Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 18 in the Oval Office, alongside European leaders from Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. The meeting followed Trump’s August 15 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.
President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European leaders are meeting at the White House on Monday afternoon to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Before a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”
Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of
Russian state media footage shows the M113 armored personnel carrier driving into combat in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Jolted by President Trump’s support for possible land swaps in Ukraine, they went to back President Volodymyr Zelensky, a move that appeared to have accomplished its goal.
The meeting is notable in how American churches are embroiled in controversies involving Orthodoxy in Ukraine.
As recounted by President Donald Trump on Fox News, “one of the most interesting things” Russian President Vladimir Putin told him was “‘your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.’” “He said,
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a joint news conference following Russia-US talks. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, We held our talks in a constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere, and they have proved substantive and productive.