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Slovakia PM Fico says EU tried to sabotage canceled Trump-Putin peace summit in Budapest

The Slovak leader said some EU states have “turned into a war cabinet” as Poland warned Putin could be detained mid-flight Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused some within the European Union of attempting to sabotage peace by disrupting the now-canceled meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest. “The foreign minister of a European Union member state says that Russian President V. Putin could be detained during a flight over this country, and the European Commission’s media environment is warning Hungary that it should implement an international arrest warrant,” Fico said in a statement released by the Slovak Government Office. “I have always maintained that the EU has turned into a war cabinet, that a significant part of EU member states support the war in Ukraine in the naive belief that this way Russia can be weakened and even defeated,” he added, calling attempts to derail peace talks a “sad sight.”

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Josh Shapiro warned Biden ‘directly to his face’ about struggling 2024 campaign before ex-president dropped out

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) recalled during an interview on Friday how he tried to inform then-President Joe Biden about significant issues with his appeal to voters during the 2024 presidential campaign. Details of Shapiro’s conversation with Biden come as the Democratic Party is still reeling from its loss in 2024 following Biden’s abrupt exit from [.].

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Trump Reportedly Rebuffs Ukraine Missile Appeal After Putin Call: ‘Time To Stop…’

President Donald Trump declined to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles after a tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, according to a report. Putin Phone Call Preceded Decision According to sources cited by Axios, Trump initially indicated a willingness to provide the missiles but changed course after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the White House meeting. Putin expressed strong opposition to Ukraine receiving the missiles. The White House did not immediately respond to Benzinga‘s request for comment. Meeting Described As Tense Two sources familiar with the meeting told Axios that Trump was “tough.” One described the meeting as “not easy,” while another called it “not good,” adding that at least “nobody shouted.” See Also: Trump Asks US Supreme Court To Approve Chicago National Guard Troop Deployment Trump made “several .