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Trump drops Ukraine ceasefire demand after Putin summit
Donald Trump on Saturday dropped his push for a ceasefire in Ukraine in favor of pursuing a full peace accord – a major shift announced hours after his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin yielded no clear breakthrough. Prior to the high-stakes meeting in Alaska, securing an immediate cessation of hostilities had been a core demand of Trump and European leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, who will now hold talks with the US president in Washington on Monday. The shift away from an urgent ceasefire would seem to favor Putin, who has long argued for negotiations on a final peace deal -- a strategy that Ukraine and its European allies have criticized as a way to buy time and press home Russia's battlefield advances. "It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a peace agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere ceasefire agreement, which often times do not hold up," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform after the Alaska talks. Before the summit, Trump had warned of "severe consequences" if Moscow did not accept a ceasefire. In a call with European leaders on his flight back to Washington, Trump said the US was prepared to provide security guarantees for Ukraine -- an assurance German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed as "significant progress." But there was a scathing assessment of the summit outcome from the European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas, who accused Putin of seeking to "drag out negotiations" with no commitment to end the bloodshed. "The harsh reality is that Russia has no intention of ending this war any time soon," Kallas said. The New York Times, citing two European officials briefed on Trump's call with European leaders, said the president had expressed support for Putin's proposal for Ukraine to cede territory it controls to Russia in exchange for an eventual ceasefire. Zelensky back in White House The main diplomatic focus now switches to Zelensky's talks with Trump in Washington on Monday. An EU source told AFP that a number of European leaders had also been invited to attend. The Ukrainian president's last visit to the White House in February ended in an extraordinary shouting match, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly berating Zelensky for not showing enough gratitude for US help against Russia. Zelensky said Saturday after a "substantive" conversation with Trump about the Alaska summit that he looked forward to his Washington visit and discussing "all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war." In an interview with Fox News after his sit-down with Putin, Trump had suggested that the onus was now on Zelensky to secure a peace deal as they work towards an eventual trilateral summit with Putin. "It's really up to President Zelensky to get it done," Trump said. "And I would also say the European nations, they have to get involved a little bit, but it's up to President Zelensky." European pressure The leaders of France, Britain and Germany are due to host a video call Sunday for their so-called "coalition of the willing" to discuss the way forward. In an earlier statement, they welcomed the plan for a Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit, but added that they would maintain pressure on Russia in the absence of a ceasefire. "We will continue to strengthen sanctions and wider economic measures to put pressure on Russia's war economy until there is a just and lasting peace," the statement said. Meanwhile, the conflict in Ukraine raged on, with Kyiv announcing Saturday that Russia had launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile during the night. Back in Moscow, Putin said his summit talks with Trump had been "timely" and "very useful." "The conversation was very frank, substantive, and, in my opinion, brings us closer to the necessary decisions," he said. In his post-summit statement in Alaska, Putin had warned Ukraine and European countries not to engage in any "behind-the-scenes intrigues" that could disrupt what he called "this emerging progress."
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Trump: Xi Jinping Told Me China Will Not Invade Taiwan While I'm in Office - Jordan News
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that China would not invade Taiwan during his time in office. Trump made the remarks in an interview with Fox News on Friday, ahead of his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine. اضافة اعلان During the network's Special Report program, Trump said: 'I'll tell you, there's a very similar situation with President Xi regarding China and Taiwan, but I don't think it will happen while I'm here. We'll see.' He added: 'He told me, 'I would never do it while you're president.' President Xi told me this, and I said, 'I appreciate that,' but he added, 'But I'm very patient, and China is very patient.'' The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump and Xi had their first confirmed call during Trump's second term in June, and Trump said in April that Xi had called him, though he did not specify the timing of that call. China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has pledged to 'reunify' it with the mainland, using force if necessary, while Taiwan strongly rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims. Although Washington is Taiwan's main arms supplier and largest international supporter, the United States – like most countries – does not maintain official diplomatic relations with the island, according to The Guardian.
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A first lady's unusual move: What Melania told Putin about Ukraine's children
ALBAWABA - Two people inside the White House told Reuters that Melania Trump, who is married to President Donald Trump, has written a personal letter to Putin. The message, which President Trump personally gave during their meeting in Alaska, was mostly about kidnappings of children that are connected to the war in Ukraine. The officials wouldn't say what the letter was about in full, but they did say that it was about the forced removal of Ukrainian children to Russia and areas controlled by Russia. What was done is what Ukraine calls "war crimes" and has called it "genocide" many times. At an Alaskan U.S. military base, Trump and Putin met for three hours. Even though the talks were very public, they did not lead to any progress on the main issue, which was stopping the war in Ukraine. The letter is an unusually personal response from the First Lady to an ongoing foreign war. It shows how important the issue of Ukraine's missing and homeless children is to Washington. The meeting itself got a lot of attention around the world, but it's still not clear if real progress can be made in ending the war's social and political disasters. Melania Trump sends letter to Putin about abducted children — New York Post (@nypost) August 16, 2025 Reactions Around the World Human rights groups were glad that the suffering of Ukrainian children was brought to people's attention and asked both Washington and Moscow to put social issues ahead of political talks. Officials from the European Union also showed their support, saying that the safe return of fleeing children should be a "non-negotiable" part of any peace plan. Political Situation at Home There has been talk in the US about the role of First Ladies in diplomacy because of Melania Trump's participation. Some experts saw her message, which was mostly symbolic, as a strategy move to make Washington's stance on the war seem more human, which could appeal to people at home and around the world.
