Thursday briefing: Trump and Putin discusses the end of the Ukraine war

Trump and Putin discussed the end of the war in Ukraine

President Trump said yesterday that he had A “very production” invitation with President Vladimir Putin From Russia, he described it as the beginning of negotiation to end the war in Ukraine.

After that, Trump said he had spoken to President Voludmir Zelinsky from Ukraine. For Putin, the conversation was a major milestone, on the occasion of the collapse of Western efforts for his diplomatic isolation on the invasion of Ukraine.

Trump did not mention how Ukraine’s interests would turn into negotiations. But hours before the phone call, Defense Minister Beit Higseth said at a meeting of NATO in Brussels It was “unrealistic” for Ukraine To expect a peace agreement that would restore pre -2014 boundaries. He added that Trump does not support Ukraine’s membership in NATO as part of a realistic peace plan.

background: Russia annexed the Crimea in 2014 and supported a pro -Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine before carrying out a large -scale invasion in 2022. Russia now occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine.

Moody hopes to keep India from the target Trump list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to try to reduce any possible friction between the United States and India when he meets with President Trump today in Washington. Moody talked about a warm relationship with the president, But Trump can be a volatile friend.

A pair of blatant issues may complicate Modi’s goals: trade and immigration. Mujib Mashhal, head of the South Asian office, told me that Modi “will try to show Trump that he is cooperating with his installation of customs tariffs and illegal immigration.” “Trump photographed India as one of the main aggressors of definitions that have a trade deficit with the United States, with India mentioning the same China.”

The trade surplus in India with the United States is growingAnd Moody can provide fewer duties on American goods such as Bourbon and Baqan, which are mainly produced in the Republican states.

Deportation: India is also the largest source of illegal immigration to the United States outside Latin America. The Moody government has made it clear that it would cooperate with Trump’s deportation effort, even because it caused an uproar in India last week.

Venezuela helps violence in Colombia

In northeastern Colombia, 54,000 people fled their homes, and at least 80 people died within the days of this month, as two groups of rebels for land were fought.

Violence has its roots in disputes over land and drug funds, but diplomats, analysts and president of Colombia say that there is a new factor in playing. One of the rebel groups, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, found a shelter in the neighboring Venezuela, which is It is used as a base to launch a new wave of destruction In Colombia.

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The team also reviewed one of the most popular stories that they have ever published: Mandy Lin Catheron’s article about 36 questions can help us fall in love. Mandy joined the podcast to provide an update on her love story and read her article, which begins on a bridge in the middle of the night, “staring at the man’s eyes for exactly four minutes.”

Listen to the podcast And read the original Mandy article here.

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