Nearly four years into a war that has reshaped the European order, President Trump emerged from a phone call with Vladimir Putin claiming the Russian leader is prepared to negotiate peace in Ukraine — a declaration offered without corroborating evidence and shadowed by the sound of resumed Russian strikes on Kyiv. The moment captures a recurring tension in this conflict: the distance between diplomatic language and the reality on the ground, between the desire for resolution and the conditions that would make one possible. Trump's envoys have shuttled between Moscow and Kyiv, ceasefires have f
Trump claims Putin wants Ukraine deal after reported phone call
Russia resumed attacks on Kyiv on Tuesday morning, killing at least two people.
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