Donald Trump’s Top Pastor Regrets Ukraine Advice—’Brainwashed’
Donald Trump’s one-time spiritual advisor has made a sharp U-turn on Ukraine—and is now urging the president to support the war-stricken country with military aid. Pastor Mark Burns, who Time magazine called “Trump’s Top Pastor” during the run-up to the 2016 election, has backtracked on his previous support for the president’s decision to discontinue aid […]
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Ukraine Fires Back at GOP House Rep’s Call To Cede Land to Russia
A Ukrainian official has fired back at Representative Victoria Spartz, a Ukrainian-born member of Congress, after she called for Kyiv to cede land to Moscow to bring an end to the war. Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke out after the Republican Indiana congresswoman said Kyiv must give up some […]
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US Rejects Putin’s Proposal for Third Party Control of Ukraine
The U.S. has criticized a Russian proposal for an interim administration in Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelensky, dealing a blow to Vladimir Putin‘s quest to dictate his terms in any ceasefire deal. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters Monday that President Donald Trump did not appreciate a push by Moscow for it to […]
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Ukraine Map Shows Area Russia Is Reportedly Demanding
During negotiations with the United States in Saudi Arabia, Russia reportedly demanded full control over the four Ukrainian regions it said it had annexed. A map by Newsweek shows Vladimir Putin‘s proposed land grab. The Russian president claimed in September 2022 to have seized the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson after hosting […]
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Russia Gives Update on ‘Difficult’ Ukraine Talks With U.S.
Day-long talks in Saudi Arabia between the U.S. and Russia over a ceasefire in the Ukraine war were “difficult” but “constructive,” a Russian official said. Grigory Karasin, a member of the Russian delegation and head of the international committee of the Federation Council, gave the update to state news agency RIA. “A very interesting, difficult, […]
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China Denies Plans to Get Involved in Ukraine
China has swiftly denied a German newspaper report that said it was considering a peacekeeping role in Ukraine once Russia’s war comes to an end. Welt am Sonntag, which reported the sensitive discussions on Saturday, became the latest publication recently to quote Western officials about the possibility of direct Chinese involvement. Newsweek reached out to […]
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Ukraine Allies Scale Back $43B Aid Package in Blow to Kyiv
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Ukraine Fires Back at Elon Musk Over X Cyberattack Claim: ‘Very Bad Timing’
Tech billionaire and confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, Elon Musk‘s, claim that a “massive cyberattack” on his X social media platform came from Ukraine is “very bad timing,” the head of Ukraine’s parliamentary foreign affairs committee has said, as high-level U.S.-Ukrainian talks get underway in the Middle East. Musk, who rose to prominence heading […]
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Elon Musk’s Claims Linking Ukraine to X Outage Spark Backlash
Elon Musk, a billionaire tech mogul and close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has said a large-scale “cyberattack” on his social media platform came from “the Ukraine area,” sparking backlash online ahead of a crucial day for U.S.-Ukrainian talks. Why It Matters Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, has repeatedly criticized Ukrainian […]
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Zelensky: US Citizens in Ukraine Hotel Struck by Russia
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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