Trump news at a glance: Ukraine must reach a deal with Russia ‘fast’, says president before trilateral talks | Trump administration
Donald Trump increased pressure on Ukraine to “quickly” reach an agreement with Russia before negotiations brokered by the United States in Geneva on Tuesday. “Ukraine better come to the table quickly,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Washington.
Trump is pushing to end the conflict, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, but the two previous rounds of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi have given no sign of progress.
Moscow has stuck to its demands in negotiations for sweeping territorial and political concessions from Ukraine – rejected by kyiv as amounting to capitulation.
Trump’s top envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner will be part of the US delegation, while former Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky will lead the Moscow team.
Ukraine and Russia to meet for second round of talks as war’s fourth anniversary approaches
The talks, brokered by the Trump administration, will take place days before the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite renewed U.S. efforts to revive diplomacy, hopes for a sudden breakthrough remain dim.
Trump, who throughout his second presidency has vacillated between criticism of Moscow and Kiev, began shifting blame again this weekend to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, suggesting that Ukraine was delaying efforts to end the war.
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California governor is ‘a loser,’ Trump says as state signs green energy deal with UK
Donald Trump has expressed his fury over a green energy deal between the British government and California Governor Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.
“The U.K. has enough problems without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he touches turns to trash. His state has become a living hell and his environmental work is a disaster.”
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Republicans and Democrats unite to condemn Trump’s attacks on their allies
Donald Trump’s harshest critics at the Munich security conference this weekend were not Europeans but Americans – and not just Democratic politicians.
A few Republicans, outside the reach of Fox News, the American president’s favorite, had the courage to challenge Trump’s regime of tariffs and unpredictability.
The criticism ends what little remains of the tradition of the U.S. delegation to the conference limiting criticism of the commander in chief abroad.
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Trump committed to Hungarian PM Orbán’s success, says Rubio
Donald Trump is committed to the success of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán because his leadership is crucial to US national interests, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
“President Trump is deeply committed to your success, because your success is our success,” Rubio said alongside Orbán at a joint news conference in Budapest.
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Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
John Paulson, a hedge fund billionaire and one of Donald Trump’s early supporters on Wall Street, is considering moving a manufacturing plant from Ohio to China despite strong resistance from employees.
Workers at the plant called the relocation a “slap in the face,” after Paulson loudly defended domestic manufacturing and are fighting to keep the plant open.
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British bank bosses consider creating alternative to Visa and Mastercard amid Trump fears
British bank bosses will hold their first meeting to establish a domestic alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing fears over Donald Trump’s ability to disable US payment systems.
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