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Trump, Zelensky go at it in heated oval office debate
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Trump, Zelensky go at it in heated oval office debate

By David Zimmermann | National Review President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance traded heated barbs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, calling the wartime leader “disrespectful” and saying he should be more “thankful” for continued U.S. support. “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people! You’re gambling with World War III!” Trump told Zelensky as the two sit next to each other in the Oval Office. “Have you said ‘thank you’ once?” Vance chimed in. “You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the Unites States of America and the president who’s trying to save your country.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
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Trump and Macron plan to share ‘burden of securing the peace’ in Ukraine
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Trump and Macron plan to share ‘burden of securing the peace’ in Ukraine

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell  | Daily Signal French President Emmanuel Macron agrees that Europe must join the United States in bearing the “cost and burden of securing the peace” between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Monday. Macron and Trump met on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Trump said “would never have happened if I was president” in February 2022. “Europe must take that central role in assuring the long-term security of Ukraine, which they want to do,” Trump said. “And that’s not a very big step. A big step is what’s going to happen over the next few weeks.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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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
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Hundreds rally in support of Ukraine outside of Colorado capitol
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Hundreds rally in support of Ukraine outside of Colorado capitol

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette Hundreds gathered outside the Colorado state Capitol on Sunday in support of Ukraine and to mark three years since Russian forces started their invasion. “Today we came here just to raise our voices, to raise awareness that the war is still active. The war has not ended,” Marina Dubrova, president of the organizing nonprofit Ukrainians of Colorado, said outside the Capitol. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Zelensky claims he would resign in exchange for Ukraine NATO membership
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Zelensky claims he would resign in exchange for Ukraine NATO membership

By Kurt Zindulka | Breitbart Amid the ongoing public spat with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that he would be willing to step down in exchange for NATO membership for his country. Zelensky, apparently still miffed about not being included in opening talks between the Russians and a White House delegation in Ryiad earlier this week, seems intent on negotiating the peace process from the outside in public. Speaking in a Kyiv press conference on Sunday, the Ukrainian leader said that he would be willing to resign from his office to help the peace process. However, he quickly caveated by suggesting that this would come in the form of Ukraine’s joining NATO, officially a non-starter for Russia, per the Kremlin. READ THE FULL STORY AT...
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Zelensky praises ‘productive meeting’ with Trump envoy Keith Kellogg
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Zelensky praises ‘productive meeting’ with Trump envoy Keith Kellogg

By John Hayward | Breitbart Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he had a “productive meeting” with retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, who was acting as President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine and Russia. The upbeat meeting seemed to scale back a growing confrontation between Zelensky and Trump over bilateral U.S. peace negotiations with Russia. “I had a productive meeting with Special Envoy Kellogg – a good discussion, many important details. I am grateful to the United States for all the assistance and bipartisan support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,” Zelensky said on social media Thursday afternoon. READ THE FULL STORY ON BREITBART
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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
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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning
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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning

By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have met for talks on the future of the Ukraine war, but even before sitting down, Russia made clear it was approaching things with a hard bargaining mindset. Images of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by America’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and sitting opposite Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Putin’s advisor Yuri Ushakov have been published as talks begin on Tuesday morning. It is the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched a second invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. The talks are taking place at the Al Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and are being mediated by Saudi Fo...
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Ric Grenell under consideration to be Trump’s point man on Ukraine
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Ric Grenell under consideration to be Trump’s point man on Ukraine

By  Chris Pandolfo | Fox News Richard "Ric" Grenell, the former acting director of National Intelligence in President-elect Trump's first administration, is reportedly under consideration to be special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Currently, there is no special envoy responsible for bringing an end to the war in Eastern Europe. Trump is strongly considering whether to create the role, Reuters reported, citing four sources familiar with the president's deliberations. If he does create the new position, Grenell is said to be a leading candidate, though Trump may select someone else, the sources told Reuters. There is also no guarantee that Grenell would accept the position if it were offered to him, the sources reportedly said.  READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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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...
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