A sharp political turn: The US declines to identify Russia as an “aggressor” in G7 statements and refuses to co-author a UN resolution on Ukraine. The US opposes the use of the word “aggressor” for Russia and similar formulations that G7 leaders have used since 2022 in statements connected with the third anniversary of the invasion o... #DonaldTrump #G7 #RussianAggression #UNresolution #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Trump to rewrite Ukraine minerals deal, and pressures Zelenskyy to sign it. The Trump administration may push for a “simplified deal” with Ukraine on its mineral reserves to hasten the peace process and then later negotiate more detailed terms. Last week, Presiden... #DonaldTrump #MikeWaltz #MineralAgreement #MineralDepositsUkraine #PeaceTalks #USmilitaryAid #Zelenskyy
Starmer and Macron are heading to Washington with a plan for a Ukrainian peacekeeping mission. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Washington next week for meetings aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Starmer is expected to pre... #Article5 #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #KeirStarmer #PeacekeepingMission #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Washington
Trumps statements concerning Ukraine are not justified: How much money has the US actually spent on Ukraine during the three-year war? Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US Congress has allocated around $183B to Ukraine, not $350B as President Donald Trump claims, according to data from t... #DonaldTrump #SupportUkraine #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
What are the risks of Trump’s course to quickly end the Russian war against Ukraine? US President Donald Trump, trying to hasten the end of the war in Ukraine, is creating a dangerous split in international politics. This threatens not only the security of Ukraine, but also Europe. At... #DonaldTrump #Geopolitics #PeacePlan #Putin #RussiaUS #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Trump summarizes the outcome of negotiations with the Russians: Ukraine must hold elections to engage in talks. The US President described the meeting as “very good,” stating that his confidence in resolving the war in Ukraine has increased. Trump mentioned that he is not opposed to the deployment o... #DonaldTrump #ElectionsUkraine #PeaceTalks #SaudiArabia #Zelenskyy
What demands did Russia make during the negotiations with the US? At the meeting in Riyadh, Russia sought the release of its frozen state assets and an easing of US-applied sanctions. This amounts to approximately $6B, which represents the portion of the Russian Cen... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SaudiArabia
Trump stated that it’s unclear how Ukraine spent the $350B in aid it received from the US; Zelenskyy corrects his counterpart’s figure. US President Donald Trump remarked that Washington allocated $350B in assistance to Ukraine, but “nobody knows where this money went.” He added that Ukraine “will have to pay or deal... #DonaldTrump #MilitaryAidAudit #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #Zelenskyy
Peacekeeping mission in Ukraine: what are the positions of Zelensky and the main allies? President Zelenskyy said that in lieu of Ukraine joining NATO, a strong military and the presence of EU and the US troops in Ukraine could be an acceptable security guarantee. What are Ukraine’s... #DonaldTrump #MélanieJoly #NATO #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #Typhoon #WarEnding
The US and Russia have developed a three-stage plan to end the war in Ukraine. According to Fox News, the plan involves a ceasefire, after which elections should be held in Ukraine, and only then will a peace agreement be signed. The US and Russia view conducting elections in Uk... #DonaldTrump #ElectionsUkraine #PeacePlan #PeaceTalks #SergeiLavrov #WarEnding
Trump wants to end the active phase of Russia’s war against Ukraine by Easter; Ukraine and Europe will be at the negotiating table. The administration of US President Donald Trump has told its European partners that it wants to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine by April 20. This is causing concern among European leaders, who fear tha... #DonaldTrump #Kremlin #PeaceTalks #SergeiLavrov #TerritorialConcessions #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Trump will permit Europe to purchase American weapons for Ukraine and seeks to understand the role Europe can play in supporting Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has stated that he is prepared to allow European countries to acquire American weapons for transfer to Ukraine. This could enable Kyiv to continue utilizing American weapons,... #DonaldTrump #PeacePlan #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #USweapons #WarEnding
Ukraine is already working with the Trump team on a peace agreement draft, and the US-Russian talks are scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia. President Zelenskyy announced the commencement of work with US President Donald Trump’s team and expressed optimism about achieving peace. The US is now viewed as a powerful force capable not on... #DonaldTrump #MunichSecurityConference #PeaceTalks #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SaudiArabia #Zelenskyy
Preparing for negotiations to end the war against Ukraine, Putin is gathering his heavyweights. According to Bloomberg, the list of Russian negotiators already includes Yuri Ushakov, Russia’s chief foreign policy advisor, and Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence S... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #SergeiNaryshkin #YuriUshakov
“Putin won the war”: Analysts comment on Trump’s call to Putin. Professor of international politics Carlo Masala believes that the telephone conversation between the presidents of the US and Russia actually means Putin’s victory. “This is an apocalypti... #DonaldTrump #PeacePlan #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Weimar+: Europe is ready to increase support for Ukraine and demands participation in negotiations. The heads of diplomacy from France, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, and the EU issued a joint statement: “We share the goal of continuing to support Ukraine until a just, comprehen... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #PeteHegseth #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #WeimarTriangle
US Treasury Secretary arrives in Ukraine to negotiate a rare minerals deal. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the minerals deal between Kyiv and Washington would provide Ukraine with a post-war “security shield,” and President Zelenskyy sa... #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #PeacePlan #ScottBessent #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Trump appointed another special representative to work on ending the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has secretly directed his special envoy for the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, to focus on resolving the conflict in Ukraine. According to Fox News, Witkoff has already met wit... #DonaldTrump #MarcFogel #MikeWaltz #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #StevenWitkoff #WarEnding
Ukraine returning to its 1991 borders and gaining NATO membership is “unrealistic.” US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, before a meeting of the Contact Group in the Ramstein format, stated that Ukraine reclaiming its internationally recognized borders established in 1991 is an R... #DeOccupiedTerritories #DonaldTrump #NATO #PeteHegseth #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarEnding
The US has paused the development of its “peace plan” for Ukraine, aiming to involve the EU and discuss details with Zelenskyy. Donald Trump’s administration seeks to ensure Europe has a seat at the negotiating table. Trump’s specialenvoy, Keith Kellogg, explicitly stated that before finalizing the “peace pla... #DonaldTrump #JDVance #KeithKellogg #MunichSecurityConference #PeacePlan #Zelenskyy
Trump says that Ukraine has agreed to give US access to $500B of rare earth metals in exchange for weapons. US President Donald Trump claims that Ukraine has agreed to provide access to $500B worth of rare earth metals as payment for military aid and ongoing support. “They have extremely valuable land... #BorisJohnson #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid
The US will push Europe to buy more American weapons for Ukraine while working to revive Lend-Lease. The Trump administration will encourage its European allies to buy more US-made weapons for Ukraine ahead of possible peace talks with Russia to improve Kyiv’s negotiating position. US officials... #DonaldTrump #JoeWilson #KeithKellogg #LendLease #MunichSecurityConference #UScongress #USweapons #WarinUkraine
The EU will follow the US’s lead and will review billions of euros in foreign aid allocation. According to Bloomberg, the EU will review its foreign aid, shifting several billion euros to better align the bloc’s funding allocation “with its foreign policy interests in difficult int... #DonaldTrump #EuropeanCommission #InternationalAid #RussiaWarCrimes #SerhiySukhomlyn #USAID
Trump announces progress in efforts to end the Russian war; Germany reaffirms its support for Ukraine. According to President Donald Trump, the US is making strides in negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Trump mentioned that he had communicated with Putin and that d... #DonaldTrump #FriedrichMerz #NATO #OlafScholz #PeaceTalks #TaurusMissile #WarEnding
Trump is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia to stop the war. US President Donald Trump is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia to end its war against Ukraine, said Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg. He rated Russia’s pain resulting from curre... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #Putin #RussianOligarchs #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding
While Trump prepares to shut down USAID, Ukraine actively seeks alternative funding sources. US President Donald Trump stated that a significant portion of USAID’s funding was spent fraudulently, and corruption within the agency has reached unprecedented levels. “Close it!” ... #DonaldTrump #financialaidforUkraine #OlgaStefanishyna #UkraineBudget2025 #USAID
Can Ukraine use the Kursk region to bargain for its occupied territory? Zelenskyy says Trump has no plan to end the war. The Telegraph believes that US President Donald Trump’s statements concerning his intention to take control of the Gaza Strip may indicate that to end the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin will hav... #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #Kursk #OccupiedTerritoriesOfUkraine #PeacePlan #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Trump administration has changed its approach on how to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. The new Trump administration has realized the complexity of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and that it will take longer to resolve than they initially thought, according to sources in the US and Ukrai... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #MikeWaltz #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Between minimal and zero: Kellogg evaluates Ukraine’s chances of regaining its nuclear status. US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg stated that Ukraine’s likelihood of reclaiming its nuclear weapons is “slim and none.” “Let’s be honest, we know that’s not going to ... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #MunichConference #NATO #NuclearStatusUkraine #PeacePlan #SecurityGuarantees #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s defense capabilities are limited and require US assistance; the Kremlin is preparing to negotiate with the US regarding Ukraine. President Zelenskyy doubts that Ukraine can maintain its position on the front lines without US support. He noted that Ukraine lacked such support at the beginning of the war, “and the situation... #DonaldTrump #Kremlin #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #USmilitaryAid #Zelenskyy
The battle for eastern Ukraine: Ukrainian minerals can only be extracted after the war ends. US President Donald Trump has said that he will offer Ukraine military assistance in exchange for access to Ukraine’s rare earth metals and other minerals. However, the problem is that most of t... #DonaldTrump #MiningIndustry #MiningUkraine #OccupiedTerritories #ukrainiannaturalresources #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy is open to talks with Putin; Trump has had “very constructive talks” regarding Ukraine. President Zelenskyy stated he is prepared to sit down at the negotiating table with President Vladimir Putin if it is the only path to peace. “We will definitely pursue this option to meet with ... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine is eager to develop its mineral resources together with its allies; there are 300 deposits with reserves valued at $790B in the Poltava region alone. President Zelenskyy reacted to US leader Donald Trump’s comments suggesting the US could continue assisting Ukraine in exchange for Ukrainian rare earth metals. “We are open to the notion that t... #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #MiningIndustry #MiningUkraine #Poltava #Zelenskyy
The US has resumed arms supplies to Ukraine after a brief pause. US arms supplies to Ukraine were temporarily suspended for the past few days but resumed over the weekend as President Trump’s administration debated its policy toward Kyiv. Two people familiar ... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PDA #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid
Trump officially appoints his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia and confirms “significant progress” regarding the war. On February 3, US President Donald Trump signed an official decree appointing Keith Kellogg as the special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Following the official appointment, Trump announced the achieve... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #OksanaMarkarova #PeaceTalks #WarEnding
US Secretary of State will lead USAID; Trump promises to end questionable project funding. President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the acting administrator of the USAID and has pledged to eliminate questionable project funding. “As an interim measure to ... #DonaldTrump #InternationalAid #MarcoRubio #USAID #WhiteHouse
Trump wants Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for continued US weapons. President Donald Trump said his administration wants an agreement with Ukraine in which the war-torn country will provide access to its rare earth resources in return for the US’ assistance in i... #China #DonaldTrump #MIningMineralsUkraine #SupportUkraine #ukrainiannaturalresources #USmilitaryAid
Trump is preparing “meetings and talks” with Russia, Ukraine, and its allies to bring about the war’s end. President Zelenskyy confirmed that Donald Trump and his administration have already scheduled meetings and negotiations with Ukraine, Russia, and other parties concerning the conflict. “We are p... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
What threats are facing the Ukrainian agricultural market at the beginning of the year? Minister of Agricultural Policy Vitaly Koval said that the USAID suspension would negatively affect the Ukrainian agricultural sector, as many producers were waiting for the supply of equipment that h... #agroUkraine #DanubePort #DonaldTrump #nibulon #UkrainianRailways #USAID #VitaliyKoval
The Trump team has held “serious discussions” with Russia on ending war in Ukraine; Kellogg expects peace within months. US President Donald Trump said his administration has already held “very serious” talks with Russia regarding the war in Ukraine and that he and Russian dictator Putin could soon take R... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #PeaceTalks #Putin #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Marco Rubio: The war has reached a stalemate, and neither side will accomplish its ultimate goal, but the US will continue to support Ukraine. Neither Ukraine nor Russia will achieve their best-case scenario in ending their conflict; both sides will need to make concessions, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He added that both parties ... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy: NATO membership remains Ukraine’s primary objective, and its military could provide value for the Alliance. President Zelenskyy noted that without security guarantees from allies, any agreement concluded with Russia will only delay the country’s future aggression. NATO membership remains Ukraine’... #DonaldTrump #NATO #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #UkrainianSoldiers #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine is seeking Trump’s support for using frozen Russian assets to purchase American weapons. According to the WP, Since Donald Trump took office as US president, Ukraine has stepped up its efforts to access the Russian Central Bank’s frozen assets to finance weapon supplies. Kyiv hopes ... #DonaldTrump #KajaKallas #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #RussianCentralBank #SupportUkraine
In 2024, Ukraine received almost $5.5B through USAID: how will Kyiv react to Trump’s suspension of funding? The Ukrainian USAID office suspended funding for all programs and projects following a presidential order. In the 2024 budget year, more than $5B was allocated for Ukrainian programs, with $4.2B going... #DonaldTrump #HumanitarianAid #SupportUkraine #Ukrenergo #USAID #Zelenskyy
Negotiations with Russia are only possible through force; Ukraine seeks more than just an agreement. Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office, stated that Russia can only be compelled to engage in fair negotiations through force, as the current leadership exists solely in ... #DonaldTrump #MykhailoPodolyak #PeaceTalks #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Scholz and Rutte advise NATO and the EU to arm themselves. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, commenting on a new underwater cable damage incident in the Baltic Sea, remarked on the danger posed by the Russian shadow fleet and stressed the need to increase defens... #DefenseSpending #DonaldTrump #EUdefense #MarkRutte #NATO #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy expresses support for Trump’s strategies to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. In an interview with Il Foglio, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked that American leader Donald Trump sends a “signal of a strong man” when he openly discusses his desire to end the war... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Analysts have identified the advantages Ukraine would gain from receiving frozen Russian assets in their entirety. Confiscating $300B in frozen Russian assets would provide Ukraine with a better opportunity to win the war, the most critical issue for the country today, according to Bill Browder, head of the Britis... #DonaldTrump #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Can a decline in oil prices end the Russian war against Ukraine? US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg believes that stopping Russian aggression against Ukraine will require a reduction in the price of oil to $45 per barrel. The President of the Str... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #OPEC #RussianOil #RussianOilEmbargo #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Trump might guarantee Ukraine’s security through US peacekeepers under certain conditions. According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration is ready to deploy US troops in Ukraine as part of a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission, but only under certain conditions. In exchange for the deploy... #DonaldTrump #MarkRutte #NATO #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuarantees #UkraineReconstruction #WarinUkraine
