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US and Russian officials are set to meet in the coming days in Saudi Arabia to start negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Members of the US delegations will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed rare earth minerals agreement with the US, saying the deal wasn't in Ukraine's best interest. "I didn't let the ministers sign a relevant
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business that a blueprint of an economic partnership deal he presented to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday anticipates that the US has the right to revenue Ukraine is already receiving from some resources. Bessent presented the draft document on the
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday, marking the first visit by a senior official from President Donald Trump's administration to Kyiv, where he presented a draft document on the bilateral economic partnership to President Volodymyr Zelensky. "President Trump has a plan to end
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and they agreed to "immediately" start talks about ending the war in Ukraine. "We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was an "unrealistic objective," as he was presenting US President Donald Trump's views on Ukraine and Russia during a meeting of Ukraine's military allies at NATO headquarters
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will send US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and called for a quick end to the war. "This War MUST and WILL END SOON — Too much Death and Destruction. The U.S. has spent
Meaghan Mobbs, daughter of US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg, has been deeply involved in humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine since the war began, according to an op-ed published by the Washington Post. As the president of the R.T. Weatherman Foundation, Mobbs has led
The US decision to raise tariffs on steel imports to a flat 25% will hit Ukraine-based exporters such as Interpipe and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, which have already been several hit by the war with Russia, Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. "For the past few years, we have
US President Donald Trump told the New York Post in an interview that he has spoken with Russia's President Vladimir Putin over the phone in an effort to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump declined to specify how many times he has spoken with Putin,
US allies anticipate that President Donald Trump's administration will unveil a long-awaited plan to end the war on Ukraine at the Feb 14-16 Munich Security Conference in Germany, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. Trump's special representative for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, is expected to
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he would agree to sit at the negotiating table with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to end the war in Ukraine. "If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not
Ukraine is open to "investment" from its allies, provided they support its fight against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday, commenting on US President Donald Trump's statement that he wanted Ukraine to supply the US with rare earth minerals as compensation for financial support
Russia sees Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as possible locations for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two unnamed Russian sources told Reuters. Russian officials have consistently denied having any direct communication with the US regarding arrangements for a phone call
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he wants Ukraine to provide the United States with rare earth minerals as compensation for US financial support in its war against Russia. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he wanted to see some "equalization" from Ukraine
