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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ for peace negotiations, calls Trump meeting ‘regrettable’
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ for peace negotiations, calls Trump meeting ‘regrettable’

By Anders Hagstrom  | Fox News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called his meeting at the White House last week "regrettable" on Tuesday and said he is ready to pursue peace under President Donald Trump's leadership. Zelenskyy made the concession in a lengthy statement posted to social media on Tuesday, saying Ukraine "is ready to come to the negotiating table." He added that last week's meeting "did not go the way it was supposed to be," and he said "it is time to make things right." "My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts," Zelenskyy wrote. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
VP Vance lays out how Zelenskyy could salvage relationship with U.S. in first interview since Oval Office blow up
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VP Vance lays out how Zelenskyy could salvage relationship with U.S. in first interview since Oval Office blow up

By Reagan Reese | Daily Caller Vice President JD Vance explained how the United States and Ukraine could have a path forward for a relationship in his first interview since the world leaders of the two countries argued in the Oval Office. While meeting Friday in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and Vance got into a heated argument in front of the press. The Ukrainian president openly criticized the U.S. for not stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin. The argument led to Trump cancelling the planned joint press conference, kicking the world leader out of the White House, with no minerals deal signed. Vance sat down with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday to detail what went down and the U.S.’ conditions for moving forward with Zelenskyy...
Zelensky says ‘End of War with Russia is very, very far away’
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Zelensky says ‘End of War with Russia is very, very far away’

By AP via Breitbart A deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that he expects to keep receiving American support despite his recent fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump. “I think our relationship (with the U.S.) will continue, because it’s more than an occasional relationship,” Zelenskyy said late Sunday, referring to Washington’s support for the past three years of war. “I believe that Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States of America” to keep aid flowing, he said at a briefing in Ukrainian before leaving London. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
Marco Rubio can’t say ‘peace is possible’ between Ukraine and Russia
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Marco Rubio can’t say ‘peace is possible’ between Ukraine and Russia

By Jenny Goldsberry | Washington Examiner Secretary of State Marco Rubio mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s demands for security guarantees when peace with Russia is still not guaranteed. Ukraine just passed its third-year anniversary since Russia invaded and war broke out. While Zelensky has maintained control of its capital, Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions in the south and east of Ukraine since September 2022. Rubio explained that speaking to Putin, after not a single European ally or former President Joe Biden was able to, is the way to end the war. “No one here is claiming Vladimir Putin is going to get the Nobel Peace Prize this year or that he should b...
Kremlin denies Trump’s claim that Putin is ready for peacekeepers in Ukraine
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Kremlin denies Trump’s claim that Putin is ready for peacekeepers in Ukraine

By Diana Glebova | New York Post The Kremlin on Tuesday rebutted President Trump’s claim that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is ready for European peacekeepers to be installed in Ukraine. “There is a position on this matter that was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister [Sergey] Lavrov,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference. “Russia media site TASS reported. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on.” Peskov was referring to Lavrov’s recent remarks asserting that Russia would find it unacceptable if NATO-aligned troops were put in Ukraine after a peace deal is negotiated. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
U.S. tells Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy to ‘tone down the criticism and sign that deal’
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U.S. tells Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy to ‘tone down the criticism and sign that deal’

By  MIRIAM KUEPPER | Daily Mail The White House is telling Volodymyr Zelensky to 'tone down' the criticism and 'sign that deal' after he accused Donald Trump of falling for Russian fake news. White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on Fox News on Thursday that Zelensky must 'tone it down and take a hard look and sign that deal.' He was referring to a critical minerals deal for providing aid to Ukraine during the war with Russia. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY MAIL
Putin lowers nuclear-strike threshold as Ukraine launches long-range missiles into Russia
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Putin lowers nuclear-strike threshold as Ukraine launches long-range missiles into Russia

By James Lynch | National Review Russian president Vladimir Putin revised Russia’s nuclear doctrine Tuesday, reducing its threshold for using nuclear weapons just as the Russian military announced that Ukraine had launched long-range missiles supplied by the U.S. into Russian territory. Putin’s new nuclear doctrine proclaims that Russia can use nuclear weapons in response to an attack from a non-nuclear state with support from a nuclear state, a clear reference to U.S. support for Ukraine. The doctrine formalizes a policy Putin announced in September during a televised meeting with top officials. “[Russian] President [Vladimir Putin] gave the relevant instructions prior. The president himself stated that the preparation of the amendments was in the final stage. The updat...
North Korea tests long-range missile after deploying troops to Russia
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North Korea tests long-range missile after deploying troops to Russia

By Tim Pearce | Daily Wire North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday designed to threaten the United States, the first ICBM test in nearly a year. The test comes less than a week before the U.S. presidential election and as North Korea sends thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military in the war in Ukraine. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called the test “an appropriate military action” in response to threatening moves from its adversaries. “The test-fire is an appropriate military action that fully meets the purpose of informing the rivals, who have intentionally escalated the regional situation and posed a threat to the security of our Republic recently, of our counteraction will,” Kim was quoted in North Korea state news, according to&...
Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia
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Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia

By Mike Brest | Washington Examiner Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday that the United States has seen “evidence” that North Korean troops have deployed to Russia. Austin is the first U.S. official to confirm reports from Ukrainian and South Korean leaders about the North Korean troop movements. “We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have gone to Russia,” he told reporters traveling with him Wednesday in Rome. “What, exactly, they’re doing is left to be seen.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
US ‘sleepwalking’ into WWIII, experts warn nation is underprepared
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US ‘sleepwalking’ into WWIII, experts warn nation is underprepared

By Caitlin McFall  | Fox News The U.S. is "sleepwalking" into a global war against its top adversaries united under an axis of "malign partnerships," and experts are sounding the alarm that neither the U.S. military nor the public are prepared for World War III. In late July, a body of non-governmental national security experts, first tasked by Congress in 2022 under the Commission on the National Defense Strategy, released an evaluation of the U.S.’ overall security strategy put forward by the Biden administration two years ago. The commission found that after decades of post-Cold War policies that cut defense spending and reduced investments in the security sector, Washington, D.C., is "not prepared" to counter Beijing in open conflict, let alone a multi-fron...