Ukraine, U.S. and other Western allies meet in Geneva to discuss peace plan
U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to join the talks together with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to join the talks together with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Ukrainians shared their disappointment Saturday that the U. S. may not provide Kyiv with long-range Tomahawk missiles, while work to repair the damaged power supply to the country’s Zaporizhzhia power plant soothed other concerns surrounding Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
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 .
The White House press team opted for an unorthodox approach to answering a media inquiry about President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump revealed Thursday he is planning to hold in-person talks with Putin in Budapest, Hungary, about seeking to end the Ukraine war. When HuffPost reached out to the Trump [.].