Russia & Ukraine peace talks end with POW deal
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The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of Moscow?s 2022 invasion ended Friday after less than two hours, and a senior Ukrainian official said the Russian side introduced new ?unacceptable demands.? AP reports, before they adjourned, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both delegations, in what would be their biggest such swap since the war began.

Putin, Trump to skip Ukraine peace talks, Kremlin says

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Ukraine signs rare minerals deal with US to secure war support

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Trump at pope’s funeral: Talks with Zelenskyy before Mass

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Marco Rubio: US will 'move on' from Ukraine-Russia peace push if no progress made

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is planning to "move on" from its Russia-Ukraine peace push if there is no progress made in the coming days.

Trump: Russian attack on Ukraine a 'mistake'
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LiveNOW's Andrew Craft and national security analyst Hal Kemper discuss President Trump's comments on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump says ’60 Minutes,’ CBS should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him

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Ksenia Karelina, Russian-American ballerina jailed for charity donation, released in prisoner swap

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Ukrainian refugees mistakenly told they must leave US, reports say

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Trump says he's 'angry' and 'pissed off' at Putin

President Trump did something he rarely does on Sunday morning: He called an NBC News journalist to complain about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The announcement came Tuesday, a week after the measures were imposed to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.

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