Russia-Ukraine war

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Trump Suggests Talks Between Zelensky and Putin Next

European leaders lobby president for ceasefire in Ukraine war and security guarantees

(Newser) - After hosting talks for several hours at the White House on Monday with President Volodymyr Zelensky and a contingent of European leaders, President Trump said he's trying to set up a meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. That would be followed by a meeting of both leaders...

Trump Pauses Talks, Calls Putin
Trump Pauses Talks, Calls Putin
Aug 18, 2025 5:01 PM CDT

Trump Pauses Talks, Calls Putin

Conversation had been planned for after the White House meeting

(Newser) - President Trump took a break from his talks at the White House with European leaders on Monday to phone Russian President Vladimir Putin. Diplomats and others said Trump was expected to return to the conversation about the war on Ukraine afterward, Reuters reports. Trump had said earlier that he would...

Zelensky Hails 'Very Good' Talk With Trump

Big question is whether Putin will agree to trilateral talks

(Newser) - President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have wrapped up their one-on-one meeting and have moved on to a larger meeting with European leaders. How far things have progressed toward ending the Russia-Ukraine fighting remained unclear, though both leaders sounded optimistic about the next steps.
  • Trump said he planned to call Vladimir
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Zelensky Delivers Letter From His Wife to First Lady

Olena Zelenska thanked Melania Trump for writing to Putin on behalf of children

(Newser) - The name of first lady Melania Trump is again surfacing in regard to the Russia-Ukraine talks. When Vladimir Putin visited Alaska last week, the first lady wrote him a letter imploring the Russian leader to protect children and "serve humanity." When Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky met with Trump...

This Time, Zelensky Gets a Trump Compliment on Attire

'Best I have,' says Ukraine leader of his suit

(Newser) - It was a light moment before the most serious of talks: President Trump complimented Volodymyr Zelensky's dark suit as he greeted him Monday at the White House. "Best I have," said Zelensky, reports the Wall Street Journal . "I cannot believe it, I love it," Trump...

Trump Gives Zelensky Friendly Greeting

Two world leaders will meet, then bring in European leaders for a second meeting

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the White House for his high-stakes meeting with President Trump. The US president greeted him with a handshake at the White House entrance, and, when asked if he had a message for the Ukrainian people, responded, "We love them," reports the New York ...

'I'll Get It Done,' Vows Trump Before 'Big Day' at White House

Administration sees Monday as part of a 3-step plan toward peace

(Newser) - It's a "big day at the White House," President Trump declared on Truth Social Monday in what might be an understatement. He is meeting not only with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky but with leaders from Europe and NATO as well. "We have never had so many...

Putin Works the Phones Before Zelensky's Trump Meeting

Ukraine leader condemns Moscow's 'cynical' military strikes before his meeting

(Newser) - As Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to sit down with President Trump on Monday, Russia's Vladimir Putin was engaging in some diplomacy of his own. The BBC reports that he made calls to the leaders of Brazil, South Africa, India, and Tajikistan on Monday. The Kremlin says Putin briefed them on...

Odd Issue Before Big Meeting: Zelensky's Choice of Attire

Ukraine leader didn't wear a suit last time, and Trump wasn't pleased

(Newser) - The last time Volodymyr Zelensky went to the White House, he wore a black, military-style sweatshirt instead of a suit—and it didn't sit well with President Trump. "You're all dressed up today," the president said upon seeing the Ukraine leader, recounts the BBC . The subsequent...

Ukrainian Sniper Team Claims World's Longest Kill

Shot fired from 2.5 miles reportedly kills 2 Russian soldiers behind a window in Pokrovsk

(Newser) - A Ukrainian sniper unit has reportedly set a new world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill, taking out two Russian soldiers through a window at a distance of 2.5 miles (4,374 yards). The sniper unit, "Pryvyd" or "Ghost," used the Ukrainian-made Alligator rifle,...

Trump: Ukraine Can't Join NATO, or Get Crimea Back

Meanwhile, his administration downplays the lack of a ceasefire after Putin summit

(Newser) - President Trump and his advisers were on Sunday trying to reframe Friday's lack of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire as a tangible step in a longer process toward peace, dialing back the more immediate goals Trump had outlined just 48 hours earlier, the New York Times reports. Steve Witkoff, a...

Most Likely Resolutions to Ukraine War Emerge

Both involve losing territory, but nation's sovereignty is on the line

(Newser) - After the summit in Alaska between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough in negotiations, a couple of potential outcomes top the list of likely resolutions to the fighting over Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ukraine could:
  • Lose land but survive as a secure
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Zelensky Visits Trump Monday, and He Won't Be Alone

Top European and NATO allies will accompany Ukraine to the White House

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky will make his case in person on Monday to President Trump at the White House, and he won't be alone. So far, the leaders of the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, NATO, and the European Commission have pledged to attend the follow-up meeting to Trump's summit...

Analysis: Trump's Flip Lets Putin Carry On

Ceasefire priority vanished quickly, along with the threat of new sanctions

(Newser) - President Trump said on his flight to Alaska that there would be "severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't agree to a ceasefire during their meeting Friday. "I'm in this to stop the killing," the president said on Air Force One. But Putin did...

Ukraine Laments, Russia Toasts Red-Carpet Welcome

In Moscow, foreign ministry says Trump's greeting shows Putin isn't isolated after all

(Newser) - Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment in Kyiv watched with astonishment as their country's most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of bloodshed. Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, did a double take, the AP reports....

Report: Melania Sent Note to Putin on Abducted Ukrainian Kids

Moscow claims it's trying to protect children in war zones; Ukraine says it's a war crime

(Newser) - At the Alaska summit on Friday between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the former hand-delivered a letter to the latter—not from himself, but from his wife, Melania Trump. The subject of the Slovenia-born first lady's note: the abductions of Ukrainian children caught up in Russia's...

Zelensky: I'll Meet With Trump on Monday Over Russia
Trump Rates Meeting
With Putin '10 Out of 10'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 16, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Trump Rates Meeting With Putin '10 Out of 10'

Ukrainian leader Zelensky says he'll meet with US president in DC Monday over Russia-Ukraine war

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he'll meet US President Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-US summit in Alaska ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years, reports the AP . Meanwhile, in a reversal only a few hours after meeting Russian President...

Trump: 'We Haven't Quite Got There'
Trump: 'We Haven't
Quite Got There'
Aug 15, 2025 6:18 PM CDT

Trump: 'We Haven't Quite Got There'

President calls meeting 'extremely productive,' but a final deal awaits

(Newser) - President Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke for three hours on Friday, but they did not cinch an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. "We haven't quite got there, but we've got some headway," Trump said at a cordial news conference afterward, reports the New York ...

Journalists Read Putin's Body Language

He seemed a bit uncomfortable facing reporters' shouted questions

(Newser) - Before President Trump and Vladimir Putin went behind closed doors for a one-on-one meeting in Alaska on Friday, the two leaders posed for photographers. Journalists shouted questions, but the two leaders didn't field any, and journalists were assessing:
  • Putin "looked visibly uncomfortable as reporters shouted questions ahead of
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Trump, Putin Greet Each Other Warmly in Alaska

Two leaders prepare to discuss Ukraine

(Newser) - After much anticipation , the moment has arrived: President Trump and Vladimir Putin arrived in Alaska on Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. The two leaders shook hands, smiled, and exchanged a few words on the tarmac ahead of their one-on-one meeting to discuss the war in Ukraine and other...

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