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The Ukrainian leader returned with a U.S. commitment to participate in security guarantees for Kyiv in a postwar settlement.
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Ukraine's leader says huge Russian attack shows Putin isn't "really going to engage" in peace effort
As Trump pushes for peace, Ukraine accuses Russia of a deadly drone and missile strike, "as if there were no efforts by the world to stop this war."
Donald Trump could not find the president of Finland among the gathered European leaders at his White House summit on Ukraine.
Russia’s foreign minister has accused the Coalition of the Willing of “undermining” efforts to secure peace in Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov said the ... “I remind you of the Zelensky decree on ‘no talks with Putin.’”
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A hurdle in Ukraine peace talks planning and heat wave to hit the Southwest: Morning Rundown
Some doubts and one big question have emerged in Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine peace talks. A heat wave is set to grip the Southwest, while the East Coast braces for potential effects from Hurricane Erin. And after the NBA got rid of microbets, will other pro sports do the same?
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Oil prices climb 2% on drop in US crude inventories as investors focus on Ukraine peace push
Oil prices climbed about 2% on Wednesday on a bigger-than-expected weekly drop in U.S. crude inventories as investors awaited the next steps in talks to end the Ukraine war, with sanctions on Russian crude remaining in place for now.
Moscow continues to say that the presence of any western troops in Ukraine is unacceptable, however, and accuses Kyiv and European capitals of trying to undermine the attempts of Mr Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin to end the war and rebuild US-Russia relations.
NATO's top military officials emerged from talks without a concrete plan to guarantee Ukraine's security – at least not one they were willing to discuss publicly.