Ukraine Cease-Fire Effort: Buffeted By Trump’s Comments On Putin, Zelenskyy’s Pushback On Minerals

My fellow Republicans and President Trump, we must stand up to Putin

Three years on, the war for Ukraine continues to burn, consuming lives and the wealth of nations. The diplomatic rupture last month in the Oval Office beamed live around the world ignited a fierce debate about America’s allies, enemies and interests in the 21st century. Now, Vladimir Putin is dragging his feet on a full cease-fire deal, hoping the United States will cave to his demands for a complete end to military and intelligence assistance t…

Trump Says Putin Will 'Follow Through,' Rebuffs Ukraine on Deal

(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would follow through on striking a ceasefire agreement and accused Ukraine of attempting to negotiate an economic deal with the US, in the latest turn in his whipsaw effort to negotiate a temporary truce in the ongoing conflict.

Ukraine Cease-Fire Effort: Buffeted By Trump’s Comments On Putin, Zelenskyy’s Pushback On Minerals

A week after major steps toward a Ukraine cease-fire were announced, the push for peace is fraying, roiled by Zelenskyy’s pushback on a US-proposed minerals deal and by Trump’s comments that he was “very angry” at Putin.

Trump criticizes both Putin and Zelenskyy as he pushes for Ukraine ceasefire

President Trump continued his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy but turned the tables and also criticized Russia's Vladimir Putin as he pressed for a Ukraine war ceasefire.

Trump finds fault with both Putin and Zelenskyy as he tries to push for deal to end war in Ukraine - The Tribune

Acknowledges that ‘there's tremendous hatred’ between the two men, a fresh indication that negotiations may not produce the swift conclusion that he promised during the campaign.

In Irshansk, the moods are not the best: the war has been an important start to the titanium field that has been supporting this population of about 6,000 inhabitants since 1960. In Zavallia, another municipality 375 kilometers away, there is also discouragement because the graphite mine is also going through real hardships. In Irshansk and Zavallia, one in the province of Yitomir, in the north of Ukraine, and the other in Kirovograd, towards th…