“It’s very difficult to do an economic deal with a leader who doesn’t want to do a peace deal,” Bessent said in an interview after Zelensky’s outburst brought a White House meeting to an abrupt halt.
During his heated Oval Office press conference on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald Trump told the Ukrainian leader he should be grateful because Trump gave him effective weapons to fight back against the Russian invasion, while his “stupid” predecessor Joe Biden and Barack Obama were slow to provide lethal military assistance.
Democrats inflated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sense of arrogance and entitlement before Friday’s disastrous Oval Office meeting, with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) even calling Zelensky the real leader of the free world.
Republicans backed President Donald Trump’s efforts to promote peace between Ukraine and Russia despite Volodymyr Zelensky’s “disrespectful” attitude.
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky engaged in a heated argument during an Oval Office press conference on Friday.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance exposed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s faltering efforts to fight peace in Europe in a blockbuster Oval Office appearance Friday.
President Donald Trump leveled Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky during a tense exchange in front of the media.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) claimed on CNN’s “News Central” that some of her Republican colleagues privately say President Donald Trump’s actions on Ukraine have gone too far.
VP Vance put down President Zelensky after he dismissed American diplomacy, forcefully telling the Ukrainian he was acting without respect.
First words by President Trump to Ukraine’s Zelensky as he arrived at the White House was ribbing him for having come wearing athleisure.
The U.S. said Istanbul negotiations with Russia were “constructive”, while Moscow delegation praised them as “meaningful”.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said that Russia also has vast mineral resources and “there will be plenty of economic cooperation opportunities” and “plenty of opportunities for
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that President Donald Trump’s foreign policy “does not reflect the values of Americans.”
MSNBC analyst Michael McFaul said Thursday on “MSNBC Prime” that he is embarrassed President Donald Trump was demanding mineral rights from Ukraine as part of the war negotiations.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday that the United States and Ukraine have struck a deal on strategic minerals.
WASHINGTON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised President Donald Trump for creating an opportunity wherein a peace deal is possible in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised “healthy thoughts” from Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his Breitbart News interview.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that he “mistakenly” backed a United Nations resolution on Monday that condemned Russia for launching the war against Ukraine. Vucic said he actually wanted Serbia’s U.N. delegation to abstain from the vote.
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) warned on Thursday that it had evidence suggesting Russia had introduced a second infusion of North Korean troops to the Ukrainian war theater in early February, replacing the estimated hundreds already killed on the front lines.
President returns to jocular mood after Ukrainians agree to sign his deal, laughing off his having called Zelensky ‘dictator’ last week.
A Ukrainian government jet carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky departed the Republic of Ireland Thursday afternoon.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned on Thursday that any attempts divide the governments of China and Russia are “doomed to fail,” an apparent response to Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling Breitbart News in an exclusive this week that the Trump administration is trying to avoid a situation in which Russia is “completely dependent on the Chinese because we have cut them off.”
The Russian delegation arrived at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, for further talks to normalise diplomatic contact.
Ukrainian news publisher claims to have released full text of the rare earths mineral deal ahead of claimed Friday signing.
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Situation Room” that millions of Americans are “downright ashamed” of President Donald Trump’s actions in dealing with Ukraine.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday evening for his “stupidity.”
President Donald Trump’s first official White House cabinet meeting began with a prayer after he delivered brief remarks about his cabinet’s performance.
Second high-level meeting between U.S. and Russia has been announced for Thursday, but State Department said Ukraine won’t be on the agenda.
Zelensky will sign a rare earths deal with Trump on Friday, formalising the future economic relationship between the two countries.
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told host Wolf Blitzer his network’s reporting was “nonsense” about President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s negotiations.
Former Iranian parliamentarian Mohammad-Javad Larijani told the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) on Tuesday that Iran refuses to hold talks with the Trump administration because it fears the U.S. would use economic leverage to control Tehran, as it is allegedly doing with Ukraine.
Argentina was among the 65 countries that on Monday abstained from voting on a United Nations resolution that called for Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine — a notable move given the country’s staunch support of Ukraine under President Javier Milei.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation on Monday in which they reportedly discussed the efforts of “relevant parties” to “make positive efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis.”
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin held a meeting on Monday to discuss the development of his country’s rare-earth mineral industry in which he suggested that he would welcome American investment in the sector in both his country and the parts of Ukraine that he has invaded and occupied.
France went straight from agreeing peacekeepers with President Trump to floating an Anglo-French deployment of nuclear weapons to Germany.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Breitbart News exclusively that it is not a “serious offer” for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ask for nuclear weapons for Ukraine in lieu of NATO membership as part of peace talks with Russia.
Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) said Monday on CNN’s “OutFront” that President Donald Trump was “selling out Ukraine to Russia.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Breitbart News exclusively on Monday that the United States voted against a United Nations measure bashing the Russians for the war in Ukraine earlier in the day because it was “antagonistic” and ran counter to the efforts to bring both sides to the table and end the war.
European leaders flocked to Ukraine on Monday to pledge their support on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, badly rattled by President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russia and public feud with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine confirmed it is in the “final stages” of an agreement on selling rare earth minerals to America.