Category: Ukraine
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Ukraine rejects initial Trump request for half its mineral wealth
Ukraine is hoping to reach a deal on a counteroffer, but the opening proposal rippled through European diplomatic circles not only for its audacity but because the war-ravaged country appears ready to play ball. Ellen Francis, Siobhán O’Grady and Jeff Stein MUNICH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected a Trump administration request this past week that…
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Zelenskyy calls for ‘armed forces of Europe’EU leaders bristle at new U.S. policies on Ukraine
BY JAMEY KEATEN, EMMA BURROWS and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press MUNICH – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that the time has come for the creation of an ”armed forces of Europe,” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support the continent. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit back at Americans for meddling…