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🚨 BREAKING: Following a TWO HOUR phone call this morning, President Trump announces he and Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in Budapest, Hungary to try to end the war in Ukraine once and for all The Peace President NEVER stops! Make this the NINTH war you’ve ended, 47! pic.twitter.com/Na51o7yndd — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October …
The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken Vladimir Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table. American intelligence shared with Kyiv has enabled strikes on important Russian energy assets including oil refineries far beyond the frontline, …
President Donald Trump says the hatred between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘hate each other so much they almost can’t talk.’ He also said some NATO member nations are buying Russian oil indirectly through other countries.
J.D. Vance: Russia wants 6,000 sq km it hasn’t conquered yet. Ukraine wants security guarantees so Russia won’t return in months or years. Those are the two core issues. The president opened the door to peace — now it’s on Moscow and Kyiv to walk through. 1/ pic.twitter.com/N8mZIks6xg — Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) September 10, 2025 …
Russian President Vladimir Putin said foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be “legitimate targets”. It comes after European leaders pledged their commitment to a potential peacekeeping force.
Putin proclaimed it like a man describing the future he intends to rule. “Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and [you can] even achieve immortality,” his interpreter said into a hot mic at a military parade in Beijing, standing shoulder to shoulder with Xi Jinping and Kim …
https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1963013937764696573/history Xi Jinping stood flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un. The world’s stage shifted. And the message was unmistakable: the old order is finished. “China is holding one of its biggest-ever military parades… Xi Jinping will be joined by leaders from a host of countries at odds with the U.S. and its allies in …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Russia’s major aerial attack on Kyiv shows President Vladimir Putin is “choosing ballistics” instead of “real steps towards peace”.
Xi shows Trump who holds the cards by hosting Kim and Putin https://t.co/hzN6Vo8tKI — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 28, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a military parade in the centre of Beijing, alongside Russian president Vladimir Putin and China’s leader Xi Jinping, is quite the photo-op. It’s also a key diplomatic …
Zelensky chooses the meeting place with Putin and demands strong cards from allies for negotiations 😂 ‘This week there will be contacts with Turkey, contacts with the Persian Gulf countries, with European countries that can become platforms for talks with the Russians. On our… pic.twitter.com/DOYPuOeeqK — Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) August 26, 2025 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇩🇪 RUSSIA IS DONE! …
Putin reportedly agreed to NATO-style guarantees for Ukraine, according to Trump’s real estate associate. No Kremlin statement, no transcript, no signature—just Steve Witkoff, fresh off a handshake, claiming “we were able to win the following concession.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-steve-witkoff-nato-security-guarantees/ Witkoff calls it “game-changing.” https://www.firstpost.com/world/putin-agrees-to-us-europe-plan-for-nato-style-security-guarantees-for-ukraine-says-trump-envoy-13925609.html He claims Russia will pass a law pledging not to violate other European …
🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump says Putin meeting "extremely productive… very good chance of getting there, we didn't get there…" implying no ceasefire was reached. No details of any deal were provided and neither Putin nor Trump took any questions.#USA #Trump #Russia #Putin #Alaska… pic.twitter.com/T6TJdux7Cj — Shadow Observer (@TheShadowObs) August 15, 2025 The president did not take questions …
The security protocols surrounding U.S. leadership are unmatched, ensuring every interaction serves American strategic interests. Putin entering the presidential limousine reflects adherence to U.S. security dominance—not weakness. Under this administration, every diplomatic… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) August 15, 2025
All eyes are on Alaska, as Presidents Trump and Putin are set to hold an in-person meeting on Friday. But first, Trump joined a video conference with Zelensky, who is in Berlin to meet with his European handlers. Col. Larry Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of State, noted that Trump’s sole …
by Michael Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are about to make decisions that could radically alter the trajectory of human history. When they meet in Alaska on Friday, the stakes will be incredibly high. If they are able to agree to some sort of a deal, the world will rejoice. But if the meeting goes …
JUST IN: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet President Donald Trump, though the location and date are yet to be announced, the Kremlin says. Read more: https://t.co/YYkijeFutt pic.twitter.com/y6xCuSgiiC — ABC News (@ABC) August 7, 2025 LONDON — The Kremlin on Thursday said Russia President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet with U.S. President Donald …
🇷🇺 PUTIN WON’T END WAR EVEN IF TRUMP THREATENS MORE SANCTIONS Trump gave Putin a Friday deadline: agree to a ceasefire or get hit with 100% tariffs and new sanctions. Putin reportedly isn’t budging. He still wants full control of four Ukrainian regions before talking peace.… https://t.co/dulPwT9Q2N pic.twitter.com/pPNAKjScmH — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 5, 2025
Trump slashes Russia negotiation timeline and hints deal already doomed in tense UK press moment Speaking this morning in Scotland with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. President Trump states that he is “disappointed” with and reducing the 50-day negotiation window he gave last month to Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that “I think I …
“I told Putin: I’ll bomb the hell out of Moscow” — leaked audio from Trump’s closed-door meeting CNN has released an audio recording from a private 2024 dinner between Donald Trump and his campaign donors. In it, Trump recalls conversations with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping — including direct threats to bomb their capitals in …
NATO chief warns Xi could urge Putin to attack Europe if China invades Taiwan, as Russian ammo output now triples NATO’s yearly production. JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇷🇺🇪🇺 If China attacks Taiwan, Xi will try to drag Russia into a war with NATO – NATO Secretary General Rutte said. "If Xi Jinping attacked Taiwan, he would first …
0:00 – Introduction and context of the conflict between Israel and Iran 0:34 – Overview of Iran’s missile capabilities and successful strikes on Israel 2:16 – Discussion on the effectiveness of Israeli air defenses against Iranian attacks 5:39 – Reports of Iranian air defenses becoming operational again 10:01 – Iranian threats regarding the involvement of …
🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️🚨 BREAKING: RUSSIA BLEW UP UKRAINE’S CRUISE MISSILE PROGRAM WITH NATO INSTRUCTORS! It was in the center of Kiev. 1/ pic.twitter.com/KUIrrwYpWu — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 7, 2025 The facility was inside the Bolshevik plant, which is was defunct for years. Below the plant is a bunker, rather was. This bunker in the center of …
President Valdimir Putin lashed out at Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine for attacks on Russian spoil at a cabinet meeting. Putin said that it was not possible to talk peace when Kyiv was carrying out attacks on Russia. Watch his full speech here. h/t 10^33
BREAKING: 🚨 POSOBIEC BOMBSHELL: U.S. INTEL HID UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK FROM THE PRESIDENT 🚨 🔴 Jack Posobiec drops a grenade on the intel community: 🗣️ “Elements within U.S. intelligence ABSOLUTELY KNEW about the Ukrainian drone attack — and HID IT from the President.” 🔴 The attack? Coordinated strikes on Russian airbases — now threatening global …
TRUMP JUST NOW: – I SPOKE TO PUTIN, HE TOLD ME HE WILL BE RESPONDING WITH FORCE TO UKRAINE’S RECENT ATTACK ON THEIR DOCKED AIRPLANES – GOOD CONVERSATION BUT PEACE IS NOT COMING SOON – PUTIN SAID HE’LL HELP WITH GETTING IRAN TO BACK OFF A NUCLEAR WEAPON markets may be asking… — amit (@amitisinvesting) …
JUST NOW!!! Trump tells reporters that U.S. will find out “within two weeks” whether or not Putin is “tapping us along” pic.twitter.com/pZTMFz6ccY — Alex Raufoglu (@ralakbar) May 28, 2025
It didn't have to be this way. President Trump had the opportunity when first inaugurated to wash his hands of Biden's proxy war with Russia through Ukraine, but he could not resist intervening further. Now as things are not going as planned, he is raging at both sides,… pic.twitter.com/hqitr9Qgmx — Ron Paul (@RonPaul) May 27, …
BREAKING: Putin slams West, ends talks, and vows to "chokehold" them in return. How should Trump respond?pic.twitter.com/WDsStIlLF7 — TaraBull (@TaraBull) May 26, 2025
by Michael Is any hope of a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine about to slip away? President Trump just told reporters that he is “not happy with what Putin is doing”, and meanwhile approximately 50,000 Russian troops are positioned just across from Ukraine’s “fortress city” of Kharkiv. A major offensive in the direction …
Putin: “A decision has been made to create a security buffer zone along the border between Russia and Ukraine.” Putin later specified for which Russian regions a security buffer zone will be created. Ukrainian regions that Russian needs to control: – Kharkov – Sumy – Chernigov To protect the Russian regions: Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod …