16 h. ago U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion

The American opposition to a draft of a Group of 7 statement marking the third anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine comes after President Trump blamed Kyiv for starting the war.

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44 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Pence calls out Trump for saying Ukraine started war

While Trump's current vice president is echoing this stance on Ukraine, Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence is speaking out against him on the issue.

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45 h. ago Trump Falsely Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame for the War: What to Know

A look at how the war in Ukraine began, the state of the peace talks and why the country isn’t holding elections.

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45 h. ago Zelenskyy hits back against Trump's comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants the U.S. to stop using disinformation when talking about Russia's war on Ukraine, after President Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war.

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51 h. ago Zelensky Urges ‘More Truth’ After Trump Suggests Ukraine Started the War

The remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine were some of his most pointed yet about President Trump’s views on the war.

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64 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump falsely claims Ukraine started war with Russia

Trump's negotiators met with Russian delegation to end the war that started with Russia's invasion.

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64 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump takes shots at Zelenskyy and Ukraine

Trump's negotiators met with Russian delegation to end the war that started with Russia's invasion.

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3 d. ago Ukraine Talks, U.S. Health Agency Cuts, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Fallout

American and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. The Trump administration has started making broad cuts to federal health agencies. Days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, four of his top aides and deputy mayors announced their resignations. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Jane Greenhalgh, Denice Rios, Reena Advani and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.

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4 d. ago Ukraine's former foreign minister on the looming peace talks

NPR speaks with Dmytro Kuleba, who spent two and a half years as Ukraine's wartime foreign minister, on Ukraine's prospects for a fair peace agreement on a war started by Russia and how the Trump administration presents both risks and opportunities.

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