Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.
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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shocked the audience at the annual security conference in Munich in 2007 by demanding the rollback of domineering American influence and a new balance of power in Europe more suitable to Moscow. He didn’t get what he…

Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat
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Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Six months after the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny died in a Russian prison above the Arctic Circle, Konstantin A. Kotov woke up to find his Moscow apartment under siege. After breaking down the door, Russian officers set about confiscating everything to do…

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,…

Trump Says Saudi Arabia May Host Talks With Putin on Ukraine
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Trump Says Saudi Arabia May Host Talks With Putin on Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When President Trump said on Wednesday that he might soon meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss an end to the nearly three-year war in Ukraine, he named what may have seemed like an unlikely venue for the talks. “We expect…

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…

How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals
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How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To Ukraine, they are a chit to play in an ongoing appeal to President Trump for more financial and military support. To Mr. Trump, they should be overdue payment for billions of dollars committed to Kyiv’s war effort. Either way, Ukraine’s vast and…

Trump Greets Fogel at White House After Release as Hostage
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Trump Greets Fogel at White House After Release as Hostage

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An emotional Marc Fogel, the American teacher held captive in Russia for more than three years, told President Trump on Tuesday night that he was forever indebted to him for securing his release as he was greeted at the White House. With an…