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Netanyahu right-wing votes * Zelensky in US for meeting with Trump, who rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining NATO
Inside the Oval Office, Zelensky and Trump showed few signs of their once-frayed relationship. They talked positively about a U.S. role in security guarantees for Ukraine — one of the most complex issues under discussion — to ensure that Russia does not restart the war after they agree to a peace deal.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE BILATERAL: President Donald Trump announced yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would hold a bilateral meeting in the coming days. That would be followed by a trilateral meeting with Trump and those two leaders. Trump held a summit with Putin in Alaska on Friday.
From Armenia to Cambodia, the U.S. president claims he has ended six conflicts and that the war in Ukraine could be his seventh—but The Guardian and Axios note that reality tells a different story
The US president says Russia's Putin is "expecting a call" immediately after his talks with Zelensky and European leaders.
According to analysts, the Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meeting is significant in terms of global politics, but Zelensky’s firm stance indicates that complex challenges in the peace negotiations still remain.
It was a pretty big day of news even without the roundtable in Canberra! Here’s a quick wrap: The day began with all eyes on US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukranian MP Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington.
The Ukrainian president says Monday's talks have been "constructive" as European leaders repeat calls for a ceasefire.