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President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, at the White House in Washington.

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Trump’s confusion came as he met with Britain’s prime minister in the White House, part of a trans-Atlantic diplomatic push to allow Europe into a US-Russia deal on Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during a press conference in Kyiv.
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The meeting came as the US sided with Russia, North Korea and Israel to oppose a UN resolution condemning Russia as the instigator of the war in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answers media questions during his press conference, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Zelensky offers to step down in exchange for peace, NATO membership

On the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of his country, Ukraine’s president said he hoped for a closer partnership with Donald Trump.

  • Rob Harris
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The bilateral Trump-Putin discussions are unlikely to be a feasible way to resolve the war

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Donald Trump’s thunderous declarations have put Ukraine and its Western allies in a state of shock, questioning if America now stands with tyranny and extremism over the international democratic order.

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