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Trump suggests he might be part of Putin, Zelenskyy for talks in Turkey on Thursday
US president Trump remains to be speaking from the White Home and in the previous few minutes he appeared to counsel he might be part of the Thursday assembly “if I feel issues can occur,” as he advised there may be “the potential for a superb assembly”.
What precisely any of which means is tough to decode, however…
Right here’s the complete quote:
“Don’t underestimate Thursday in Turkey, President Erdogan is the good host. And we’re performing some work with him, having to do with Syria too …
I feel you’re going to have … perhaps a superb assembly, you may have the potential for a superb assembly. A gathering wasn’t going happen, and I insisted that that assembly take[s] place. …
You could have a superb outcome out of the Thursday assembly in Turkey … and I consider the 2 leaders are going to be there. I used to be occupied with flying over. I don’t know the place I’m going be on Thursday, I’ve obtained so many conferences … There’s a chance there I suppose if I feel issues can occur.”
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Trump suggests he might be part of Russia, Ukraine talks in Turkey – snap evaluation
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‘I’ve a sense they are going to agree,’ Trump says in response to questions on pressuring Russia into ceasefire plans
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‘I’d fly there I if I although it might be useful,’ Trump says on Thursday’s talks with Russia, Ukraine
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Trump suggests he might be part of Putin, Zelenskyy for talks in Turkey on Thursday
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‘Russia has not proven any critical intent to make progress,’ Ukraine’s European allies say
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Trump says ‘good issues can come out’ of Russia-Ukraine talks
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EU ‘ultimatums’ on ceasefire are ‘unacceptable,’ Kremlin spokesperson says
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Turkey urges Russia, Ukraine to begin talks ‘as quickly as attainable’
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Russia ‘fully ignoring’ ceasefire affords with persevering with assaults, Ukraine’s overseas minister says after London assembly
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Germany says Russia wants to answer ceasefire provide by finish day or face sanctions
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Pretty event to welcome new pope, however we might want to hear extra on key points – snap evaluation
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Ukraine’s Zelensky spoke with Pope Leo on struggle, kidnapped kids; invited him for go to
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Pope Leo urges journalists to reject ‘prejudice and resentment’ and requires ‘duty’ on AI in first handle to media
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Pope Leo XIV’s press convention about to get underway
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Spain’s Albares urges Putin to ‘give his reply’ on peace
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West must strain Putin to make him abandon his objectives in Ukraine, Poland’s Sikorski says, as he closes Russian consultate after arson claims
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EU’s Kallas accuses Russia of ‘enjoying video games,’ hints at EU-UK defence deal subsequent week
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French minister requires ‘peace and negotiations,’ says Russia might face ‘large sanctions’ if it would not interact
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Germany ‘expects Russia to conform to ceasefire,’ new German overseas minister says
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Putin should ‘get critical’ about peace talks, Britain’s Lammy says
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Morning opening: The ceasefire that wasn’t
Trump suggests he might be part of Russia, Ukraine talks in Turkey – snap evaluation
Jakub Krupa
Does he really imply it?
However Trump was clearly very eager to repeatedly stress that this assembly was his initiative, it’s solely taking place as a result of he insisted on it, and – most significantly – that he would be part of it if he thought there was an opportunity of success.
However that leaves us with so many questions.
What does he outline as successful? Wouldn’t it be getting the 2 sides to conform to a direct and unconditional ceasefire, or one thing extra?
As Patrick Wintour notes in his remark, it presently stays unclear if Putin will himself go to Istanbul to carry talks with Zelenskyy, a frontrunner that he doesn’t recognise as reputable.
However might this promise of a high-level assembly with Trump change one thing in his calculation? What’s the coverage intent behind that remark? Is there any?
Undecided anybody can declare to have the solutions right here.
And that it’s for Trump’s press convention.
‘I’ve a sense they are going to agree,’ Trump says in response to questions on pressuring Russia into ceasefire plans
Trump additionally will get pushed for a response on EU plans for additional sanctions on Russia if it refuses to agree with the ceasefire plan.
Requested if he can be ready to try this, he says:
“I’ve a sense they’re going to agree. I do. I’ve a sense. Let’s see what occurs.”
‘I’d fly there I if I although it might be useful,’ Trump says on Thursday’s talks with Russia, Ukraine
Oh, there’s extra: Trump will get requested about his off-the-cuff remark within the Q&A, and affords a barely longer and (seemingly) extra definitive reply.
He says:
“… if I felt it might be necessary towards getting the deal carried out, I’m the one which insisted on the assembly …
They couldn’t get a gathering as a result of one stated ceasefire, one stated no ceasefire, [it] was going backwards and forwards.
I stated: Look, at this level we obtained to cease it. Simply go to the assembly. The assembly has been set. Go to the assembly on Thursday.
And if I believed it might be useful. I don’t know the place I’m going to be at that exact level, I’ll be someplace within the Center East, however I’d fly there if I believed it might be useful.”
Trump suggests he might be part of Putin, Zelenskyy for talks in Turkey on Thursday
US president Trump remains to be speaking from the White Home and in the previous few minutes he appeared to counsel he might be part of the Thursday assembly “if I feel issues can occur,” as he advised there may be “the potential for a superb assembly”.
What precisely any of which means is tough to decode, however…
Right here’s the complete quote:
“Don’t underestimate Thursday in Turkey, President Erdogan is the good host. And we’re performing some work with him, having to do with Syria too …
I feel you’re going to have … perhaps a superb assembly, you may have the potential for a superb assembly. A gathering wasn’t going happen, and I insisted that that assembly take[s] place. …
You could have a superb outcome out of the Thursday assembly in Turkey … and I consider the 2 leaders are going to be there. I used to be occupied with flying over. I don’t know the place I’m going be on Thursday, I’ve obtained so many conferences … There’s a chance there I suppose if I feel issues can occur.”
‘Russia has not proven any critical intent to make progress,’ Ukraine’s European allies say
In the meantime, a bunch of European allies of Ukraine issued a press release after their talks in London saying that “Russia has not proven any critical intent to make progress,” and including: “It should accomplish that at once.”
The group of overseas ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK and the EU overseas coverage chief stated they’d “pursue formidable measures to scale back Russia’s means to wage struggle by limiting Kremlin revenues.”
They stated they had been dedicated to supply “sturdy” safety ensures, as they continued “exploring the creation of a coalition of air, land and maritime reassurance forces that would assist create confidence in any future peace and help the regeneration of Ukraine’s armed forces.”
Additionally they pledged to “use all possible levers to strengthen our collective defence functionality and manufacturing and reinforce Europe’s technological and industrial base.”
Trump says ‘good issues can come out’ of Russia-Ukraine talks
In the previous few minutes, US president Donald Trump has spoken on the Russia-Ukraine assembly, saying he was “very insistent that the assembly happen.”
“I feel good issues can come out of that assembly,” he stated, repeating his name to “cease the bloodshed.”
Bear in mind: of the 2 leaders, to this point solely Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he would attend. As beforehand reported, Russian president Vladimir Putin is but to publicly commit both means.
EU ‘ultimatums’ on ceasefire are ‘unacceptable,’ Kremlin spokesperson says
And Russia is clearly not pleased with all that strain constructing on Moscow.
The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated “ultimatums” floated by EU leaders to conform to a ceasefire by Monday night time had been “unacceptable.”
“The language of ultimatums is unacceptable to Russia, it’s not acceptable. You can not speak to Russia in such a language,” Peskov advised journalists throughout a briefing name, AFP reported.
He insisted that the Russian administration was “targeted on a critical seek for methods to attain a long-term peaceable settlement,” with out giving a sign if Putin was to just accept Zelenskyy’s invitation to satisfy in Istanbul.
Turkey urges Russia, Ukraine to begin talks ‘as quickly as attainable’
Turkey has joined the refrain of nations urging Russia and Ukraine to take a seat down for talks on ceasefire, with the nation’s overseas minister Hakan Fidan saying they need to accomplish that “as quickly as attainable.”
“We invite the events to come back collectively as quickly as attainable and begin the ceasefire,” he advised a joint press convention in Ankara together with his Syrian and Jordanian counterparts, expressing confidence the warring sides would “come collectively for a compromise within the coming days,” AFP reported.
Russia ‘fully ignoring’ ceasefire affords with persevering with assaults, Ukraine’s overseas minister says after London assembly
In the meantime, Ukrainian overseas minister Andrii Sybiha posted an replace after his conversations with European overseas ministers gathered in London.
He stated that “Russians are fully ignoring the provide of a full and sturdy ceasefire,” as they “proceed to assault Ukrainian positions all alongside the frontline.”
“Moscow squanders one other alternative to place an finish to the killings. This as soon as once more demonstrates that Russia’s solely aim is to extend the struggle,” he stated.
Sybiha confused that “Ukraine is making each effort to finish the struggle and provides diplomacy an opportunity,” highlighting Zelenskyy’s problem to Putin to satisfy in individual, however says “there was no response as of but.”
As a part of the London summit, which Sybiha joined on-line, the leaders mentioned potential new sanctions on Russia’s “banking, central financial institution and vitality sectors,” in addition to new defence help packages, he stated.
“Putin should perceive the implications of rejecting peace efforts and persevering with the struggle,” he added, thanking companions for persevering with help.

Kate Connolly
The German authorities spokesperson’s announcement is being interpreted as Germany making an attempt to take again the initiative from Putin showing to be calling the photographs.
Germany says Russia wants to answer ceasefire provide by finish day or face sanctions
Right here’s a report from the AFP:
Germany warned the “clock is ticking” for Russia to agree by the tip of Monday to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine or face potential new sanctions.
If Moscow doesn’t settle for the demand, “preparations shall be set in movement” for recent sanctions, authorities spokesperson Stefan Kornelius stated, after European leaders demanded throughout a weekend go to to Kyiv that Russia conform to the ceasefire.
Again to Ukraine, there’s a curious line from Reuters, quoting the brand new German authorities’s spokesperson as saying that “if Russia doesn’t acknowledge the truce earlier than the tip of the day, Europeans will begin making ready sanctions.”
I’ll control this and produce you extra particulars when now we have it.
Pretty event to welcome new pope, however we might want to hear extra on key points – snap evaluation
Angela Giuffrida
With greater than six thousand journalists accredited to cowl the conclave, everybody needed a glimpse of Pope Leo XIV and to listen to what he needed to say.
It was beautiful to listen to his phrases of appreciation for the roles we do and his expression of solidarity with journalists who’re in jail for making an attempt to do their job.
However as welcome as that sentiment was, it would have been good to have gotten a extra concrete line from him about how the church underneath his papacy plans to sort out among the key points, together with the widespread difficulty of clerical sexual abuse.
Maybe this papal viewers was not the best place and time for making that assertion.
Nonetheless, a number of journalists and, extra importantly, the individuals who have been victims of clerical sexual abuse and lengthy waited for readability and justice need to understand how he’s going to method this difficulty.
At some point, we should make his place clear as that stays one of many prime duties in his in-tray.
Ukraine’s Zelensky spoke with Pope Leo on struggle, kidnapped kids; invited him for go to
And as Pope Leo wraps up his speech, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has simply posted a social media replace revealing that he spoke with the brand new head of the Roman Catholic church.
Zelenskyy says the pair had “a really heat and really substantive” dialog, thanking him for his phrases “about the necessity to obtain a simply and lasting peace.”
He provides they talked in regards to the destiny of hundreds of Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia, calling for the Vatican’s “help in bringing them residence to their households.”
“Ukraine needs to finish this struggle and is doing every part to attain that. We now await related steps from Russia,” he says.
Lastly, he says the he invited the pope to make a go to to Ukraine, saying “such a go to would carry actual hope to all believers and to all our folks.”