Over the past few weeks,Trump officials have acknowledged privately that the chances of a quick peace deal in Ukraine have grown elusive.
Under the disguise of ceasefire negotiations,Moscow is using the lull in Western aid and growing US political fractures to its advantage.
Donald Trump’s two foreign envoys,General Keith Kellogg and Steve Witkoff,propose ceasefire conditions more appealing to Vladimir Putin.
They have been showing up on both sides of the battlefield throughout the war,begging the question:Are they brave heroes,dirty mercenaries,or deluded nationalists?
Beijing is a close diplomatic ally of Moscow but is not publicly known to have directly aided in the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion and Zelensky did not say whether Ukraine believed the men were acting on Beijing’s orders.
A little girl was playing on a swing with her cousin when Russia launched a missile from 400 kilometres away. It reached her within minutes.
The strike on Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town was the deadliest for children so far. Some victims were found in a playground.
Families of those who lost their lives over Ukraine 10 years ago want US President Donald Trump to ensure responsibility for the atrocity is included in any peace deal with Russia.
When it comes to diplomacy,Donald Trump wants an implicit or explicit display of personal gratitude from US allies.
With a deal to access Ukraine’s critical minerals now on the backburner,the US president said American ownership of the country’s power plants would offer “the best protection”.