Olga Rudenko, chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, talks about how Ukrainians view President Trump’s shift from praising Vladimir Putin to backing Ukraine’s full territorial recovery, and what it could mean for the war. ANDREW LIMBONG, HOST: This week, President Trump made a huge geopolitical pivot. Writing on his platform, Truth, Social, Trump said he believes Ukraine can win the …
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that a meeting with Vladimir Putin remained “the most effective way forward” as the two sides exchanged prisoners and Ukraine marked 34 years since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union. Peace hopes dimmed on Friday when Russia ruled out any immediate meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents but Zelenskyy said on Sunday that the …
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Joel Gunter Reporting from Kyiv EPA Five thousand miles from Alaska, and feeling left out, Ukrainians were bracing themselves on Friday for the outcome of negotiations to which they were not invited. The talks, between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, will begin later in the day with no seat for the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. …
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Ukrainians are tired, run down by the emotional toll of the invasion and the physical toll of sleepless nights due to air raid sirens, explosions and the screeching sounds of attack drones. “It was a long night,” is a common remark you will hear in Kyiv. So, US President Donald Trump’s decision to give Russia 50 days to agree to …
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