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Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war

Jan. 24, 2025 18:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia's oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine. Trump, who pledged in the campaign that he'd broker a quick end to the grinding conflict, in his first days...

Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks

Jan. 18, 2025 00:00 AM EST

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever. Moscow and Kyiv are seeking battlefield gains to strengthen their negotiating positions ahead of any prospective talks to end the 3-year-old...

Trump's Ukraine envoy postpones planned trip to Kyiv, top Ukrainian diplomat says

Jan. 07, 2025 20:31 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg, a highly...

Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Dec. 21, 2024 17:57 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. “With a...

Russia's top military officer gave his US counterpart advance notice of Mediterranean Sea drills

Dec. 05, 2024 11:16 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's top military officer called his U.S. counterpart to give advance warning of Russia's drills in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said Thursday, in what was a rare contact amid high tensions between Moscow and Washington. Russia's General Staff chief, Gen....

Blinken heads to final NATO foreign ministers meeting of Biden administration with Ukraine in focus

Dec. 02, 2024 22:27 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe on Monday for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the Biden administration leaves office next month. Shoring up allied support for Ukraine ahead of President-elect Donald Trump 's...

Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end 'hot stage' of war

Nov. 30, 2024 13:49 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, President...

Trump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Nov. 27, 2024 17:28 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy...

Trump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after tumultuous first term

Nov. 11, 2024 20:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it is a sure bet he will look to reshape the Pentagon and pick a loyalist. During his tumultuous first term, five men held the job as Pentagon chief only to resign, be fired or serve briefly...