Ukraine's Zelenskyy has a very bad week thanks to Trump and Putin. Here's why.

Trump said he had talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding it was unlikely that Ukraine would get back occupied territory or that it would join NATO.

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Trump speaks to Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Zelenskyy

President Trump announced on social media his calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.
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Can Trump broker peace between Russia's Putin and Ukraine without Zelenskyy?

President Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off high-level talks with Russian representatives in Saudi Arabia as part of the U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and ...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy issues warning over Putin as Russian, U.S. officials set to meet this week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning President Trump to not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump made new comments Sunday about meeting with Putin to end the war in ...
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Zelenskyy’s week from hell: shock in Ukraine as Trump abandons Kyiv

As Donald Trump and his officials rip up three years of US rhetoric on supporting Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is walking an unenviable diplomatic tightrope. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had some tough ...
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Trump says he has spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war

Trump tells the New York Post that he has a plan to end the war but declined to go into details. Donald Trump has said he held talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over a negotiated ...
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Trump says he has spoken to Putin and agreed to negotiate Ukraine ceasefire

US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth says Ukraine would have to cede territory, alarming Kyiv and European allies. US politics – live updates Donald Trump has said that he and Vladimir ...
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Trump has put the ball back in Putin’s court on Ukraine

The Russian president has to decide whether he is prepared to sacrifice some of his maximalist demands
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This week, Trump shut down USAID. Here’s why China is cheering.

The U.S. decision to shut down USAID has been widely criticized as a strategic victory for China, allowing it to expand its economic and political dominance unchecked.
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Why Europe fears a Trump-Putin peace deal in Ukraine

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