Trump-Zelensky and the War in Ukraine: The Week in Your Words
Welcome back as we once again look at some of our readers’ highlighted comments from the past week. One story continues to dominate the news: Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House on Monday as the U.S. leader works to […]
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Ukraine Offers $150B US Weapons, Drones Deal to Secure Donald Trump’s Backing-Report
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Satellite Images Show How Ukraine Territory Has Changed During Russia War
As U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Alaska for the first summit of his second term with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the biggest question is what will happen to Ukraine’s territory. The two leaders will meet at a major U.S. military base in Anchorage later on Friday, in part to discuss an end to more […]
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Over Half of Americans Don’t Trust Trump on Ukraine, Russia War: Poll
Over half of U.S. adults are not confident that President Donald Trump can make “wise decisions” when it comes to the Ukraine and Russia war, a new survey from the Pew Research Center shows on Thursday. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for additional comment. Why It Matters The poll’s findings frame […]
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Nordic Countries Send Message to Trump Over Ukraine Peace Deal
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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Map Shows How Russia and Ukraine Could Swap Land to End War
A land swap between Ukraine and Russia to end the war started by Moscow could be on the agenda for the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, it has been reported, as a map by Newsweek shows the areas that may be under discussion. The Kremlin said Thursday that Russia and the U.S. had […]
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Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Russian Attack on Ukraine
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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Russia Racing to Make Major Ukraine Gains Before Trump’s 50-Day Deadline
President Donald Trump has teased shortening a 50-day ceasefire deadline he gave Vladimir Putin, whose forces show no signs of easing their efforts to capture a logistics hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Trump suggested on Friday that secondary sanctions against Russia could be imposed earlier than the seven-week deadline he announced this month which […]
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Protests Break Out Against Zelensky in Ukraine: What to Know
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Ukraine Launches Fresh Drone Attacks on Moscow
Ukraine launched renewed attacks on the Russian capital overnight into Sunday, according to Russian and Ukrainian sources, after Moscow doubled down on missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. Why It Matters Kyiv has occasionally targeted Moscow with long-range drone strikes, and launched a string of attacks on the Russian capital in recent days. Russia has […]
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