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What Trump’s 90-day pause on US foreign development assistance means for Ukraine
Hours after taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump put a stop on U.S. foreign development assistance for 90 days to review and ensure it aligns with the new administration's policy. Ukraine tops the recipient list of U.S. development assistance, receiving over $17 billion in economic aid in 2023 as it faced Russian all-out war, official […]
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‘We know who the good guy is’ — Trump’s defense nominee grilled over war in Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary was grilled over the war in Ukraine during a confirmation hearing on Jan. 14, after he failed to mention Russia’s full-scale invasion during his opening remarks. Speaking to the Armed Services Committee, Pete Hegseth was asked if the omission was "code for 'we’re going to abandon Ukraine.'" "We […]
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Zelensky addresses Trump’s comments on NATO, stresses security guarantees
President Volodymyr Zelensky called for caution in interpreting U.S. policy following President-elect Donald Trump’s comments linking Ukraine’s NATO aspirations to Russia’s invasion, during a Jan. 8 meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen. The Ukrainian president argued that the absence of NATO membership and concrete security guarantees contributed to Russia’s decision to launch the full-scale […]
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Ukraine war latest: Russian envoy dismisses Trump’s reported peace deal; Over 50,000 Russians seek soldiers MIA
Key developments on Jan. 3: Over 50,000 Russians seek MIA through Ukraine’s project, representative says 'Nothing interesting' — Russian envoy dismisses Trump’s reported peace deal proposals on Ukraine Germany should not rule out peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, CDU lawmaker says 'We would violate Ukrainian legislation on behalf of Putin' — Zelensky again rejects elections under […]
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'Nothing of interest' — Russian envoy dismisses Trump’s reported peace deal proposals on Ukraine
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team has not presented anything "interesting" to Moscow regarding ending the war in Ukraine, Russia's envoy to the U.N., Vasily Nebenzya, said on Jan. 3 in an interview with the state-controlled Rossiya-1 TV channel. Earlier reports from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Trump’s team is considering a plan to delay […]
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Marco Rubio likely to be Trump’s secretary of state, Reuters reports
President-elect Donald Trump will likely appoint Marco Rubio as U.S. secretary of state, Reuters reported on Nov. 12. citing unnamed sources. Rubio was among the 15 Republican lawmakers in the Senate who voted against the $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, eventually passed in 2024 April. Shortly after Trump’s election victory, Rubio said on […]
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Trump’s Ukraine policy should not be prejudged, French foreign minister cautions
Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy should not be judged prematurely, France’s foreign minister said on Nov. 11. "Facing speculation on what could be the positions or initiatives of the new U.S administration, I think that we absolutely should not prejudge, and we have to give (the Trump administration) time," Jean-Noel Barrot told the Paris Peace Forum. […]
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Kuleba: 5 lessons for Ukrainians from Trump’s victory
First, after his defeat in the 2019 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump was written off as a political failure. But he didn’t give up — he got back up, ran again, and won four years later. Lesson: Never, ever give up, even if everyone around you says your cause is lost and works against you, […]
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‘Aid will either increase or stop altogether’ – Ukrainians in US react to Trump’s comeback
In a remarkable comeback that saw Donald Trump win the electoral college and popular vote in the Nov. 5 election, the 78-year-old conservative will take office on Jan. 20 more powerful than ever, with Republican control of the Senate and possibly the House of Representatives. While Trump’s pre-election campaign was largely focused on domestic issues, […]
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Opinion: Trump’s election marks the death of Transatlanticism
Ahead of Election Day, there were signs of optimism for the United States' allies in Europe. Polls had indicated a tight race since support for Kamala Harris leveled off in August, but expectations to outperform the polls and blind faith in humanity kept the Harris campaign and its millions of voters hopeful for victory. However, […]