President Trump said on Wednesday that Ukraine could "forget about" joining NATO and that the country's potential membership in the alliance was likely the reason why the war started. When asked what concessions he would like to see for a peace deal, he said, "NATO,...
Trump Confirms That Zelensky Will Be Visiting Washington on Friday To Sign Minerals Deal
President Trump on Wednesday confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be visiting the US on Friday to sign a deal on Ukraine's rare earth minerals and other natural resources. The deal will establish a fund where Ukraine will put 50% of its proceeds...
Report: Ukraine Agrees to Minerals Deal With the US
Ukraine and the US have reached an agreement on a minerals deal after the US backed off on one of its more contentious demands, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The report said that the US had dropped the demand for it to have the right to $500 billion in...
Kremlin Denies Trump’s Claim That Putin Has ‘No Problem’ With a European Deployment to Ukraine
The Kremlin on Tuesday denied a claim from President Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "no problem" with the idea of the deployment of European troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force under a future peace deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
Waltz Rules Out Ukraine Joining NATO After Zelensky Offer
On Monday, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz ruled out the idea of Ukraine joining NATO after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered to step down for Ukrainian entry into the military alliance. "I do not see the United States having Ukraine enter into...
Trump Says He’s in ‘Serious Discussions’ With Putin About a ‘Major’ US-Russia Economic Deal
President Trump said on Monday that he was in "serious discussions" with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine and the possibility of economic deals between the US and Russia. "I am in serious discussions with President Vladimir Putin of...
US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Russia for Ukraine War
The US and Russia were among 18 nations that voted against a Ukrainian-drafted resolution at the UN General Assembly that condemned Moscow and called for a Russian withdrawal from Ukraine on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion. The resolution passed in a...
US and Russia To Hold More Talks This Week on Improving Ties
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Sunday that US and Russian officials will hold another round of talks on improving relations sometime over the next week. "We are open to contacts with the American side, in particular, to address the irritants in...
Zelensky Pushes Back on Mineral Deal, Says Ukraine Not in Debt to the US
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on the terms of the rare earth minerals deal that the Trump administration wants him to sign, insisting Ukraine was not in debt to the US. President Trump has previously said that he wants a deal with...
Waltz Says Trump Is ‘Frustrated’ With Zelensky Over Lack of Rare Earth Deal
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said Thursday that President Trump and other US officials were "very frustrated" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over his recent rhetoric and for not signing a deal that would give the US access to Ukrainian rare earth...