North Korea Conducts Missile Test Ahead of Trump Visit to South

The country has yet to respond to President Trump’s overtures to meet again with Kim Jong-un, its leader.

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Trump Will Not Meet With Putin Soon, Official Says in a Reversal

President Trump had floated the idea of a meeting last week, saying that he planned to speak with Russia’s leader in “two weeks or so” about Ukraine.

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Latest Trump-Zelensky Meeting Yields No Progress Toward a Cease-fire in Ukraine

A contentious meeting between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine produced no obvious progress toward a cease-fire.

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Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin

At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations.

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U.S. and Russian Officials Meet at U.N. After Trump’s Unexpected Shift on Ukraine

American and Russian officials discussed the need for a resolution to the war, according to statements from each side. But their descriptions of the gathering starkly contrasted.

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Russia’s Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting

The statement by Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov deals a blow to President Trump’s efforts to mediate an end to the war in Ukraine.

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Lavrov seems to erase the notion that a Putin-Zelensky meeting is in the works.

In an interview NBC’s “Meet the Press” is set to broadcast an interview on Sunday morning with Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia

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‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says

It was the clearest sign yet that President Trump’s push for an imminent summit was faltering.

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Analysis: What Progress Has Trump Really Made in Ukraine Peace Talks?

Nearly a week after President Trump’s Alaska summit, his suggestions of imminent breakthroughs have not come to pass.

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Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraine’s Postwar Security

European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

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