‘Make a deal’: Trump’s blunt message to Zelenskyy after meeting Putin; shifts ‘onus’ on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump (File Photo) US President Donald Trump on Friday, after a nearly three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the onus was now on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to secure a deal and bring the war to a complete end.“Now it’s really up to President Zelenskyy to get it done. And I would […]

‘If Trump were president in 2022, there would be no war’: Putin after Alaska meeting; US President says no deal with Russia over Ukraine conflict

President Donald Trump greets Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. AP/PTI(AP08_16_2025_000011A) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday claimed that he would not have invaded Ukraine if Joe Biden had not been in office, a remark seen as courting Donald Trump, even as US tariff threats persist. “I’d like […]

‘Energetic and sincere efforts’: Putin lauds Trump’s push to end Ukraine war; hints at possible nuclear arms deal

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (AP image) Russian President Vladimir Putin applauded the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and suggested that Moscow and Washington might reach an agreement on nuclear arms control during their summit in Alaska on Friday.Speaking publicly for the first time since US President Donald Trump announced […]

‘I will know in minutes if we can make deal’: Donald Trump on meeting with Vladimir Putin; talks on Russia-Ukraine peace deal

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would know “within minutes” if a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is possible when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week.“We’re going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin and … probably in the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or not a […]

Deal unlikelyto satisfy either side: Vance

US V-P JD Vance said a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine is unlikely to satisfy either side, and any peace deal will likely leave both Moscow and Kyiv “unhappy.” He said the US is aiming for a settlement both countries can accept. “It’s not going to make anybody super happy. Both the Russians and […]

‘Like Reagan…’: Senator Lindsey Graham says he’s confident Trump will walk away if Putin insists on bad deal

Putin and Trump will meet in Alaska on August 15. Senator Lindsey Graham silenced critics who criticized President Trump for being willing to meet Vladimir Putin and said Reagan also met Gorbachev to try to end the Cold War. “I’m confident President Trump will walk away – like Reagan – if Putin insists on a […]

EU-US trade talks: European bloc halts tariff retaliation after Trump deal; pause expected to last six months

US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AP) In a major step towards easing trade tensions, the European Union announced on Tuesday that it will suspend its planned retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion).The move follows a deal struck last month between US President […]

‘Really horrible war’: Trump tells Russia to ‘get deal where people stop getting killed’; again takes credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump (File Image) US President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested a new way for Russia to avoid the sanctions, and that is to get a deal “where people stop getting killed.” Trump on Friday warned Russia with new sanctions over the Ukraine war. He said, “Russia — […]