Trump, Ukraine and Putin
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSN"If I survive": Ukraine's spy chief wants to stay in his post until war endsKyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), says he wants to stay in his post until the war with Russia is over. Source: Budanov in an interview with Bloomberg Details: Budanov is set to mark five years as chief of military intelligence next month.
But Ukraine’s military drama is only one side of the story. Equally worrying is a backdrop of domestic political fracture, purges and infighting that could unravel the country from within in a fashion far more damaging than anything the Russians can achieve through violence.
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President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have given Vladimir Putin something to help focus his mind. The July 14 announcement of a new NATO-backed weapons corridor into Ukraine, routed through European allies and structured around arms sales rather than grants, ends for now the prospect of a wholesale American abandonment of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s prime minister has announced his resignation. The move possibly marks the start of a major government reshuffle.
The Ukrainian government has dissolved the Ministry of National Unity, which was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Chernyshov, according to Ukr
Donald Trump’s patience is on its final straw, with the US President revealing Vladimir Putin “trusts no one” but must still come to the table before a massive US power play.
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How the Fall of Putin Could BeginMiracles, evidently, do happen. President Donald Trump just announced that the United States will supply Ukraine with “billions and billions” of weaponry paid for by Europe. His Oval Office interlocutor,
President Donald Trump has declared he is “very unhappy” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has set a 50-day deadline for Russia to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine. If that doesn’t occur, he has suggesting ruinously high tariffs will be imposed on Russia to try to bring the conflict to an end.
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Asian News International on MSNPTI's Infighting exposes Pakistan's political chaos amidst failed anti-government campaignThe opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is visibly fractured, exposing the party's deepening internal chaos amid its newly launched anti-government protest movement, Geo News reported. Senior PTI leaders are publicly divided over the strategy and timing of the campaign aimed at pressuring the government for the release of party founder Imran Khan,
President Trump's tone has shifted both towards Putin and regarding the continuation of U.S. military support for Ukraine.