US President Donald Trump has announced that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on August 15 in Alaska, with details to be disclosed later.
Trump's ultimatum to Putin to end the war against Ukraine ended yesterday.
No tariffs were imposed on buyers of Russian oil. Russian Special military operations continue in Ukraine as the Russian army is advancing.
Finally, Next week, Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska to watch moose and ratify the fate of the Ukrainian State.
However, Ukrainian Leader Zelensky rejected Trump and Putin meeting. He refused any concession to Russia.
According to British media, Zelensky spoke by phone with European leaders, fearful of being sidelined from a direct deal between the United States and Russia."
US President Donald Trump has announced that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on August 15 in Alaska, with details to be disclosed later.
Trump's ultimatum to Putin to end the war against Ukraine ended yesterday.
No tariffs were imposed on buyers of Russian oil. Russian Special military operations continue in Ukraine as the Russian army is advancing.
Finally, Next week, Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska to watch moose and ratify the fate of the Ukrainian State.
However, Ukrainian Leader Zelensky rejected Trump and Putin meeting. He refused any concession to Russia.
According to British media, Zelensky spoke by phone with European leaders, fearful of being sidelined from a direct deal between the United States and Russia."
Currently, at least 104 people have died during the deadly flooding in central Texas.
According to the reports, majority of those killed were in Kerr County, where 28 children have died. Many were at Camp Mystic when flooding struck early on July Fourth.
CNN reports confirmed that at least two dozen people are still missing with a massive search underway involving hundreds of volunteers and more than 20 state agencies. Gov. Greg Abbott, who will hold a news conference today at 6 p.m. ET.
🚨⚡️ Disaster in Texas:
104 dead and dozens missing after sudden floods. Rescue teams, supported by helicopters and trained dogs, continue search operations. pic.twitter.com/k45Y7JrGSs
Currently, at least 104 people have died during the deadly flooding in central Texas.
According to the reports, majority of those killed were in Kerr County, where 28 children have died. Many were at Camp Mystic when flooding struck early on July Fourth.
CNN reports confirmed that at least two dozen people are still missing with a massive search underway involving hundreds of volunteers and more than 20 state agencies. Gov. Greg Abbott, who will hold a news conference today at 6 p.m. ET.
🚨⚡️ Disaster in Texas:
104 dead and dozens missing after sudden floods. Rescue teams, supported by helicopters and trained dogs, continue search operations. pic.twitter.com/k45Y7JrGSs
There is a complete Iranian missile dominance in Israeli airspace. Israeli leadership is expectantly hoping that United States and NATO allies will come to the rescue.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly made a decision, CNN reports quoting a senior US officer.
Meanwhile, Israel has begun a new wave of attacks in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday, local time.
Iranian nuclear plants have been targeted in the latest wave of air raids by the Israeli Air Force in central Iran.
“The Air Force has now begun a wave of attacks against missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran,” the IDF said in a statement
Iran launched cluster warhead missiles at Israel the same brutal weapons Israel used on Gaza. Now they’re tasting their own medicinepic.twitter.com/4dMsizBlhx
🚨⚡️ BREAKING Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson: Iranian Air Force has now launched a wave of attacks targeting missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran. pic.twitter.com/jqz8pyW2BH
Any interventional strike by the United States to directly help Israel will forever draw US into the war and Iran will be justifiable of direct attacks against US military and infrastructures in the middle east.
There is a complete Iranian missile dominance in Israeli airspace. Israeli leadership is expectantly hoping that United States and NATO allies will come to the rescue.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly made a decision, CNN reports quoting a senior US officer.
Meanwhile, Israel has begun a new wave of attacks in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday, local time.
Iranian nuclear plants have been targeted in the latest wave of air raids by the Israeli Air Force in central Iran.
“The Air Force has now begun a wave of attacks against missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran,” the IDF said in a statement
Iran launched cluster warhead missiles at Israel the same brutal weapons Israel used on Gaza. Now they’re tasting their own medicinepic.twitter.com/4dMsizBlhx
🚨⚡️ BREAKING Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson: Iranian Air Force has now launched a wave of attacks targeting missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran. pic.twitter.com/jqz8pyW2BH
Any interventional strike by the United States to directly help Israel will forever draw US into the war and Iran will be justifiable of direct attacks against US military and infrastructures in the middle east.
"There will be NO strikes on energy infrastructure for 30 days. This is instead of a truce,"
PUTIN made a small political gift to Trump - he supported the initiative on the safety of navigation in the Black Sea.
According to the KREMLIN reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the key condition for resolving the conflict in Ukraine a complete cessation of foreign military aid and the provision of intelligence to Kyiv. He also emphasized that Ukraine must stop mobilization during the truce.
The presidents agreed to hold a HOCKEY match between Russia and the United States. "That is, they will unfreeze visas and possibly flights,"
When the phone rang in the Kremlin at 5:00 p.m., the world media wrote that "the most important telephone conversation in the modern world" had begun. In the end - 2 hours 28 minutes, to be exact. A record Putin has never spoken on the phone with any other American president for so long.
RESULTS OF THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN PUTIN AND TRUMP ON MARCH 18, 2025
It turned out that the telephone conversation between Putin and Trump was much broader than resolving the Ukrainian issue and even reached hockey! And most importantly: "Mutual interest was expressed in normalizing relations between Russia and the United States in light of their special responsibility for security and stability in the world." Normalization of relations between two nuclear superpowers. And contacts between the two presidents will continue.
STATEMENT FROM THE KREMLIN:
- Putin supported Trump's idea of a mutual renunciation of strikes on energy infrastructure by the Russian Federation and Ukraine for 30 days and gave such an order to the military.
- Russia and the United States will create expert groups to resolve the conflict.
- The presidents agreed that the final solution should eliminate the root causes of the crisis and take into account Russia's legitimate security interests.
- To prevent the conflict from escalating, it is necessary to completely stop mobilization, military assistance, and intelligence sharing with Kiev.
- Putin noted the risks associated with the leadership of the Kyiv regime, since Ukraine has repeatedly sabotaged and violated agreements. And about
- Russia supported Trump's initiative regarding the safety of shipping in the Black Sea. Negotiations are beginning to work out the details.
- Putin told Trump that on Wednesday Russia and Ukraine will exchange prisoners according to the 175 for 175 formula. As a gesture of goodwill, Moscow will hand over 23 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv.
- Russia and the United States will strive to cooperate on issues of ensuring security and stability throughout the world. The presidents discussed a list of areas in which the countries could establish cooperation.
- Trump supported Vladimir Putin's idea to organize hockey matches in the USA and Russia between Russian and American players playing in the NHL and KHL.
- The presidents agreed to stay in touch on all issues raised.
To better understand how the Kremlin assesses the results, you can read the statement by the special representative of the Russian president, Kirill Dmitriev.
- Now it's official - this is an ideal phone conversation! - he wrote.
WHITE HOUSE VERSION:
Washington also gave a very positive, but more reserved assessment of the results of the telephone conversation. The very fact that Trump did not come out to the journalists suggests that the US President expected much more significant success. But for now, the diplomatic victory is on Russia's side.
Here are the main results of the conversation between Putin and Trump from the US point of view:
- President Trump and President Putin discussed the need for peace and a ceasefire in Ukraine.
- Both leaders agreed that this conflict must end with a lasting peace.
- They also emphasized the need to improve bilateral relations between the US and Russia.
- The leaders agreed that the movement towards peace will begin with an agreement on a ceasefire in the energy and infrastructure sectors, as well as with technical negotiations on the implementation of a maritime truce in the Black Sea.
- The next step could be a complete ceasefire. And only then - the establishment of permanent peace.
- Negotiations on all these points will begin immediately in the Middle East.
- Putin and Trump addressed the need to stop the spread of strategic weapons and intend to work with other nuclear powers to ensure that these measures are applied as broadly as possible.
- Both leaders agreed that a future with normal bilateral relations between the U.S. and Russia has enormous potential.** This includes major economic deals and geopolitical stability after peace is achieved.
"There will be NO strikes on energy infrastructure for 30 days. This is instead of a truce,"
PUTIN made a small political gift to Trump - he supported the initiative on the safety of navigation in the Black Sea.
According to the KREMLIN reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the key condition for resolving the conflict in Ukraine a complete cessation of foreign military aid and the provision of intelligence to Kyiv. He also emphasized that Ukraine must stop mobilization during the truce.
The presidents agreed to hold a HOCKEY match between Russia and the United States. "That is, they will unfreeze visas and possibly flights,"
When the phone rang in the Kremlin at 5:00 p.m., the world media wrote that "the most important telephone conversation in the modern world" had begun. In the end - 2 hours 28 minutes, to be exact. A record Putin has never spoken on the phone with any other American president for so long.
RESULTS OF THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN PUTIN AND TRUMP ON MARCH 18, 2025
It turned out that the telephone conversation between Putin and Trump was much broader than resolving the Ukrainian issue and even reached hockey! And most importantly: "Mutual interest was expressed in normalizing relations between Russia and the United States in light of their special responsibility for security and stability in the world." Normalization of relations between two nuclear superpowers. And contacts between the two presidents will continue.
STATEMENT FROM THE KREMLIN:
- Putin supported Trump's idea of a mutual renunciation of strikes on energy infrastructure by the Russian Federation and Ukraine for 30 days and gave such an order to the military.
- Russia and the United States will create expert groups to resolve the conflict.
- The presidents agreed that the final solution should eliminate the root causes of the crisis and take into account Russia's legitimate security interests.
- To prevent the conflict from escalating, it is necessary to completely stop mobilization, military assistance, and intelligence sharing with Kiev.
- Putin noted the risks associated with the leadership of the Kyiv regime, since Ukraine has repeatedly sabotaged and violated agreements. And about
- Russia supported Trump's initiative regarding the safety of shipping in the Black Sea. Negotiations are beginning to work out the details.
- Putin told Trump that on Wednesday Russia and Ukraine will exchange prisoners according to the 175 for 175 formula. As a gesture of goodwill, Moscow will hand over 23 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv.
- Russia and the United States will strive to cooperate on issues of ensuring security and stability throughout the world. The presidents discussed a list of areas in which the countries could establish cooperation.
- Trump supported Vladimir Putin's idea to organize hockey matches in the USA and Russia between Russian and American players playing in the NHL and KHL.
- The presidents agreed to stay in touch on all issues raised.
To better understand how the Kremlin assesses the results, you can read the statement by the special representative of the Russian president, Kirill Dmitriev.
- Now it's official - this is an ideal phone conversation! - he wrote.
WHITE HOUSE VERSION:
Washington also gave a very positive, but more reserved assessment of the results of the telephone conversation. The very fact that Trump did not come out to the journalists suggests that the US President expected much more significant success. But for now, the diplomatic victory is on Russia's side.
Here are the main results of the conversation between Putin and Trump from the US point of view:
- President Trump and President Putin discussed the need for peace and a ceasefire in Ukraine.
- Both leaders agreed that this conflict must end with a lasting peace.
- They also emphasized the need to improve bilateral relations between the US and Russia.
- The leaders agreed that the movement towards peace will begin with an agreement on a ceasefire in the energy and infrastructure sectors, as well as with technical negotiations on the implementation of a maritime truce in the Black Sea.
- The next step could be a complete ceasefire. And only then - the establishment of permanent peace.
- Negotiations on all these points will begin immediately in the Middle East.
- Putin and Trump addressed the need to stop the spread of strategic weapons and intend to work with other nuclear powers to ensure that these measures are applied as broadly as possible.
- Both leaders agreed that a future with normal bilateral relations between the U.S. and Russia has enormous potential.** This includes major economic deals and geopolitical stability after peace is achieved.
Schools the EU Parliament on the reasons behind the Russia Ukraine Conflict.
This doesn’t even include some of the more grotesque activities Ukraine has been well documented as being involved in.
For years, he was hailed a hero. For some, he still is. Now he's exposed.
Here’s the history of the Ukraine & Volodomyr Zelenskyy you won't hear from the media.
Zelenskyy has never had the cards. He isn’t some brave leader calling the shots. He’s a desperate man, clinging to power in a collapsing regime—propped up by Western money, weapons & propaganda. And with Ukraine losing the PR war & real war, he's panicking.
Ukraine wasn't an independent actor in this war. The real power brokers are in Washington, Brussels & London, playing their geopolitical games.
This war was engineered to weaken Russia. To understand that, you need to understand the history that they’ll never tell you.
Ukraine and Russia have been bound together for over 1,000 years. Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, once the heart of Kievan Rus—the first great Slavic state—laid the foundations for Russia itself. Ukraine’s very name means "borderland"—which means the borderland of Russia.
For centuries, it was an integral part of the Russian Empire, not some “oppressed” nation. Even during the Soviet era, Ukraine wasn’t occupied—it was central to the USSR. Even Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was Ukrainian.
When the USSR collapsed, Ukraine became independent and Washington stepped in—not to help Ukraine, but to weaponise it against Russia.
The U.S. & NATO lied to Gorbachev, promising they wouldn’t expand “one inch eastward." Yet NATO moved into Poland and the Baltic States.
Ukraine was the ultimate NATO prize.
The West poured billions into Ukraine—funding pro-NATO political groups, NGOs & media to manufacture an anti-Russian state.
In 2004, the CIA backed the "Orange Revolution," overturning an election that favoured a pro-Russian candidate.
The real coup came in 2014.
Ukraine’s democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych, rejected an EU trade deal that would have destroyed Ukraine’s economy. That was unacceptable to Washington. So they removed him via a manufactured colour revolution.
The so-called "Maidan Revolution" wasn’t a grassroots movement. It was a CIA-backed coup—orchestrated by officials like Victoria Nuland. So brazen was Washington, that Nuland was even caught on a leaked call, handpicking Ukraine’s next leader before Yanukovych was gone.
The violent mobs that took over Kiev weren’t peaceful protesters. They were led by neo-Nazi groups like Azov Battalion—groups that openly celebrate Nazi collaborators and wear SS insignia.
These same groups now receive Western weapons.
The post-coup regime then banned the Russian language—directly attacking millions of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in the east.
That’s when Donbass & Crimea said enough. Crimea held a referendum—over 90% voted to return to Russia. The Donbass also voted for independence.
The people of the Donbass rejected Kiev—but Kiev wouldn’t let them go. Instead, they launched a brutal war on their own people, shelling civilians for eight years. Where was the Western outrage? Nowhere!
And what about Zelenskyy? Who is he? Is he an organic leader who came from nowhere or was he installed?
Covert Action reported that, in 2020, Zelenskyy secretly met with MI6 head Richard Moore. Why would a foreign president meet with the UK’s top spy instead of its PM?
Is Zelenskyy a UK asset? According to reports, he is personally protected by British, not Ukrainian security. When he visited the Vatican, he snubbed the Pope and met with a British bishop. Guess who else was there? Richard Moore from MI6 again! That's some coincidence.
Before politics, Zelenskyy was a comedian and actor—literally playing the president on a TV show. Then, with the help of Western PR teams, fiction became reality.
His campaign was funded by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, who owned Ukraine’s largest oil company and bank.
Once in power, Zelenskyy’s priority wasn’t fighting corruption—it was making sure BlackRock & Western banks took over Ukraine’s economy.
Meanwhile, he funnelled millions into offshore accounts, and is alleged to have acquired a $34m mansion in Miami as well as a £multi London apartment. Nothing would surprise me if he did.
By 2022, NATO had armed Ukraine to the teeth, and Kiev had amassed forces near Donbass.
Russia had a choice:
Let Donbass face ethnic cleansing;
Let NATO turn Ukraine into a military base;
Or,
Intervene.
They intervened, just as other nations would in those circumstances.
The media screamed “unprovoked invasion.” But NATO expansion, the 2014 coup, eight years of war on Donbass—this war was provoked every step of the way.
Ukraine was set up as a pawn.
With Ukraine losing, Zelenskyy is being abandoned. Donald Trump told him: "You don’t have the cards." And he’s right. This war was engineered. Ukraine needed Western intervention to win and that would mean that WW3 would/could be inevitable. It’s time the world wakes up to that reality.
The war in Ukraine was deliberately provoked by the West. Zelenskyy is just another puppet—his time is running out...and Trump knows that.
Know who the true good guys and the bad guys are as regards the Russian vs Ukraine conflict before you take sides.
Credit: James William Keyler
Geo-Political Scholar Jeffrey Sachs
Schools the EU Parliament on the reasons behind the Russia Ukraine Conflict.
This doesn’t even include some of the more grotesque activities Ukraine has been well documented as being involved in.
For years, he was hailed a hero. For some, he still is. Now he's exposed.
Here’s the history of the Ukraine & Volodomyr Zelenskyy you won't hear from the media.
Zelenskyy has never had the cards. He isn’t some brave leader calling the shots. He’s a desperate man, clinging to power in a collapsing regime—propped up by Western money, weapons & propaganda. And with Ukraine losing the PR war & real war, he's panicking.
Ukraine wasn't an independent actor in this war. The real power brokers are in Washington, Brussels & London, playing their geopolitical games.
This war was engineered to weaken Russia. To understand that, you need to understand the history that they’ll never tell you.
Ukraine and Russia have been bound together for over 1,000 years. Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, once the heart of Kievan Rus—the first great Slavic state—laid the foundations for Russia itself. Ukraine’s very name means "borderland"—which means the borderland of Russia.
For centuries, it was an integral part of the Russian Empire, not some “oppressed” nation. Even during the Soviet era, Ukraine wasn’t occupied—it was central to the USSR. Even Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was Ukrainian.
When the USSR collapsed, Ukraine became independent and Washington stepped in—not to help Ukraine, but to weaponise it against Russia.
The U.S. & NATO lied to Gorbachev, promising they wouldn’t expand “one inch eastward." Yet NATO moved into Poland and the Baltic States.
Ukraine was the ultimate NATO prize.
The West poured billions into Ukraine—funding pro-NATO political groups, NGOs & media to manufacture an anti-Russian state.
In 2004, the CIA backed the "Orange Revolution," overturning an election that favoured a pro-Russian candidate.
The real coup came in 2014.
Ukraine’s democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych, rejected an EU trade deal that would have destroyed Ukraine’s economy. That was unacceptable to Washington. So they removed him via a manufactured colour revolution.
The so-called "Maidan Revolution" wasn’t a grassroots movement. It was a CIA-backed coup—orchestrated by officials like Victoria Nuland. So brazen was Washington, that Nuland was even caught on a leaked call, handpicking Ukraine’s next leader before Yanukovych was gone.
The violent mobs that took over Kiev weren’t peaceful protesters. They were led by neo-Nazi groups like Azov Battalion—groups that openly celebrate Nazi collaborators and wear SS insignia.
These same groups now receive Western weapons.
The post-coup regime then banned the Russian language—directly attacking millions of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in the east.
That’s when Donbass & Crimea said enough. Crimea held a referendum—over 90% voted to return to Russia. The Donbass also voted for independence.
The people of the Donbass rejected Kiev—but Kiev wouldn’t let them go. Instead, they launched a brutal war on their own people, shelling civilians for eight years. Where was the Western outrage? Nowhere!
And what about Zelenskyy? Who is he? Is he an organic leader who came from nowhere or was he installed?
Covert Action reported that, in 2020, Zelenskyy secretly met with MI6 head Richard Moore. Why would a foreign president meet with the UK’s top spy instead of its PM?
Is Zelenskyy a UK asset? According to reports, he is personally protected by British, not Ukrainian security. When he visited the Vatican, he snubbed the Pope and met with a British bishop. Guess who else was there? Richard Moore from MI6 again! That's some coincidence.
Before politics, Zelenskyy was a comedian and actor—literally playing the president on a TV show. Then, with the help of Western PR teams, fiction became reality.
His campaign was funded by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, who owned Ukraine’s largest oil company and bank.
Once in power, Zelenskyy’s priority wasn’t fighting corruption—it was making sure BlackRock & Western banks took over Ukraine’s economy.
Meanwhile, he funnelled millions into offshore accounts, and is alleged to have acquired a $34m mansion in Miami as well as a £multi London apartment. Nothing would surprise me if he did.
By 2022, NATO had armed Ukraine to the teeth, and Kiev had amassed forces near Donbass.
Russia had a choice:
Let Donbass face ethnic cleansing;
Let NATO turn Ukraine into a military base;
Or,
Intervene.
They intervened, just as other nations would in those circumstances.
The media screamed “unprovoked invasion.” But NATO expansion, the 2014 coup, eight years of war on Donbass—this war was provoked every step of the way.
Ukraine was set up as a pawn.
With Ukraine losing, Zelenskyy is being abandoned. Donald Trump told him: "You don’t have the cards." And he’s right. This war was engineered. Ukraine needed Western intervention to win and that would mean that WW3 would/could be inevitable. It’s time the world wakes up to that reality.
The war in Ukraine was deliberately provoked by the West. Zelenskyy is just another puppet—his time is running out...and Trump knows that.
Know who the true good guys and the bad guys are as regards the Russian vs Ukraine conflict before you take sides.
Russia and the United States are proposing a three-stage peace plan, which includes a ceasefire, elections in Ukraine and the signing of a final agreement. This was reported by Fox News journalist Jackie Heinrich, citing sources.
According to sources, both the United States and Russia consider new elections in Ukraine as a key condition for the success of the settlement process.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sees a high probability of electing a president in Ukraine, believing that any candidate other than Zelensky would be more flexible in negotiations and concessions.
US President, Donald Trump is reportedly ready to accept any election outcome in Ukraine, including the possibility of a pro-Russian candidate being elected.
It should be noted that deceptions and Hippocracies of the former US President Joe Biden and other NATO leaders in their determination to weakened and defeat Russia on the battle fields kept the war till now as Russia claimed was always opened to negotiations.
Russia and the United States are proposing a three-stage peace plan, which includes a ceasefire, elections in Ukraine and the signing of a final agreement. This was reported by Fox News journalist Jackie Heinrich, citing sources.
According to sources, both the United States and Russia consider new elections in Ukraine as a key condition for the success of the settlement process.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sees a high probability of electing a president in Ukraine, believing that any candidate other than Zelensky would be more flexible in negotiations and concessions.
US President, Donald Trump is reportedly ready to accept any election outcome in Ukraine, including the possibility of a pro-Russian candidate being elected.
It should be noted that deceptions and Hippocracies of the former US President Joe Biden and other NATO leaders in their determination to weakened and defeat Russia on the battle fields kept the war till now as Russia claimed was always opened to negotiations.
With the change of batton in Pentagon, Ukraine has only one option on the table, "negotiate with Russia".
I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin - and this despite the Radical Left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60,000,000…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) January 22, 2025
U.S President, Donald Trump has expressed his desires to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, he said that by pushing to settle the war he was doing Russia and its president a "very big favour".
American leader had previously said he would negotiate a settlement to Russia's full-scale invasion launched in February 2022, in a single day.
Russia has not yet responded to the remarks, but senior officials have said in recent days that there is a small window of opportunity for Moscow to deal with the new US administration. However, President Vladimir Putin has said repeatedly that he is prepared to negotiate an end to the war, which first began in 2014, but that Ukraine would have to accept the reality of Russian territorial gains, which are currently about 20% of its land. He also refuses to allow Ukraine to join Nato.
Kyiv does not want to give up its territory, although President Volodymyr Zelensky has conceded he may have to cede some currently occupied land temporarily.
On Tuesday Trump told a news conference he would be talking to Putin "very soon"
But in his Truth Social post on Wednesday, he went further: "I'm going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR," he wrote.
"Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don't make a 'deal', and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries."
Continuing, he said: "Let's get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and the easy way is always better. It's time to "MAKE A DEAL"."
Russia's deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy earlier told Reuters news agency that the Kremlin would need to know what Trump wants in a deal to stop the war before the country moves forward.
Meanwhile Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that at least 200,000 peacekeepers would be needed under any agreement.
And he told Bloomberg that any peacekeeping force for his country would have to include US troops to pose a realistic deterrent to Russia.
"It can't be without the United States... Even if some European friends think it can be, no it will not be," he said, adding that no-one else would risk such a move without the US.
While Ukraine's leaders might appreciate this tougher-talking Trump - they have always said Putin only understands strength - the initial reaction in Kyiv to the US president's comments suggest that it is actions people are waiting for, not words.
With the change of batton in Pentagon, Ukraine has only one option on the table, "negotiate with Russia".
With the change of batton in Pentagon, Ukraine has only one option on the table, "negotiate with Russia".
I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin - and this despite the Radical Left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60,000,000…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) January 22, 2025
U.S President, Donald Trump has expressed his desires to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, he said that by pushing to settle the war he was doing Russia and its president a "very big favour".
American leader had previously said he would negotiate a settlement to Russia's full-scale invasion launched in February 2022, in a single day.
Russia has not yet responded to the remarks, but senior officials have said in recent days that there is a small window of opportunity for Moscow to deal with the new US administration. However, President Vladimir Putin has said repeatedly that he is prepared to negotiate an end to the war, which first began in 2014, but that Ukraine would have to accept the reality of Russian territorial gains, which are currently about 20% of its land. He also refuses to allow Ukraine to join Nato.
Kyiv does not want to give up its territory, although President Volodymyr Zelensky has conceded he may have to cede some currently occupied land temporarily.
On Tuesday Trump told a news conference he would be talking to Putin "very soon"
But in his Truth Social post on Wednesday, he went further: "I'm going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR," he wrote.
"Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don't make a 'deal', and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries."
Continuing, he said: "Let's get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and the easy way is always better. It's time to "MAKE A DEAL"."
Russia's deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy earlier told Reuters news agency that the Kremlin would need to know what Trump wants in a deal to stop the war before the country moves forward.
Meanwhile Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that at least 200,000 peacekeepers would be needed under any agreement.
And he told Bloomberg that any peacekeeping force for his country would have to include US troops to pose a realistic deterrent to Russia.
"It can't be without the United States... Even if some European friends think it can be, no it will not be," he said, adding that no-one else would risk such a move without the US.
While Ukraine's leaders might appreciate this tougher-talking Trump - they have always said Putin only understands strength - the initial reaction in Kyiv to the US president's comments suggest that it is actions people are waiting for, not words.
With the change of batton in Pentagon, Ukraine has only one option on the table, "negotiate with Russia".
New footage of the assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday has emerged.
Two people were killed, including the shooter, and two others were injured. Trump is fine and continues his campaign after a brief visit to the hospital.
In one of the photos published by The New York Times, a bullet can be seen flying near Trump's head. He sustained an injury to his right ear.
👀 The shooter has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
photos: cnbc
Source: The First
New footage of the assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday has emerged.
Two people were killed, including the shooter, and two others were injured. Trump is fine and continues his campaign after a brief visit to the hospital.
In one of the photos published by The New York Times, a bullet can be seen flying near Trump's head. He sustained an injury to his right ear.
👀 The shooter has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 News (@DonaldTNews) June 16, 2024
Former US President Donald Trump has said he will end the funding to Ukraine if he becomes President in 2024.
The US led NATO under president Joe Biden in a resolution has viewed to continue funding the war in Ukraine until the Russia is defeated and Putin is removed from office.
The G7 in a resolution in Italy was seeking to even finance Ukraine with Russia sized money and assets in Europe and America.
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump says he will end the funding to Ukraine if he becomes President in 2024.
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 News (@DonaldTNews) June 16, 2024
Former US President Donald Trump has said he will end the funding to Ukraine if he becomes President in 2024.
The US led NATO under president Joe Biden in a resolution has viewed to continue funding the war in Ukraine until the Russia is defeated and Putin is removed from office.
The G7 in a resolution in Italy was seeking to even finance Ukraine with Russia sized money and assets in Europe and America.
The Trump administration is declassifying unconfirmed intelligence that indicates China paid nonstate actors in Afghanistan to attack U.S. soldiers, Axios reported Wednesday.
Two senior administration officials told Axios that the intelligence was included with President Trump’s briefing on Dec. 17. Administration officials from multiple agencies are attempting to corroborate the information. If the information is indeed true, it could drastically change China’s relationship with the U.S. and heighten tensions between the two superpowers.
The officials who spoke to Axios did not say where the information came from or what period of time it covered.
Axios noted that China has mostly remained out of Afghanistan while speaking to Taliban officials about peace deals. However, Chinese-made weapons and funding have intermittently made their way to Afghanistan, the news outlet reported.
Andrew Small, an expert on China-Afghanistan affairs, told Axios that such actions were not in line with China’s typical policies, noting that peace in Afghanistan is one area where the U.S. and China typically agree.
"They know the drawdown is taking place. We’re not in the context where anything else needs to happen to US troops in Afghanistan. There is no reason to create additional pressure on US forces,” said Small.
This report comes months after uncorroborated intelligence came out that Russia had offered bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Trump was condemned by lawmakers for his apparent reluctance to acknowledge or confront Russia on the reports.
According to Axios, it is unclear whether President-elect Joe Biden or any members of Congress have similarly been briefed on this information, though Biden has access to the President's Daily Brief.
If the intelligence ultimately cannot be corroborated, the decision to declassify it would fall into question, Axios noted.
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The Trump administration is declassifying unconfirmed intelligence that indicates China paid nonstate actors in Afghanistan to attack U.S. soldiers, Axios reported Wednesday.
Two senior administration officials told Axios that the intelligence was included with President Trump’s briefing on Dec. 17. Administration officials from multiple agencies are attempting to corroborate the information. If the information is indeed true, it could drastically change China’s relationship with the U.S. and heighten tensions between the two superpowers.
The officials who spoke to Axios did not say where the information came from or what period of time it covered.
Axios noted that China has mostly remained out of Afghanistan while speaking to Taliban officials about peace deals. However, Chinese-made weapons and funding have intermittently made their way to Afghanistan, the news outlet reported.
Andrew Small, an expert on China-Afghanistan affairs, told Axios that such actions were not in line with China’s typical policies, noting that peace in Afghanistan is one area where the U.S. and China typically agree.
"They know the drawdown is taking place. We’re not in the context where anything else needs to happen to US troops in Afghanistan. There is no reason to create additional pressure on US forces,” said Small.
This report comes months after uncorroborated intelligence came out that Russia had offered bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Trump was condemned by lawmakers for his apparent reluctance to acknowledge or confront Russia on the reports.
According to Axios, it is unclear whether President-elect Joe Biden or any members of Congress have similarly been briefed on this information, though Biden has access to the President's Daily Brief.
If the intelligence ultimately cannot be corroborated, the decision to declassify it would fall into question, Axios noted.
Washington: (AFP) President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will activate a controversial mechanism aimed at reimposing UN sanctions on Iran, escalating a row with European allies that has huge repercussions for the Iranian nuclear deal.
Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to notify the United Nations Security Council that the US is triggering the so-called "snapback" procedure, which Britain, France and Germany say it doesn't have the right to do.
"It's a snapback, not uncommon," Trump told reporters, despite the contested measure having never been used before.
The move comes after the United States suffered a humiliating defeat at the Security Council last week when it failed to muster support for a resolution to extend a conventional arms embargo on Iran.
"Snapback" aims to restore all international sanctions against Iran that were lifted as part of the 2015 accord with Tehran that sought to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
But it also threatens to torpedo the historic Iran nuclear deal that the US, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany signed with Tehran in 2015.
Trump withdrew the US from the agreement, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in 2018 and introduced American sanctions on Iran as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign against the Iranian regime.
Potential 'crisis'
Despite pulling out of the deal, America claims that, as a "participant" of the original agreement, it has the power to unilaterally reimpose UN sanctions on Iran.
A 2015 UN Security Council resolution ratifying the agreement negotiated by former president Barack Obama says participating states can unilaterally reinstall sanctions if Iran has failed to significantly comply with the accord.
The "snapback" procedure is supposed to lead to the re-establishment of sanctions after 30 days, without the possibility of Russia or China wielding their vetoes.
European countries on the Security Council contest the US' legal argument and fear that the return of sanctions will sink the nuclear deal, which they are battling to save.
"This will be (a) fully valid enforceable UN Security Council resolution. We have every expectation that it will be enforced just like every other UN Security Council resolution that is in place," Pompeo said.
Last week, only the Dominican Republic joined the United States in backing its call to extend a conventional arms embargo on Iran that expires on October 18.
The embargo expires under the terms of JCPOA. Although European countries had expressed concern about the 13-year embargo expiring, their main focus is on preserving the nuclear accord.
The vote highlighted how isolated the US is over Iran at the UN.
Experts say the snapback threatens to plunge the Security Council into crisis.
"Most of the council will reject the US argument that it retains the right to trigger snapback despite leaving the JCPOA. They will write off this process as a sham," UN expert Richard Gowan told AFP.
"The real winners in this process will be China and Russia, who will argue that they are defending the UN from US unilateralism, while the Europeans distance themselves from Washington," added Gowan, who works at the International Crisis Group think-tank.
Pompeo is scheduled to meet UN chief Antonio Guterres at the latter's residence in New York around 2:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Thursday when they will discuss Iran.
Washington: (AFP) President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will activate a controversial mechanism aimed at reimposing UN sanctions on Iran, escalating a row with European allies that has huge repercussions for the Iranian nuclear deal.
Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to notify the United Nations Security Council that the US is triggering the so-called "snapback" procedure, which Britain, France and Germany say it doesn't have the right to do.
"It's a snapback, not uncommon," Trump told reporters, despite the contested measure having never been used before.
The move comes after the United States suffered a humiliating defeat at the Security Council last week when it failed to muster support for a resolution to extend a conventional arms embargo on Iran.
"Snapback" aims to restore all international sanctions against Iran that were lifted as part of the 2015 accord with Tehran that sought to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
But it also threatens to torpedo the historic Iran nuclear deal that the US, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany signed with Tehran in 2015.
Trump withdrew the US from the agreement, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in 2018 and introduced American sanctions on Iran as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign against the Iranian regime.
Potential 'crisis'
Despite pulling out of the deal, America claims that, as a "participant" of the original agreement, it has the power to unilaterally reimpose UN sanctions on Iran.
A 2015 UN Security Council resolution ratifying the agreement negotiated by former president Barack Obama says participating states can unilaterally reinstall sanctions if Iran has failed to significantly comply with the accord.
The "snapback" procedure is supposed to lead to the re-establishment of sanctions after 30 days, without the possibility of Russia or China wielding their vetoes.
European countries on the Security Council contest the US' legal argument and fear that the return of sanctions will sink the nuclear deal, which they are battling to save.
"This will be (a) fully valid enforceable UN Security Council resolution. We have every expectation that it will be enforced just like every other UN Security Council resolution that is in place," Pompeo said.
Last week, only the Dominican Republic joined the United States in backing its call to extend a conventional arms embargo on Iran that expires on October 18.
The embargo expires under the terms of JCPOA. Although European countries had expressed concern about the 13-year embargo expiring, their main focus is on preserving the nuclear accord.
The vote highlighted how isolated the US is over Iran at the UN.
Experts say the snapback threatens to plunge the Security Council into crisis.
"Most of the council will reject the US argument that it retains the right to trigger snapback despite leaving the JCPOA. They will write off this process as a sham," UN expert Richard Gowan told AFP.
"The real winners in this process will be China and Russia, who will argue that they are defending the UN from US unilateralism, while the Europeans distance themselves from Washington," added Gowan, who works at the International Crisis Group think-tank.
Pompeo is scheduled to meet UN chief Antonio Guterres at the latter's residence in New York around 2:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Thursday when they will discuss Iran.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is planning to sue the United States of America over the impact that their economic sanctions have had on the Persian's ability to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
Iran’s Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laya Joneydi told the Fars News Agency on Saturday that Tehran has filed a complaint against the United States regarding the impacts of sanctions on the fight against coronavirus.
Iran has recorded more than "eleven thousand deaths" from more than 240,000 confirmed cases. U.s itself has recorded more than 132,000 deaths from close to 3 million confirmed cases.
Joneydi affirmed that Iran will take the U.S. to the International Court of Justice.
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States offered to help Iran fight the illenss, especially after it spread quickly through the Islamic Republic. However, not long after offering to help, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions against Iran, prompting Tehran to issue a statement of condemnation.
In relevant remarks in April, Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee scolded Washington for blocking medical supplies and medicines from reaching the Islamic Republic, despite the U.S.’ reassurances that the sanctions would not impact humanitarian aid.
“The U.S. administration should say which banking system it has opened for the purchase of medicine (by Iran),” Rabiyee told reporters in a press conference in Tehran on April 20.
Since the advent of Trump’s presidency, the U.S. has imposed more harsh sanctions against the Islamic Republic, which has prompted Tehran to respond with hostility towards Washington in the international arena.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is planning to sue the United States of America over the impact that their economic sanctions have had on the Persian's ability to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
Iran’s Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laya Joneydi told the Fars News Agency on Saturday that Tehran has filed a complaint against the United States regarding the impacts of sanctions on the fight against coronavirus.
Iran has recorded more than "eleven thousand deaths" from more than 240,000 confirmed cases. U.s itself has recorded more than 132,000 deaths from close to 3 million confirmed cases.
Joneydi affirmed that Iran will take the U.S. to the International Court of Justice.
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States offered to help Iran fight the illenss, especially after it spread quickly through the Islamic Republic. However, not long after offering to help, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions against Iran, prompting Tehran to issue a statement of condemnation.
In relevant remarks in April, Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee scolded Washington for blocking medical supplies and medicines from reaching the Islamic Republic, despite the U.S.’ reassurances that the sanctions would not impact humanitarian aid.
“The U.S. administration should say which banking system it has opened for the purchase of medicine (by Iran),” Rabiyee told reporters in a press conference in Tehran on April 20.
Since the advent of Trump’s presidency, the U.S. has imposed more harsh sanctions against the Islamic Republic, which has prompted Tehran to respond with hostility towards Washington in the international arena.
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said that the Persian's armed forces are monitoring all U.S. activities against Islamic Republic at various political, economic and social levels.
In a statement made during his visit to the home of former Defense Minister Major General Musa Namjo, Hatimi pointed out that “American anti-Iranian activities at various political, economic and social levels aim to break the resistance of the people and destabilises the security of the country, but the U.S. will be defeated by the Iranian people this time.
It happened in previous times,” he said. The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will monitor and respond to any despicable and malicious move of the United States strongly.
His remarks was concurrent with the commemoration ceremony of 40th anniversary of the Sacred Defense (Iraqi imposed war against Iran in 1980-1988).
“Americans will certainly be defeated by the great nation of Islamic Iran like previous years and the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, under the wise leadership of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, will respond to any malicious movement of the enemy authoritatively and strongly.”
According to Mehr Agency: “The Iranian armed forces are working according to the directives of the Leader of the Revolution, Imam Khamenei, in strengthening its capabilities and defending the people and the country and consciously monitoring all the activities of the desperate enemies and resolutely responding to them,” he said.
Shortly after the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979 , Tehran and Washington cut diplomatic ties after the U.S. embassy in Tehran was seized and 55 people were kept hostage for 444 days.
Hostility between Tehran and Washington has grown since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed more severe sanctions on Iran that paralysed its economy.
Tehran responded by gradually reducing its obligations under the agreement signed in 2015.
The hostility reached unprecedented levels in early January when the Iranian military commander, Major-General Qassem Soleimani, was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike as ordered by US President.
Iran responded on January 9 by firing several missiles at two bases in Iraq that host American and NATO coalition forces.
Other signatories countries to the Iranian nuclear deal have severally affirmed their pleaded and supports for the deal.
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said that the Persian's armed forces are monitoring all U.S. activities against Islamic Republic at various political, economic and social levels.
In a statement made during his visit to the home of former Defense Minister Major General Musa Namjo, Hatimi pointed out that “American anti-Iranian activities at various political, economic and social levels aim to break the resistance of the people and destabilises the security of the country, but the U.S. will be defeated by the Iranian people this time.
It happened in previous times,” he said. The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will monitor and respond to any despicable and malicious move of the United States strongly.
His remarks was concurrent with the commemoration ceremony of 40th anniversary of the Sacred Defense (Iraqi imposed war against Iran in 1980-1988).
“Americans will certainly be defeated by the great nation of Islamic Iran like previous years and the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, under the wise leadership of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, will respond to any malicious movement of the enemy authoritatively and strongly.”
According to Mehr Agency: “The Iranian armed forces are working according to the directives of the Leader of the Revolution, Imam Khamenei, in strengthening its capabilities and defending the people and the country and consciously monitoring all the activities of the desperate enemies and resolutely responding to them,” he said.
Shortly after the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979 , Tehran and Washington cut diplomatic ties after the U.S. embassy in Tehran was seized and 55 people were kept hostage for 444 days.
Hostility between Tehran and Washington has grown since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed more severe sanctions on Iran that paralysed its economy.
Tehran responded by gradually reducing its obligations under the agreement signed in 2015.
The hostility reached unprecedented levels in early January when the Iranian military commander, Major-General Qassem Soleimani, was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike as ordered by US President.
Iran responded on January 9 by firing several missiles at two bases in Iraq that host American and NATO coalition forces.
Other signatories countries to the Iranian nuclear deal have severally affirmed their pleaded and supports for the deal.
US President Donald Trump has signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy programme for small businesses battered by the coronavirus.
The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying for the programme to August 8, which was created in March and has since been modified twice.
About $130bn of $660bn approved for the programme remains eligible for businesses to seek direct federal subsidies for payroll and other costs such as rent, though demand for the Paycheck Protection Program has pretty much dried up in recent weeks.
The Democratic-controlled House voted on Wednesday to approve the extension of the program after the Republican-controlled Senate did the same.
Trump had been expected to sign the measure.
US President Donald Trump has signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy programme for small businesses battered by the coronavirus.
The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying for the programme to August 8, which was created in March and has since been modified twice.
About $130bn of $660bn approved for the programme remains eligible for businesses to seek direct federal subsidies for payroll and other costs such as rent, though demand for the Paycheck Protection Program has pretty much dried up in recent weeks.
The Democratic-controlled House voted on Wednesday to approve the extension of the program after the Republican-controlled Senate did the same.
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