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Zelensky: Ready for peace as soon as possible

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj claims that Ukraine has proposed concrete steps to achieve peace. According to the country's Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha, the USA is necessary for peace.

Zelensky: Ready for peace as soon as possible

Trump's fight against the EU: "Will destroy"

The EU leadership is still waiting for a meeting with the US President Donald Trump. And they can wait for a long time – as Trump clearly dislikes the union.

Trump's fight against the EU: "Will destroy"

Putin Steps In: Russia to Aid U.S. in Iran Nuclear Talks

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has agreed to help the USA negotiate with Iran about the country's nuclear energy program, according to sources for Bloomberg. .

Putin Steps In: Russia to Aid U.S. in Iran Nuclear Talks

Trump's Inner Circle Weighs Cutting Military Aid to Ukraine

Today, USA's President Donald Trump is gathering his closest men to discuss Ukraine, reports The New York Times. .

Trump's Inner Circle Weighs Cutting Military Aid to Ukraine

Zelensky wanted to continue – was asked to leave

The Ukrainian delegation wanted to continue the meeting with US President Donald Trump, despite the quarrel in the White House on Friday. Trump did not want to, and instructed his Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and security adviser Mike Waltz to inform Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj and his staff to leave the building, reports [CNN](https://edition.

Zelensky wanted to continue – was asked to leave

USA sells heavy bombs to Israel

The Trump administration has approved the sale of 35,500 heavy bombs to Israel, reports AP. The US State Department informs Congress that a sale of heavy bombs and warheads worth over two billion dollars has been approved.

USA sells heavy bombs to Israel

Trump: Zelenskyj played too high a game

Volodymyr Zelenskyj played too high a game, says USA's President Donald Trump in his first oral statement after the verbal clash with his Ukrainian colleague. .

Trump: Zelenskyj played too high a game

Row in the White House – Zelensky was forced to leave

Donald Trump's and Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting did not take place and the Ukrainian president has left the White House. The agreement that the leaders were to agree on has not been signed.

Row in the White House – Zelensky was forced to leave

USA to meet with Russia: "Constructive"

USA and Russia have had "constructive discussions" about their diplomatic relations during a meeting in Turkey, announces the US Department of State. .

USA to meet with Russia: "Constructive"

Mexico hands over drug barons to USA

Some of Mexico's most notorious imprisoned drug barons have been extradited to the USA, in what appears to be an attempt to avoid Donald Trump's threats of punitive tariffs against the country. .

Mexico hands over drug barons to USA

The EU's Foreign Chief: Trump Falls for Russian Narrative

The EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas accuses the USA's President Donald Trump of falling for a Russian narrative. .

The EU's Foreign Chief: Trump Falls for Russian Narrative

USAID-fired employees get a quarter of an hour to collect their belongings

The Trump administration is determined to withdraw 60 billion dollars in aid to foreign countries. Staff who have lost their jobs at the aid agency USAID have a quarter of an hour to clear their workplaces.

USAID-fired employees get a quarter of an hour to collect their belongings

The EU's Foreign Affairs Chief to the USA

After a month of strained relations across the Atlantic, the EU's Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas is traveling to the USA on Tuesday to meet with Foreign Minister Marco Rubio. > It's good that we have as many meetings as possible with the new leadership.

The EU's Foreign Affairs Chief to the USA

The Foreign Minister on the USA: "A Lump in the Stomach"

Look at what the USA does – not what is said. This is the message from Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) who urges calm and coolness after an extraordinary meeting about the situation in Ukraine.

The Foreign Minister on the USA: "A Lump in the Stomach"

Putin may open up for talks with Zelenskyj

Ukraine has every right to join the EU – but not in military alliances, the Kremlin emphasizes as the first talks with the USA begin. With several caveats, President Vladimir Putin is also said to be willing to negotiate with Ukraine's counterpart, "if necessary".

Putin may open up for talks with Zelenskyj

USA and Russia Resume the War "in Due Time"

USA and Russia have held a first meeting on the way to some form of agreement on the Russian invasion war in Ukraine – without Ukraine. They say they have taken "important steps" towards continued talks and re-established diplomatic ties that were severed.

USA and Russia Resume the War "in Due Time"

Russia sends Lavrov: "Europe will beg"

Russia is sending Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to negotiations with the USA. There, they will plan for a top-level meeting between Trump and Putin.

Russia sends Lavrov: "Europe will beg"

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies, shutting out negotiating partners and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Netanyahu threatens to "open the gates of hell"

Hamas must be annihilated, emphasizes USA's Foreign Minister Marco Rubio on a visit to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The latter promises in turn to "open the gates of hell" if not all those who are held hostage by the terrorist-stamped Hamas are released.

Netanyahu threatens to "open the gates of hell"

War Expert: Risk that Europe Gets the Blame

The USA is expected to initiate peace negotiations about Ukraine as early as next week – but European leaders are not invited. It is hard to shake off the feeling that the Trump administration wants to try to make a deal with Russia, and then let Europe take the blame for not solving the problem, says war researcher Oscar Jonsson.

War Expert: Risk that Europe Gets the Blame

American Bomb Delivery Arrives in Israel

A shipment of American MK 84 bombs has arrived at the port of Ashdod in Israel. .

American Bomb Delivery Arrives in Israel

Top trio from USA meets Russia in Saudi Arabia

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio is said to be accompanied by the US national security adviser and the president's special envoy when he travels to Saudi Arabia this week to negotiate with Russia. The meeting appears to take place over Ukraine's head and without European involvement.

Top trio from USA meets Russia in Saudi Arabia

Crisis Meeting in Paris – USA Meets Russia

EU leaders meet in Paris on Monday with concerns that Europe is being excluded from peace talks on Ukraine. American and Russian delegations are expected to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks there – something that President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has stated that Kyiv has not been invited to.

Crisis Meeting in Paris – USA Meets Russia

Europe Excluded from Ukraine Talks – Swedish Criticism

Europe will not be sitting at the negotiating table in the planned peace talks between the USA, Russia, and Ukraine, according to the USA's special Ukraine envoy. Sweden's government expresses concern and criticizes the message.

Europe Excluded from Ukraine Talks – Swedish Criticism