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Britain and France on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks aimed at halting his country's invasion of Ukraine.
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His meetings with Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, came as the administration’s push to halt the Ukraine war had appeared stalled.
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Moscow praises Trump for "preventing World War 3," U.S. officials reassure NATO and analysts warn of renewed Russian offensives.
European foreign ministers at a NATO meeting blamed Russia on Friday for thwarting a U.S. push for peace in Ukraine and called for firm pressure on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, in a clear bid to persuade the Trump administration to take a harder line.
Russia is still counting on US President Donald Trump to deliver an acceptable peace deal in Ukraine, though it’s prepared to continue the war if talks fail, according to people in Moscow familiar with the matter.
The U.S. president is getting impatient at Russian leader Vladimir Putin for dragging his feet over a peace plan.
Senior Trump administration officials have discussed in recent days the likelihood that the U.S. will be unable to secure a Ukraine peace deal in the next few months and are drawing up new plans to pressure both Kyiv and Moscow,
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Vladimir Putin has sent two teams who don't see eye-to-eye for talks with the Trump administration. The U.S. announces new Russia-related sanctions. Get the latest Ukraine war updates.
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.
As cease-fire talks stall, Moscow and Kyiv are both hoping that the president’s patience with the other runs out first.
Over the past two months, the United States has been talking with both Ukraine and Russia – separately – to try to fulfil one of President Donald Trump’s main campaign promises: ending the war in Ukraine.