Trump says US in talks with Putin to end Russia-Ukraine war

Trump's team split over how to pressure Putin to end war in Ukraine, NBC reports
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Trump is talking tougher toward Putin but has yet to ratchet up assistance to Ukraine
That will take some doing. Putin remains uninterested in peace talks as long as Russian troops continue to gain ground in Ukraine’s east, albeit at a slow pace, and while Ukrainian forces hold seized territory in the Kursk region inside Russia, according to John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and other former officials.
Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.
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Trump calls on Putin to make a deal, end its war against Ukraine or face more economic pressure
President Donald Trump breaks down his efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine and his message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on "Hannity."
Trump says he's ready to meet Putin 'immediately' to secure end of Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to secure an end to the war with Ukraine and expressed a desire to work towards cutting nuclear arms.
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The think tank said that Russia is planning on making incremental gains along the front over the next nine months.
Donald Trump says he and Vladimir Putin could do something ‘significant’ toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon
Trump says he and Putin could soon take 'significant' action toward ending war
President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia.
Trump refuses to say if he’s spoken to Putin; White House ‘talking’ about ending Ukraine war
President Trump on Friday wouldn’t say if he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since he began his second term but said there are ongoing discussions about ending the war in Ukraine. “We’ll be speaking,
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