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Donald Trump's Ally Rejects Putin Negotiation Plan
"As much as I would like to believe we can negotiate with a tyrant, I suspect we may be deceiving ourselves," said Senator Mike Rounds.
Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders.
Putin open to discussing Ukraine ceasefire with Trump, Reuters reports
For the first time, five current and former Russian officials outlined to Reuters the Kremlin’s potential terms for a Trump-brokered peace deal.
Trump talked to Putin, told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the call.
Trump advised Putin not to escalate war with Ukraine
President-elect Trump has criticized the scale of U.S. military and financial support for Ukraine, vowing to end the war quickly, without saying how.
Republican senator, Trump ally rejects idea of negotiating with Putin
"As much as I would like to believe we can negotiate with a tyrant, I suspect we may be deceiving ourselves," Sen. Mike Rounds said. Rounds also said he wished the U.S. had sent more weapons to Kyiv.
Trump's main ally in US Senate opposes peace talks with Russia
Mike Rounds, the main ally of President-elect Donald Trump in the Senate, opposed negotiations on a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. He said that the Kremlin could not be trusted, reports Politico.
Putin Is Doing the Opposite of What Trump Advised, Republican Says
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul said Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to heed advice from President-elect Donald ...
Exclusive: Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal
U.S. President-elect Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, is returning to the White House at a time of Russian ...
Opinion - Putin is sending a not-so-friendly message to Trump
Russia’s prime-time “60 Minutes” program congratulated Melania Trump on her husband’s electoral victory by displaying on air ...
Putin Sees America Hurtling to Disaster, With Trump at the Wheel
It’s that to many in the Kremlin, a Trump presidency might bring about the collapse of the American state. The idea that the ...
Trump Thinks Putin Is His Friend. The Russians Just Issued a Humiliating Statement to the Contrary.
Then, in response to Trump’s claim that during their phone call, he asked—in some accounts, warned —Putin not to escalate the ...
Angela Merkel offers views on Putin, Trump, Ukraine in long-awaited memoirs
Germany's Angela Merkel recalls tricky dealings with world leaders from Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin during her 16-year ...
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Putin Eyes a ‘Trump Peace Deal’ in Ukraine, a New Report Says, as Russian Economy Buckles
While pressure is mounting on the incoming administration, the screws are tightening on Moscow, whose war expenditures are ...
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As Trump's return threatens to end U.S. support for Ukraine, allies scramble to fill the gap
But peace has not broken out. Instead, there has been a wave of escalation. Far from quailing at the prospect of a Trump presidency, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the use of a new ...