28 h. ago ‘Putin wants more’: Amid peace talks, US says Russia still aims to reclaim former Soviet bloc

Reports present a starkly different picture from  that painted by US President Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators.

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28 h. ago ‘Putin wants more’: Amid peace talks, US spies say Russia still aims to reclaim former Soviet bloc

Reports from US intelligence present a starkly different picture from  that painted by US President Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators.

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2 w. ago The brutal reality that shows what Putin really thinks of Trump’s peace plan

Yaroslav was at home when the missile hit. So was his friend, who went to sleep that night as usual and died in the flames.

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3 w. ago The dictator next door: Why these dealmakers won’t stop Putin

In a leaked phone call, Steve Witkoff made peace in Ukraine sound simple. But anything that looks acceptable to Putin carries immense danger for Europe and America.

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3 w. ago Leaked phone call shows Trump’s special envoy coached Kremlin on Trump tactics

Extraordinary transcript shows that Steve Witkoff advised a Russian counterpart on what Putin should say to Trump before the US president met Volodymyr Zelensky.

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3 w. ago Trump dispatches envoy to meet Putin, claims Ukraine peace deal ‘very close’

The US president said were “only a few” areas of disagreement as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky hailed a “good result”, though Moscow has already baulked at changes to the original proposal.

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3 w. ago ‘Good result’: Zelensky follows Trump in hailing positive steps to end Ukraine war

The US president claimed an agreement was “very close”, though Russia pushed back at proposed changes to his original plan.

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3 w. ago ‘Tough as nails’: What Putin really wants out of peace talk chaos

As Ukrainian and European officials sprang into a frenzy over Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan, the Russian president just sat back and watched.

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