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Donald Trump took a surprising U-turn today announcing on social media that he now believes Ukraine is “in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back in its original form.” Continue reading “Trump U-Turns: Ukraine Can ‘Win All Of Ukraine Back in Original Form’”
Donald Trump’s high-profile Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin — arranged by his “special envoy” Steve Witkoff, the developer-turned-diplomat — has thus far come up with zero tangible results.
Despite meeting with Putin five times over six months, Witkoff has yet to deliver any real breakthrough to bring the violent invasion of Ukraine to a resolution. Continue reading “Trump’s Special Envoy Coming Up Empty On Ukraine Solution”
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press” this morning, Vice President JD Vance defended Donald Trump’s ongoing give-and-take “summit meetings” approach to bringing an end to the deadly Russian invasion of Ukraine.
And in doing so, revealed he’s a poor student of history. Continue reading “JD Vance Thinks WWII Ended With A Handshake”
Despite all of his self-congratulatory gloating over his Alaska “summit” meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump ends up with a big nothing burger to show for his efforts.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an interview posted today that “Putin is ready [for a meeting] when the agenda is ready for a summit – and this agenda is not ready at all.” Continue reading “Russia: No Meeting Is Planned With Ukraine President”
Some news items you might have missed:
• NPR: Donald Trump says that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin have agreed to meet face-to-face following today’s summit between Trump, Zelenskyy and a delegation of Europe’s top leaders (lead photo).
• The Advocate: George M. Johnson, the author of one of the most-banned books in America – All Boys Aren’t Blue, refuses to be silenced. Continue reading “Trump: Putin Has Agreed To Meet With Zelenskyy + More News”
The White House summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump and European leaders regarding on the war with Russia has begun. Continue reading “Zelenskyy Arrives At White House For Summit With Trump, European Leaders”
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to “robust” security guarantees for Ukraine during their Friday meeting. Continue reading “Witkoff: Putin Agreed To ‘Robust’ Security Guarantees For Ukraine + Would Not Attack Other Countries”
Some news items you might have missed:
• YouTube: I recently came across this clever 12-minute edit of the 2015 movie “Fourth Man Out,” which follows a car mechanic in a small, working class town who comes out of the closet to his unsuspecting, blue-collar best friends. I really found the quick pace of this edit captures the spirit of the film in a wonderful way. Full movie currently available for free on Pluto. Continue reading “What To Watch: ‘Fourth Man Out’ + Madonna’s Birthday + More News”
Just hours before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump told reporters: “I want to see a cease-fire rapidly. I don’t know if it’s going to be today. But I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today.”
But less than a day later, Trump now says he supports Putin’s plan for a comprehensive peace deal based on Ukraine ceding territory it controls to Russia, instead of the urgent cease-fire Trump had said he wanted before the meeting. Continue reading “TACO Strikes Again: Trump Says He Supports Putin Plan For Ukraine To Cede Territory”
The much-ballyhooed summit meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended after less than 3 hours today with no agreement announced on any issue, including ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian officials had indicated they expected the meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage to last six or seven hours. Continue reading “Trump/Putin Summit Concludes Early With No Agreement Announced”