US Special Envoy Meets With Ukrainian President Amid Escalating Tensions US special envoy meets with Ukrainian President amid strained relations over differing views on conflict with Russia. Top News · Feb 20, 2025
Musk accuses Ukraine leader Zelensky of ‘feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers’ in vicious rant on X Musk also threatened changes to Community Notes on X as Trump administration has sought to falsely portray Ukrainian president as a ‘dictator’ The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
New Zealand distances itself from Trump on Ukraine Defence Minister Judith Collins says Ukraine President is not a dictator, nor did he start the war with Russia - contradicting US President Donald Trump. AAP · Feb 20, 2025
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security. Reason · Feb 20, 2025
Sen. Hawley Introduces Legislation For Special Inspector General For Ukraine Aid Senator Josh Hawley reintroduces legislation for a special inspector general for Ukraine aid to ensure transparency and accountability of over 4 billion... Top News · Feb 20, 2025
Bully Trump tries to gag Zelensky: ‘Tone it down and take my deal’ Trump’s security adviser tells Ukrainian leader to tone down his criticism – after a raft of insults The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
Trump Is 'Very Frustrated' With Zelensky For Not Taking 'Opportunity' US Has Offered to End War, National Security Advisor Says Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal that would hand over control to vast Ukrainian mineral reserves. Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025
US official demands Zelenskyy return to talks over critical minerals deal White House national security adviser Mike Waltz also criticises Kyiv over ‘insults’ to US president. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2025
Warning That Trump Would 'Quickly Give Up' on Ukraine for 'Friendship With Putin' Resurfaces Amid Trump-Zelensky Drama A resurfaced clip of Kamala Harris warning that Trump would side with Putin over Ukraine is going viral amid escalating tension between the US and Ukraine. Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025
Don’t be fooled by Putin’s ‘imperialism dressed up as realpolitik’, Lammy warns Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Trump Frustrated With Zelensky, Focuses On Ending Ukraine War President Trump's national security adviser addresses Trump's stance on Ukraine conflict and frustration with Zelensky. Efforts to end fighting and move to... Top News · Feb 20, 2025
Starmer’s tough stance on Ukraine is necessary for dealing with bullying Trump THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Trump and Starmer each seems to think that the other is a man he can do business with. In the most unpromising of circumstances, there is at least some hope that the ‘special relationship’ could be reborn The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
Britain and US bow before Trump as Lammy and CPAC fall silent Britain’s foreign secretary was supposed to be shooting from the hip, but even one mild criticism of Trump was beyond him The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Russia has no ‘appetite’ for peace in Ukraine, says David Lammy The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers. Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025 Lammy: Russians have no ‘appetite’ for peace in Ukraine The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025 Trump lavished with praise by Kremlin after blaming Ukraine for war: ‘He understands our position’ Leaders in Moscow praised Trump for called Zelensky a ‘dictator’ and blaming Ukraine for the war
Top News · Feb 20, 2025 Ukraine Urged To Sign Economic Deal For Security Guarantee National Security Advisor Waltz urges Ukraine to consider economic deal amid tensions with President Zelenskyy.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025 Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv National security adviser says Ukraine is wrong to push back against Trump’s approach to peace talks with Russia
Top News · Feb 20, 2025 Ukrainian President Zelensky Emphasizes Importance Of US-Ukraine Relations Ukrainian President Zelensky expresses gratitude for US support amidst tensions with Trump. Discussions focus on security guarantees and peaceful resolutio...
Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2025 US switches stance on Ukraine war, seeking $500bn in payback A war of words has broken out between Trump and Zelenskyy, while Europe feels the US is no longer a dependable ally.
Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025 Russia has ‘learned nothing’ from ‘colonial failures and wars’, suggests Lammy Foreign Secretary David Lammy was speaking at the G20 meeting of foreign ministers in South Africa.
The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025 Trump’s art of the deal horrifies Ukraine and its allies Browse through Donald Trump’s ghostwritten memoir, The Art of the Deal, and you’ll come across an aphorism which will go some way to explaining the US president’s approach to negotiating. Having established that he would do nearly anything within legal bounds to win, Trump adds that: “Sometimes, part of making…
Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025 Vance Proclaims Trump Will Be the 'President of Peace' as the President Faces Continued Backlash for Calling Zelensky a 'Dictator' Vice President JD Vance defended Trump as the "president of peace" amid bipartisan backlash over Trump's claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a "dictator."
The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025 Ukraine’s natural resources are at centre stage in the ongoing war, and will likely remain there Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world now knows the exact price for American military support of Ukraine. During a recent interview with Fox News, United States President Donald Trump put a $500 billion price tag on American aid to the war-torn country.
The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025 Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza and now Ukraine: Wake up, world, Donald Trump is coming for you It’s no longer speculative to ask how the post-Second World War world order, led by the United States, will end. It’s apparently already ended.