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Trump and the Ukraine-Russia War
The Trump administration makes its first moves in negotiating the end of the Ukraine-Russia war.
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On Tuesday, U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. The meeting did not include Ukrainian or European representatives, though President Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be involved in any peace negotiations.
Back up: Last Wednesday, President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call he as a step toward resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Then, Trump President Zelensky to inform him of the conversation and discuss his vision for the peace process. Also on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters, where he that a peace treaty between Ukraine and Russia would likely involve Ukraine ceding some territory from its pre-2014 borders; he added that Ukraine’s…
