Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine
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Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The top foreign policy official for the European Union had a blunt assessment on Friday of the Trump administration’s apparent willingness to give Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, much of what he wants in Ukraine, even before negotiations to end the three-year war…

Vance Mentions Sanctions, Military Action to Push Russia to End Ukraine War
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Vance Mentions Sanctions, Military Action to Push Russia to End Ukraine War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Vice President JD Vance told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that all military and economic options were on the table if Russia did not agree to negotiate in good faith to end the war in Ukraine. “There are economic tools of leverage,…

Why Isn’t Ukraine in NATO, and What Has Trump Said?
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Why Isn’t Ukraine in NATO, and What Has Trump Said?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, the alliance took on a wider role. NATO forces — made up of troops volunteered by member states — operated as peacekeepers in Bosnia in the 1990s and bombed Serbia in 1999 to protect Kosovo, where…

Warming Trend in U.S.-Russia Relations Leaves Ukraine in a Tough Spot
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Warming Trend in U.S.-Russia Relations Leaves Ukraine in a Tough Spot

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was already facing a daunting week as foreign officials gathered in Europe for talks about his country’s future. The Trump administration was demanding $500 billion in Ukrainian mineral rights, it canceled Ukraine’s exemption from U.S. tariffs on steel,…

Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations
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Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, characterizing it as the beginning of a negotiation to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first confirmed conversation between…

Russia Releases Marc Fogel After Talks With Trump Envoy
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Russia Releases Marc Fogel After Talks With Trump Envoy

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Tuesday secured the release of an American imprisoned in Russia as part of a deal with the Kremlin negotiated by Mr. Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. The American, Marc Fogel, a teacher who was arrested on…

Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since taking office, President Trump has threatened European countries’ security and economies, angled to take control of Greenland, and promised to “definitely” slap the nations with tariffs. Even parties that would seem to be his natural allies are nervous. Some have quietly tiptoed…

Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
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Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Humanitarian initiatives can enhance American “soft power,” supporters say, which can buy the United States good will and leverage in countries across the world for a comparatively small fraction of federal spending. In 2023, U.S.A.I.D. funding represented .07 percent of the U.S. federal…

Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The time had come to bend the knee — or at least bend to reality. A delegation of Russian diplomats arrived last Tuesday in a caravan of white SUVs for a summit in Damascus and an unenviable assignment: lay the groundwork for Russia…

North Korean Troops in Russia Taken off Front Lines
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North Korean Troops in Russia Taken off Front Lines

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in battle against Ukrainian forces have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials. The North Korean troops, sent to bolster Russian forces trying to push back…