Trump to hold call with Putin in push for Ukraine ceasefire
Monday, 19 May 2025 () US President Donald Trump will hold a phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday as part of his long-running effort to end the war set off by Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. After the negotiations, Trump announced that he would speak by phone with the Russian president in a bid to end the "bloodbath" in Ukraine, which has destroyed large swathes of the country and displaced millions of people.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk talk to the media in Albania following a call with US..
Russia unleashed its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the full-scale war began, firing 273 drones overnight on May 18. The assault came just after the first Ukraine-Russia peace talks since 2022..
Trump has announced plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin before contacting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following the collapse of peace talks in Istanbul. Trump revealed he..
Monday, 19 May 2025 ()
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