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President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "doesn't want to make a deal" to end the war with Russia.
'Maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal and if someone doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person wont be around very long," he said at the White House on Monday. "That person will not be listened to very long because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal, certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal."
Trump insisted that a deal could be "made very fast," after Zelensky warned over the weekend that the end of the war could be far away. "He better not be right about that," he said.
Following Friday's Oval Office blow up, Trump was asked what Zelensky needs to do to return to the negotiating table. "He needs to be more appreciative," Trump told reporters.
Despite his apparent frustrations with the Ukrainian president, Trump said he had not discussed cutting military aid to Ukraine, after reports that he was set to meet with top aides today to discuss the matter.
"I haven't even talked about that right now," he replied, when asked if he planned on cutting in suspending aid.
What to know
- Trump was reportedly then set to meet with senior advisers include State Secretary Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday to discuss cancelling aid to Ukraine.
- On Monday, Trump slammed Zelensky's prediction that the end of the war with Russia is "far, far away," calling it the "worst statement that could have been made" by the Ukrainian leader.
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Mar 03, 2025 at 04:49 PM EST
WATCH: Trump reacts to Zelensky’s war prediction: ‘He better not be right’
Mar 03, 2025 at 04:43 PM EST
Trump and TSMC CEO announce $100B chip manufacturing deal
Donald Trump has announced a $100 billion investment from computer chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).
The president was joined by C.C. Wei, the head of the world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer, at the White House to announce the deal .
The $100 billion is in addition to the $65 billion the company announced to building three plants in Arizona after the Biden administration offered billions in subsidies.
TSMC produces chips for some of America's biggest tech companies, including Apple, Intel and Nvidia.
Mar 03, 2025 at 04:26 PM EST
Stocks plummet after Trump confirms Mexico, Canada tariffs to go forward
U.S. stocks plummeted Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump confirmed that blanket tariffs on Canada and Mexico would begin Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 800 points, or close to 2 percent, after the president made those remarks from the White House. The S&P 500 also fell 1.5 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was lower by more than 2.5 percent.
"Very importantly, tomorrow, tariffs 25 percent on Canada and 25 percent on Mexico and that'll start," Trump said during a Monday event about investment in U.S. chipmaking capacity.
That dashed investor hopes that the administration would announce a last-minute deal to again delay those tariffs, which are expected to wreak havoc on trade between the U.S. and its immediate neighbors.
Mar 03, 2025 at 04:13 PM EST
OPINION: Even after Zelensky spat, Trump is Europe’s best chance for peace
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European elites are caught in a dangerous cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy.
They claim U.S. President Donald Trump is abandoning NATO and Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. In doing so, they actively undermine the authority necessary for effective execution of his central foreign policy promise: to bring Russia and Ukraine to the table and end the war.
Worse still, they risk pushing the United States further away from Europe, putting the entire security architecture of Europe in danger. This dysfunction is more than counterproductive; it is a dereliction of leadership at a moment when global stability demands serious strategy and leaders truly equipped and positioned to deliver a real change.
The latest diplomatic spat between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sent European leaders into a predictable frenzy of performative outrage. After Friday's tense Oval Office exchange, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas declared that "the free world needs a new leader," suggesting that Europe should step up.
Read more from Nikodem Rachoń, Undersecretary of State for Poland, on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 04:06 PM EST
Zelensky ‘won’t be around very long’, says Trump
President Trump claimed on Monday that Volodymyr Zelensky "doesn't want to make a deal."
Trump was talking about peace negotiations for Ukraine, when he said that he had to make a deal with Russia and Ukraine, with the consent of Europe and the U.S.
He added that the deal could be "made very fast' but there was an issue.
'Maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal and if someone doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person wont be around very long," he said.
"That person will not be listened to very long because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal, certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal."
Trump was commenting after Zelensky warned over the weekend that the end of the war could be far away.
"He better not be right about that," he said.
Mar 03, 2025 at 03:51 PM EST
Trump, Vance Debased U.S. Diplomacy—the World Noticed | Opinion
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International diplomacy is built on respect, pragmatism, and strategic alliances. But what unfolded in the White House on Friday was a striking departure—an unprecedented display of hostility, arrogance, and political theater that raises serious concerns about America's global leadership.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington under the pretense of negotiating a peace deal. Instead, they berated him and publicly pressured him to accept terms dictated not by Ukraine, but by Russia—its adversary in an ongoing war.
For the world to witness such a spectacle in the Oval Office was deeply unsettling. Whether one supports Ukraine or not, what transpired was beyond standard diplomatic practice. The so-called leader of the free world openly reinforced Vladimir Putin's narrative while treating an allied wartime leader with public derision.
The United States has maintained a consistent, largely bipartisan stance in supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression since the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Trump and Vance, however, treated this support as transactional, suggesting that America's backing could be rewritten at will, dismissing years of carefully crafted international policy.
Read in full from Faisal Kutty on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 03:35 PM EST
Tomorrow’s presidential Congress speech expected to address rare earths deal
Trump has described the agreement with Ukraine allowing the U.S. to harvest much of its rare earth minerals as a "great deal," despite the fact that Volodymyr Zelensky left the White House on Friday without signing the agreement following their blow up.
The president is set to address the state of the deal as he makes the first speech to Congress of his second term on Tuesday.
Mar 03, 2025 at 03:32 PM EST
Trump says he’s a better Russia negotiator than Bush, Obama or Biden
President Trump has bragged that he is a better negotiator with Russia than the past three presidents.
Trump claimed that under George W. Bush, Russia "got Georgia," "under Obama they got a nice big submarine base," and under "Biden they tried to get the whole thing."
"Under President Trump they got nothing," he said, during the White House presser. "Nothing except grief."
Mar 03, 2025 at 03:16 PM EST
Trump insists he hasn’t discussed cutting aid to Ukraine
President Trump insisted on Monday that he has not talked about cutting military aid to Ukraine, despite reports that he was set to meet with top aides today to discuss the matter.
"I haven't even talked about that right now," he replied, when asked if he planned on cutting in suspending aid.
He added that things were moving so fast on Ukraine that, "I could give you an answer know and go back into my office... and find out it's obsolete."
On Friday, a Trump administration official argued that all U.S. aid to Ukraine, including that agreed upon and paid for by the Biden administration, should be canceled following the Oval Office blowup, The Telegraph reports.
Trump was reportedly then set to meet with senior advisers include State Secretary Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday to discuss cancelling aid to Ukraine.
Mar 03, 2025 at 03:05 PM EST
Trump confirms 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports starts Tuesday
President Trump has confirmed that the 25% tariffs on America's neighbors Mexican and Canadian will begin Tuesday.
The tariffs had been postponed by a month as both countries sought to reach an agreement with the U.S.
But on Monday, Trump said there was "No room left for Mexico or for Canada" to avoid the steep new tariffs.
"Tomorrow — tariffs 25% on Canada and 25% on Mexico. And that'll start," Trump told reporters Monday in the Roosevelt Room.
Mar 03, 2025 at 03:02 PM EST
Trump says Zelensky ‘needs to be more appreciative’ to return to negotiating table
President Donald Trump was asked what Volodymyr Zelensky needs to do to return to the negotiating table after their Oval Office blow up last week.
"He needs to be more appreciative," Trump told reporters, during the Monday press conference.
"The U.S. has stuck with [Ukraine]. We've given them much more than Europe. This country really was like the fence on the border."
Mar 03, 2025 at 02:59 PM EST
Zelensky says he is still ‘very much hoping’ for American support in the war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that he still "very much hope[s] [for] U.S. support" in ending the war with Russia.
In a post on X, Zelensky said, "We are working together with America and our European partners and very much hope [for] US support on the path to peace. Peace is needed as soon as possible."
"It is very important that we try to make our diplomacy really substantive to end this war the soonest possible," he added. "We need real peace, and Ukrainians want it most because the war ruins our cities and towns. We lose our people. We need to stop the war and to guarantee security."
Zelensky said that talks and "other steps" were underway.
His post comes as Donald Trump criticized the Ukrainian leader for warning that ending the war may be "far, far away."
"It is what I was saying, this guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. – Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?" Trump posted on Truth Social.
Mar 03, 2025 at 02:42 PM EST
Petitions to cancel Donald Trump’s UK state visit hit 250,000 signatures
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Online petitions urging the cancellation of President Donald Trump's planned state visit to the U.K. to meet King Charles III have gained 250,000 signatures online.
The petitions are the latest sign of international disapproval Trump has faced after berating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during talks at the White House on Friday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed Trump an official letter from King Charles during a visit to the White House on Thursday. The letter offered the president a meeting with the monarch at royal residences Dumfries House or Balmoral in Scotland to discuss a potential second state visit.
The following day, Trump and Vice President JD Vance met with Zelensky in the Oval Office, where tensions escalated into a heated exchange in front of the media. Trump and Vance accused Zelensky of not being grateful for the support Ukraine has received from the U.S. since Russia's invasion in 2022.
The Stop Trump Coalition, founded in the wake of the Republican's 2016 election victory, launched a petition urging that the offer of a state visit be rescinded. The petition has garnered more than 97,000 signatures since it was created on February 28.
Read in full from Ewan Palmer on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 02:33 PM EST
Kremlin ‘trying to sabotage’ Trump-Zelensky deal: ISW
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Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has alleged in its Sunday assessment that the Kremlin is "trying to sabotage" the rare earths deal between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
If the Kremlin is "trying to sabotage" the rare earths deal between the U.S. and Ukraine, it could jeopardize Kyiv's ability to come out of peace negotiations with territorial integrity following Moscow's February 2022 invasion.
Russia's alleged efforts could have ramifications on Ukraine's economy for decades to come, depending on the outcome of the rare earths deal.
In its Sunday assessment, the ISW, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, wrote that "recent Russian official statements in response to the proposed US-Ukraine mineral deal indicate that the Kremlin is trying to sabotage the deal through narratives targeting Ukrainian and American audiences. The Kremlin is claiming that this mineral deal does not benefit Ukraine while also claiming that Russia can make a better offer to the United States, indicating that Moscow sees the deal as harmful to its objectives."
Read more from Maya Mehrara on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 02:24 PM EST
Marco Rubio calls British counterpart to assure him US committed to peace
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called his British counterpart, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, to assure him that America is still committed to peace in Ukraine after last week's disastrous Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
Rubio thanked Lammy for the UK's role in "encouraging Europe to provide for its own defense and push for peace in Ukraine."
The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had hosted several European leaders over the weekend to discuss the next steps for ending the war, as it appears the
U.S.'s support for Ukraine may be waivering.
Rubio also "confirmed the United States is ready to negotiate to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict and will continue working with the UK towards peace in Ukraine," according to AP.
Mar 03, 2025 at 02:16 PM EST
Trump claims EU has spent more on Russian oil than on Ukraine aid
President Donald Trump has criticized the EU for spending "more money buying Russian Oil and Gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine."
Last year, EU member states reportedly spent $23 billion on Russian oil and gas, according to estimates from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea).
The figure was higher than the $19.6 billion allocated to Ukraine in financial aid in 2024, according to a tracker from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
Meanwhile, last year the U.S. imported $192 million in oil products from a refinery owned in part by a Russian company that is sanctioned by the U.S, according to data from an independent research group made available to Newsweek.
After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the U.S. and other Western countries imposed a range of economic and trade sanctions, including on Russian oil imports, to squeeze Moscow's economy.
A route to potentially circumvent these sanctions soon emerged, with Russia exporting oil to third-party states that have not placed sanctions on Moscow. These countries in turn exported fuel products to the West via various companies.
Mar 03, 2025 at 01:58 PM EST
Commerce secretary insists Trump doesn’t want Zelensky to resign
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Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick claimed on Monday that President Donald Trump does not want Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to step down after their Oval Office blow up.
Lutnick was speaking after several high profile Republicans demanded that Ukraine's leader be replaced if they wanted America's continued support in the war against Russia.
However, when Lutnick was asked if Trump wanted Zelensky to step down, he told CNN, "No. No, he's not weighing into Ukrainian politics."
"What he wants is to be a peace maker," he added.
Mar 03, 2025 at 01:52 PM EST
Russians blame ‘lying’ commanders for Ukraine’s Toretsk advances
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Russian military commanders in Ukraine are lying about their successes, leaving their troops vulnerable to attacks by Kyiv's forces, according to reports.
Pro-Moscow military bloggers have pinned Russian setbacks in the Donetsk regional city of Toretsk on commanders faking successes to curry favor with the military and political leadership and earn bonuses.
According to the bloggers, the mistruths have likely resulted in Russian troops attacking defended positions without adequate artillery or air support and have cost thousands of Russian lives. The reports follow those of Ukrainian gains in Toretsk where fighting continues in the city center and the complete encirclement of Russian occupiers in several areas.
In the three years of war, there have been a number of reports of low morale among Russian soldiers, amid complaints of a lack of training, equipment and poor command.
Russian military bloggers often give a far more honest view of Moscow's battlefield fortunes than state media. Their reports that Russian commanders are faking successes could play into Ukraine's hands as they seek to wrest back the battlefield initiative.
Read in full from Brendan Cole and John Feng on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 01:41 PM EST
The 1600 Newsletter: Zelensky screwed up
Have the Oscars always been so boring and pretentious or am I just old now and no longer tapped into the zeitgeist?
I suppose we should discuss the Zelensky disaster from Friday, which I watched in horror like everyone else. As a general rule, I do not think kicking a wartime ally out of the White House is a good look under any circumstance. As I watched that Oval Office meeting between Zelensky and Trump/Vance unravel in real time, my first thought was: "Oh boy, Putin is going to love this." Indeed, the Russian response has been nothing short of ecstatic, with a Kremlin spokesperson saying on state TV over the weekend that the Trump administration's policy vis a vis Ukraine now "largely aligns with our vision." Ugh.
That said—and I know this will offend many of you—Zelensky utterly screwed the pooch here. If you just watch the clips circulating on social media of when the meeting went south, it's easy to see why many on the left are accusing Trump and Vance of "ambushing" or setting up the Ukrainian president. But if you watch the entire 45-minute meeting, as I have twice, it's easier to see how Zelensky stepped in it.
First, Trump had notably softened his tone on Ukraine—and Zelensky personally—in the days before the meeting, which was intended as a photo op for the two countries to sign a deal that would give the U.S. access to some of Ukraine's natural resources in exchange for our military support, and thereby project to Putin that the U.S. was serious about winding down the war but would not abandon Kyiv in the process. Trump even, kind of, admitted he was wrong to call Zelensky a dictator ("Did I say that? I can't believe I said that"), which is something he never does. The pump had been primed for a reset of the Trump-Zelensky relationship. Zelensky might have even worn a suit—knowing that, as dumb as it is, Trump gets annoyed when he doesn't.
Read the full 1600 Newsletter preview from Carlo Versano on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 12:20 PM EST
Trump says Zelensky prediction is ‘worst statement that could have been made’
President Trump has slammed Volodymyr Zelensky's prediction that the end of the war with Russia is "far, far away," calling it the "worst statement that could have been made" by the Ukrainian leader.
"America will not put up with it for much longer!" Trump added in a post on Truth Social on Monday.
"It is what I was saying, this guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing."
He also criticized European leaders for stating that they still needed U.S. backing in the war.
"Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?" he added.
Mar 03, 2025 at 12:16 PM EST
Zelensky: End of war ‘still very, very far away’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that an end of the war with Russia is "still very, very far away."
Zelensky said that he believes that the United States will continue to support Ukraine through the war, despite his rapidly deteriorating relationship with Donald Trump.
"I think our relationship (with the U.S.) will continue, because it's more than an occasional relationship," Zelenskyy said in London over the weekend.
"I believe that Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States of America" to keep aid flowing.
Mar 03, 2025 at 12:11 PM EST
King Charles signals support for Canada amid Trump attacks
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King Charles III's face-to-face meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday served as a show of support, against the backdrop of President Donald Trump's talk of annexing Canada.
The pair sat down together at Sandringham House, on the king's estate in the east of England, just days after Charles invited Trump to a historic second state visit to Britain.
It comes after Trudeau hinted on Sunday he would be discussing the annexation threat, as quoted by The Associated Press: "Nothing seems more important to Canadians right now than standing up for our sovereignty and our independence as a nation."
"The hope is that the king's very visible expression of support for the Canadian prime minister, as the head of state of Canada, will be interpreted in the way that the meeting with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky was yesterday [Sunday]," a palace insider told Newsweek. "Today's was a very significant meeting."
Read in full from Jack Royston on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 11:56 AM EST
Trump’s first Congress speech was set to address Ukraine minerals deal
President Donald Trump's first official speech to Congress, of his second term, had been set to address the minerals deal with Ukraine, a top Trump aide said on Monday.
"We were planning to address, to announce this mineral deal, that it would have been signed Friday and was a very positive step forward for all sides," National security adviser Mike Waltz said.
"And importantly, for the American taxpayer, who is, who has given so much of their hard-earned treasure so that Ukraine could defend itself," he added.
The deal fell apart on Friday when a meeting between Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky devolved into a shouting match. The Ukrainian leader left without a deal being signed.
Waltz said that the Trump administration was still waiting to see what would emerge before Trump's Congress speech tomorrow.
"We'll see what happens in the next 48 hours," he added.
Mar 03, 2025 at 11:53 AM EST
White House set to announce $100 billion investment from Taiwan chipmaker
The White House is set to announce a $100 billion investment from a Taiwan chipmaker, the biggest direct investment in U.S. history, CNN reports.
President Donald Trump is expected to make the announcement at 1:30 pm ET.
Mar 03, 2025 at 11:36 AM EST
WATCH: NATO chief says he has no doubts about US commitment to alliance: ‘Stop gossiping’
Mar 03, 2025 at 11:30 AM EST
Don Jr. weighs in on Oval Office blow up
Donald Trump's oldest son, Don Jr., has weighed in on the unprecedented shouting match that broke out between his father, JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.
Zelensky had been set to discuss a deal with Trump that would have given the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals. Discussion was still underway about what the U.S. would offer in return as Trump backed away from security assurances against Russia.
But the talks blew up after JD Vance falsely accused Zelensky of being ungrateful.
Reaction has been mixed, with some Republicans criticizing Zelensky and even calling for him to be replaced as Ukraine's leader, while many Democrats and much of Europe have thrown their support behind Zelensky and criticized Trump's "ambush."
On Monday, Don Jr. posted on X, that Zelensky had overplayed his hand.
"I'm not sure anyone in history has ever overplayed their hand like Zelensky," he wrote.
Mar 03, 2025 at 11:09 AM EST
China reacts to fallout of failed Trump-Zelensky meeting
Chinese media has responded following the adversarial meeting between Donald Trump's and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office Friday.
Tensions flared during the live, televised discussion after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky questioned U.S. President Donald Trump's trust in Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing his past violations of agreements and land grabs—first in 2014 and again with its full-scale invasion in 2022.
The leaders had planned to sign a deal granting the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral resources. Trump downplayed the possibility of another Russian offensive, stating he'd known Putin "for a long time" and criticizing Zelenskyy for his "tremendous hatred" toward Putin.
Asked about the curtailed meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters Monday that Beijing would "work for the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and achieve peace, and play a constructive role."
Read in full from Micah McCartney on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 10:54 AM EST
WATCH: Moment Starmer defends US after Zelensky meeting fiasco: ‘US is reliable ally’
Mar 03, 2025 at 10:44 AM EST
Waltz praises British and French leaders for stepping up to support Ukraine
National security adviser Mike Waltz said on Monday that the Trump administration, "welcome[s] the Europeans taking a lead in European security."
Waltz was speaking after British Prime Minister Kier Starmer welcomed European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to London to discuss how to end the war, amid America's faltering support.
Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have pledged to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine once a truce can be met.
Waltz told reporters at the White House on Monday that, while Europe was still working to increase its defense spending, they had shown a "will" to step up.
"They're certainly showing a will, and they — both Starmer and Macron — showed that will last week, before Friday. We also had the NATO Secretary General, on the phone with the president, before President Zelensky came in. So we welcome Europe stepping up for Europe, but they also have to invest in the capabilities to do so," Waltz said.
Mar 03, 2025 at 10:32 AM EST
Ukraine confirms mass casualty Russian missile strike on military range
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A Ukrainian general confirmed Monday that Russia's military carried out a missile strike on a training ground in the Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region.
The commander of Ukraine's land forces, Mykhailo Drapaty, has warned Ukrainians who failed to prevent the strike "will all be held accountable," announcing an investigation into how it happened.
It is rare for Ukrainian or Russian authorities to confirm fatalities in the war. Both sides have remained tight-lipped on their war dead since the conflict began on February 24, 2022. Ukraine's military, as well as Russia's, faces manpower shortages as the full-scale war enters its fourth year.
Ukrainian Major General Mykhailo Drapaty, who was appointed commander of Ukraine's land forces at the end of November, issued a strongly worded statement on Monday, suggesting certain individuals "failed to act in time."
Read in full from Isabel van Brugen on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 10:23 AM EST
National security adviser Waltz: ‘Up in the air’ if US can deal with Zelensky after Oval Office blow up
National security adviser Mike Waltz warned on Monday that it was "up in the air" whether the U.S. would continue to negotiate with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky after Friday's Oval Office blow up with Donald Trump.
Waltz, said on Fox News Monday, called the meeting between Trump, JD Vance and Zelensky "truly ridiculous and unacceptable."
But he denied claims that Trump and Vance had laid an "ambush," and blamed the Ukrainian leader.
"He's not ready to talk peace at all," Waltz said. "This wasn't an ambush," he said. "Zelenskyy did his country a disservice."
"Is he ready? Personally, politically, to move his country towards an end to the fighting?" Waltz said. "And can he and will he make the compromises necessary?"
Waltz did not immediately call for Zelensky to step down, unlike some GOP lawmakers, but he said that "what happened Friday really put that up in the air."
Mar 03, 2025 at 10:06 AM EST
Ukrainian soldier reacts to Zelensky’s Trump visit: ‘Diplomacy Is dead’
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Ukrainian soldier has said that President Volodymyr Zelensky's tumultuous visit to the White House shows that international diplomacy is now "dead" and that Ukraine will have to fight it out with Russia.
Much of the world is still reeling from Zelensky's Oval Office visit on Friday, when President Donald Trump angrily accused Zelensky of "gambling with World War III."
All U.S. support for Ukraine's fight against invading Russian forces now appears to be in doubt, which could tip the war in Russia's favor.
Andriy Parkhomenko, a Ukrainian soldier who enlisted three years ago, told Newsweek that Zelensky's White House visit was a "s*** show" and that it showed that normal diplomacy is breaking down in the world.
"It is obvious we don't feel like it was a good visit and I'd prefer it never happened rather than seeing what a s*** show was prepared for us. I feel like it could indeed be a kind of ambush since Trump needs someone to blame for his promises he can not deliver," Parkhomenko said.
Read in full from Sean O'Driscoll on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 09:54 AM EST
British PM says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as US support for Ukraine waivers
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told fellow European leaders that the continent was at a "crossroads in history" and needed to step up to support Ukraine against Russia, as the U.S. threatens to pull its support.
"Every nation must contribute to that in the best way that it can, bringing different capabilities and support to the table, but all taking responsibility to act, all stepping up their own share of the burden," he said.
Starmer said had discussed a plan for peace with France's Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
It focused on keeping aid flowing to Ukraine, maintaining economic pressure on Russia, and ensuring Ukraine was at the bargaining table for any peace deal. The plan also included a stipulation for Ukraine to be armed after a peace deal to deter future invasions.
Trump suggested on Friday that he could pull America's support for Ukraine if he couldn't make a deal with Zelensky over getting access to Ukraine's rare earth materials.
Mar 03, 2025 at 09:37 AM EST
How nearly $200 million in Russian oil reached the US despite sanctions
The U.S. has imported $192 million in oil products from a refinery owned in part by a Russian company that is sanctioned by the U.S, according to data from an independent research group made available to Newsweek.
After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the U.S. and other Western countries imposed a range of economic and trade sanctions, including on Russian oil imports, to squeeze Moscow's economy. A route to potentially circumvent these sanctions soon emerged, with Russia exporting oil to third-party states that have not placed sanctions on Moscow. These countries in turn exported fuel products to the West via various companies.
The Kremlin, the White House, the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Department of State, and the refineries mentioned in this story did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment.
Nayara Energy, a refiner backed by Rosneft, exported 124 million euros ($135 million) of oil refined from Russian crude to the U.S.—a clear majority of its total of $192 million in exports to the U.S.—from its Vadinar refinery in India between January 2024 to the end of January 2025.
There is no suggestion that its intention was purely to circumvent sanctions, only that their action exploited what experts have called a "loophole."
Read in full from Kate Plummer on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 09:23 AM EST
Trumps pledges to ‘tell it like it is’ in first speech to Congress
Donald Trump has promised to "tell it like it is" as he gives his first address to Congress since returning to office for his second term.
He is expected to layout his plans on everything from immigration to tariffs. He is also likely to address the Ukraine-Russia war, especially his deteriorating relationship with Volodymyr Zelensky.
Tuesday's address will set a very different tone than the one Trump gave at the beginning of his first term when he took an optimistic tone.
Trump began the 2017 speech, which acts as an unofficial State of the Union address, by celebrating Black History Month and told the crowd, "I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart."
This year's speech comes after Trump has targeted DEI for cuts and removal in federal government.
Mar 03, 2025 at 09:13 AM EST
King Charles and Harry’s new battleground is Trump
King Charles III and Prince Harry are poised for a potential new flare up over their opposite stances to President Donald Trump.
The monarch, 76, has been a key pillar of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's effort to get the U.S. president on side, including over Ukraine and tariffs. And in that context, Charles wrote a lengthy letter inviting Trump for a historic second state visit, which previous presidents have not had.
Yet, Trump is persistently deeply unpopular in the U.K., disliked by 73 percent in a recent survey, running the risk the realpolitik might land badly with some Brits.
Adding to the pressure, Prince Harry made a rare veiled swipe at Trump and his Silicon Valley allies as he reverted to an idealist, rather than realist, position.
Read in full from Jack Royston, Chief Royal Correspondent, on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 08:59 AM EST
Justin Trudeau to discuss Trump’s threats to Canada when he meets with King Charles III
Justin Trudeau is set to discuss Donald Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state when he meets with King Charles III on Monday.
The Canadian Prime Minister, who has been in London over the weekend meeting with European leaders, said he would discuss the issues that mattered most to Canadians during the meeting.
"Nothing seems more important to Canadians right now than standing up for our sovereignty and our independence as a nation," he said.
Trump has made repeated threats to make Canada, America's 51st state and has begun referring to Trudeau as Governor Trudeau.
King Charges has faced criticism in some circles for staying silent about the threats to annex Canada, which is part of the British Commonwealth.
Mar 03, 2025 at 08:44 AM EST
Ukraine gets much-needed boost after Zelensky’s clash with Donald Trump
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The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed a loan deal that will give the embattled Eastern European nation roughly $2.8 billion, with Britain looking to recoup costs through profits from frozen Russian assets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Britain on Saturday following a high-profile meltdown in relations with the United States during a visit to the White House on Friday. Zelensky, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance started openly arguing in front of reporters, leading to Zelensky departing the White House earlier than planned and without signing a much-touted rare earth minerals deal.
Trump had pushed to secure the deal ahead of any peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, saying the U.S. needed repayment on funds and weapons given to Kyiv since the start of Russia's invasion in February 2022. The deal would give the U.S. access to mine Ukraine's reserves, which are the biggest on the European continent. The deal included no military security guarantees, and Trump administration officials, particularly Trump himself and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have said the deal creates economic security guarantees and effectively intertwines the economies of each country.
Zelensky during an interview after the incident indicated he will not apologize, and Trump said it would prove difficult to continue negotiations with the current dynamic. However, European leaders immediately backed Ukraine and Zelensky with messages of support on social media.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer greeted Zelensky and embraced him in front of Downing Street on Saturday, then shook his hand in front of the prime minister's offices in a very public display of closeness and support.
Read in full from Peter Aitken on Newsweek.
Mar 03, 2025 at 08:39 AM EST
Trump allies suggest Zelensky should go: Who could replace Ukraine leader?
Some allies of President Donald Trump's have suggested Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should resign after Friday's explosive clash with Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House in order to ensure Ukraine and Russia achieve a peace deal amid their ongoing war, but it remains unclear who would lead Ukraine in his place.
On Friday, Zelensky, Trump and Vance argued openly in front of reporters, with Trump yelling at his counterpart and telling him to be more "thankful" for U.S. assistance. Zelensky left the White House earlier than planned and did not sign a much-touted rare earth mineral deal that the U.S. and Ukraine had agreed on as a major step towards securing a peace deal.
Following the exchange, Trump said it would prove difficult to move forward with the current dynamic, and GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina suggested that if Zelensky could not fix things with Trump, Ukraine would "need to get somebody new."
"This was a missed opportunity, and the question for me for the Ukrainian people: I don't know if Zelensky can ever get you to where you want to go with the United States," Graham said during an appearance on Fox News. "Either he dramatically changes, or you need to get somebody new."
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, on Sunday during an appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press told host Kristen Welker that "something has to change" in order for peace to occur.
Read in full from Peter Aitken on Newsweek.
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