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Trump's met with Putin and Zelenskyy. What's next for Russia-Ukraine peace talks?
Trump sounded positive on Monday as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, just two days after his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska. "I think President Putin will make peace. I think President Zelensky will make peace. We'll see if they can get along," Trump said.

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Ukraine wants a ‘ceasefire,’ Putin and Trump want a ‘peace deal.’ Here’s the big difference
What is Ukraine's Donbas region, and why is it so important to Putin in Trump talks?
The Latest: Trump Says No to US Troops in Ukraine
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before.

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Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war
Wednesday Briefing: An Uncertain Path to Peace in Ukraine
NATO Defense Chiefs Hold Virtual Meeting on Ukraine Security Guarantees
“We need strong security guarantees to ensure a truly secure and lasting peace,” Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post Wednesday after Russian missile and drone strikes hit six regions of Ukraine overnig...

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Trump admin live updates: White House says Putin promised to meet with Zelenskyy in coming weeks
Trump says he has begun arrangements for face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

For Putin, "security guarantees" on Ukraine mean something different

Putin seeks "a multilateral system of commitments that includes not only the West but also Russia itself," one expert told Newsweek.

In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter calling for peace in Ukraine, having her husband Donald Trump deliver it to Vladimir Putin.

Overnight Russian attack shows Putin does not want peace, Ukraine says

Russia attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk with drones overnight, its mayor said, calling it a sign that Putin does not want peace.
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Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt

At the top of Vladimir Putin’s shopping-list is the western part of Donetsk province, which is still firmly in Ukrainian hands. But it is not just the symbolism that is important to him. The real prize is to force Ukraine to abandon its strategically critical “fortress belt”,

Putin 'wants all of Ukraine,' says former NATO supreme allied commander

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO supreme allied commander, discusses possible future security guarantees for Ukraine that could help forge a peace agreement.

Putin agreed to let US, Europe offer NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Steve Witkoff says Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate.

Putin wins Ukraine concessions in Alaska but did not get all he wanted

In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald Trump that a Ukraine ceasefire was not the way to go, stave off U.S. sanctions, and spectacularly shatter years of Western attempts to isolate the Russian president.
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