US and Russian Officials Meet to Discuss Ukraine Conflict as Europe Demands Inclusion
High-level talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia focus on Ukraine peace negotiations amid European leaders' emergency summit for stronger involvement.
The talks follow last week’s telephone call between Trump and Putin in which Trump said they “agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately.”
Top Russian officials will hold talks with US in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
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The discussions will focus on reviving U.S.-Russia relations, potential negotiations on Ukraine, and preparations for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kremlin confirms US talks in Saudi Arabia
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If Europe wants to put itself back in this conversation, there is not much time left to do this before it is too late, with potentially devastating consequences for the security order that kept us safe since 1945.
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The gulf between the U.S. and Europe on the Ukraine war and security issues crystallized for Europeans this past weekend at the Munich Security Conference.
European leaders scramble ahead of Trump's Ukraine summit with Putin
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Britain has a risk aversion that’s holding back growth, according to John Flint, who heads up Labour’s National Wealth Fund.
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Decades of the old relationship between Europe and America are ending.
Ukraine and Europe Worry about Being Sidelined as Trump Pushes Direct Talks with Russia on War's End
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Trump’s posture toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, and comments from US officials on Ukraine and NATO, has raised anxieties in Europe that Washington’s vision for a swift end to the war would allow for key concessions to Russia.
European leaders to begin Paris meeting as Trump forges ahead with Ukraine peace talks
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But it's about even more than that for Europe.
Can Europe conjure a united front on Ukraine's future?
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Trump’s outreach to Russia has raised concerns in Ukraine and Europe that Washington could be racing to secure a peace plan that concedes some Ukrainian territory with little input from Kyiv or its European allies.
Trump says he could meet Putin ‘soon’ as Ukraine, Europe reel from outreach
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Starmer is scheduled to join an emergency summit of European leaders in France on Monday to discuss security and Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine after war
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The end of Russia’s war with Ukraine “when it comes, cannot merely become a temporary pause before Putin attacks again,” Starmer wrote in the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
UK PM Starmer offers to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
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Throughout Europe, officials are now looking to recalibrate their approach in the face of the Trump administration's unfolding Ukraine strategy.
Ukraine and Europe worry about being sidelined as Trump pushes direct talks with Russia on war's end
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France's Macron to Host Emergency European Summit on Ukraine
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Trump charged his team of U.S. officials to hold the peace meetings at his direction in Saudi Arabia, Witkoff said on Sunday to Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
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The peace deal would bring the war to an end after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Trump team to meet with Russian officials to discuss Ukraine peace deal
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Summary
As President Trump engages in talks with Russia to resolve the Ukraine conflict, high-ranking officials from both nations are meeting in Saudi Arabia to negotiate peace terms. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. President Zelensky has reiterated that Ukraine won’t support agreements excluding its involvement. Meanwhile, European leaders convened to express concerns over being sidelined, with U.K. Prime Minister Kier Starmer advocating for military support to Ukraine, demonstrating a rising tension between U.S. plans and European positions regarding the ongoing conflict.
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