US weapons shipments to Ukraine were briefly paused by the Trump administration but resumed over the weekend, Reuters reported on Monday, citing people briefed on the matter. It was unclear if the Trump administration's pause on foreign aid included weapons shipments...
Trump Says He Wants Ukraine To Guarantee Access To Rare Earth Minerals in Exchange for Military Aid
President Trump said Monday that he's looking to reach an agreement with Ukraine that will guarantee US access to rare earth minerals in the country in exchange for continued US military aid. "We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what...
US Wants Ukraine To Hold Elections Following Ceasefire
President Trump's envoy to the Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, has said the US will push for elections in Ukraine following any ceasefire deal with Russia. "Most democratic nations have elections in their time of war. I think it is important they do so," Kellog told...
Ukrainian Media Outlet Leaks Alleged Trump Plan To End Ukraine War
The Ukrainian news outlet Strana has published leaked details of President Trump's alleged plan to end the war in Ukraine in 100 days. According to Newsweek, which said it couldn't verify if the details were accurate, the plan starts with holding a phone call between...
Ukrainian Media Outlets Start Asking for Donations After US Funding Is Paused
Major Ukrainian media outlets are asking for donations following the Trump administration's 90-day foreign aid pause since many of them are funded by the US government. Ukrainian-Canadian professor and researcher Ivan Katchanovski noted on X that the Ukrainian online...
Ukrainian Military Intel Chief Warns of Threat to Ukraine’s Existence if Negotiations With Russia Don’t Start
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, has warned that if negotiations to end the war with Russia don't begin by this summer, Ukraine's "very existence" will be threatened. According to a report from Ukrainska Pravda, Budanov issued the warning...
Report: Trump Wants To Pull 20,000 US Troops Out of Europe
President Trump wants to withdraw about 20,000 US troops from Europe, the Italian news agency ANSA reported last week. The US currently has about 100,000 troops deployed across Europe, a result of the Biden administration beefing up the US presence on the continent,...
Russia Says It Hasn’t Received a Request for Putin-Trump Talks
The Kremlin said Monday that Russia is ready for contact between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump but hasn't received any requests for such talks from the new administration. "We haven’t received any signals from the Americans yet," said Kremlin...
Zelensky Says US Military Aid To Ukraine Has Not Been Paused
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that US military aid to Ukraine had not been stopped, comments that came a day after a leaked memo revealed Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a 90-day pause on most foreign aid. "I am focused on military aid; it...
Zelensky Says US Troops Must Be Deployed To Ukraine for Peace Deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that US troops must be included in a Western peacekeeping force that he wants deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal with Russia. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelensky called...