Mar 03 How Trump’s history with Putin and Zelenskyy set the stage for an Oval Office blowup By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Questions over President Donald Trump's connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin followed him into his first presidency and hung over him for most of his term. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 7:30 In clash with Zelenskyy, Trump deepens diplomatic rift over Russia’s war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev It was an extraordinary scene in the Oval Office as President Trump made a public break with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The two presidents and Vice President Vance argued for nearly five minutes in front of cameras. The heated back-and-forth could… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 5:21 ‘The only winner was Putin’: GOP Rep. Lawler says after Trump’s argument with Zelenskyy By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Some of President Trump's fervent allies stood behind his actions in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. But Ukraine supporters within the Republican Party have expressed concerns about how the meeting played out and fear it could derail further… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 7:30 Historian analyzes devolving relations between U.S. and Ukraine after Oval Office spat By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy argued in the Oval Office in a stunning public display of devolving relations. Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Timothy Snyder, one of the country's leading historians of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet… Continue watching
Feb 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy departs White House after Trump and Vance chastise him in tense meeting By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Justin Spike, Associated Press Ukraine's leader left the White House shortly after President Donald Trump shouted at him, showing open disdain. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:20 Trump meets with British PM amid tensions with Europe over Ukraine and tariffs By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued a week of Oval Office diplomacy, arriving at the White House for meetings with President Trump and his team. Starmer is the second of three critical European allies to meet with the president this… Continue watching
Feb 24 Ukraine and U.S. negotiating continued military aid in exchange for access to mineral resources By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says ‘this is the right time’ to end Ukraine war in joint news conference with France’s Macron By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Continue reading
Feb 24 Western leaders visit Kyiv, pledge support against Russia on the war’s 3rd anniversary By Justin Spike, Associated Press Ukraine is marking the bleakest anniversary of its war with Russia, with its forces under severe pressure on the battlefield after three years of fighting and shaken by the Trump administration’s apparent embrace of the Kremlin in a reversal of… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:34 New film highlights fear in Estonia, Finland and Sweden of Putin’s aims beyond Ukraine By John Yang, Harry Zahn The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in… Continue watching