Trump, Ukraine and Lloyd Austin
The Ukrainian president forcefully pushed back when podcast host Lex Fridman seemed to suggest his country should “forgive” Putin.
Context: The so-called Ramstein Group has met regularly since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 to co-ordinate weapons supplies to Kyiv. Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to halt US support to Ukraine and bring a swift end to the conflict, but his intended plan of action remains unclear.
There is no need to draw hasty conclusions about the United States' policy regarding security guarantees for Ukraine and the possibility of the country's
Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy joined Lex Fridman for a three-hour conversation this past weekend, discussing history, a cease-fire, incoming President Trump, Elon Musk and more.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.
A ceasefire that leaves Ukraine unprotected would only provide a pause before a wider war. Washington and Kyiv must agree viable security guarantees before any negotiations with Putin begin.
The future special representative of the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Ukraine and russia, Keith Kellogg, said that within 100 days after the
Vice President Kamala Harris is canceling the final foreign trip of her term because of the wildfires in California
But as the day began, the focus was less on Austin than what it means for him to depart. In the last three years, the secretary has convened this Ukraine Defense Contact Group — a gathering of 50 countries supporting Kyiv — 25 times.