Ukrainians Blindsided by Deal’s Breakdown and by Trump’s Actions
Some said they felt the U.S. president was disrespectful and that they were proud of their leader for standing up to him.
Flow of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine Has Nearly Stopped and May End Completely
The Biden administration saw the $67 billion in military assistance it provided to Kyiv as essential. Trump sees any further aid as leverage.
After Insults and False Claims, Trump to Host Zelensky for Minerals Deal
President Trump will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday after falsely asserting that Ukraine started the war with Russia and calling him a “dictator without elections.”
With Trump, Alliances Come With Strings Attached
President Trump has little use for America’s traditional alliances, and tends to evaluate U.S. relationships according to whether countries are contributing economically to the United States.
Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions
“The first contacts with the new American administration give us some hope,” the Russian president said in televised comments on Thursday.
North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says
The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.
Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the European Union.
Rare Protest at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Reflects Fears Over Trump
The demonstration drew only a handful of people, but showed how some Ukrainians fear that Washington is drifting away from backing Ukraine now that President Trump is in power.
U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees
A copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times says that the United States “supports Ukraine’s effort to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace.”
Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus
When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan…