Russia-US Talks on Ukraine Settlement
Russian and US negotiators are holding talks aimed at bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The Ukrainian crisis began after the 2014 Euromaidan coup, escalating dramatically in 2022 amid Kiev’s threats to crush the Donbass, and a NATO push to absorb Ukraine and goad Russia into a proxy war.

Trump to Decide on Ukraine in 2 Weeks: Sanctions, Tariffs or 'Nothing' on Table

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonUS President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.
US President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.08.2025
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US President Donald Trump said in Friday that he will announce a decision on the situation in Ukraine in two weeks, which may include sanctions, tariffs, both, or nothing.
“Well, then I'm going to make a decision as to what we do, or it's going to be, it's going to be a very important decision, and that's whether or not it's massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both, or do we do nothing and say it's your fight,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.08.2025
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Zelensky Rejected All of Trump’s Proposals for Ukraine Settlement, Says Lavrov
Those who think that potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could result in nothing without attendance of US President Donald Trump may be right or may be wrong, the US leader himself said on Friday.
"I wanted to have a meeting with those two. I could have been at the meeting, but had a lot of people think that nothing's going to come out of that meeting, you have to be there, maybe that's true, maybe it's not," Trump told reporters.
Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy has not been planned, but the Russian leader is ready to meet him when the summit agenda will be ready, which is currently nonexistent.
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