukraine deal

European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet Donald Trump in Washington, they said on Sunday, seeking to shore up Zelenskiy's position as the U.S. president presses Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal to end Europe's deadliest war in 80 years. Trump is leaning on Zelenskiy to strike an agreement after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and emerged more aligned with Moscow on seeking a peace deal instead of a ceasefire first. Trump and Zelenskiy will meet on Monday. It...

August 13, 2025 5:28 PM

Russia says its demands are unchanged: full Ukrainian withdrawal from regions that Moscow claims

Russia said on Wednesday that its stance on ending the war in Ukraine has not changed since President Vladimir Putin set out his conditions last year: the full withdrawal of Kyiv's forces from key Ukrainian regions and the abandonment of its NATO ambitions. Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are due to meet on Friday in Alaska, the first U.S.-Russian summit since 2021, to discuss efforts to end the war. Trump has said both sides will have to swap some of the land they currently hold to make ...

August 12, 2025 2:33 PM

EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future

Ukrainians must have the freedom to decide their own future, European Union member states said on Tuesday, seeking to weigh in ahead of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plan to speak with Trump on Wednesday, before the summit in Alaska, amid fears that Washington, hitherto Ukraine's leading arms supplier, may dictate unfavourable peace terms to Kyiv. "Meaningful negotiations ca...

August 12, 2025 9:53 AM

Trump says both sides in Ukraine war will need to cede territory

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal. European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plan to speak with Trump ahead of his summit with Putin in Alaska on Friday, amid fears Washington may dictate unfavorable peace terms to Ukraine. Trump has hardened his stance towards Mo...