Trump Bails Out of Ukraine Peace Talks and Dumps Job on Pope

[Eugene]

Less than 3 days ago, Trump said that the peace efforts could not proceed without him.

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Source: The Daily Beast

Trump Bails Out of Ukraine Peace Talks and Dumps Job on Pope

The president said the end of the war could only be negotiated between the “two parties.”

Sarah Ewall-Wice
Political Reporter

Updated May 19 2025 5:24PM EDT
Published May 19 2025 3:34PM EDT

President Donald Trump appeared to bow out of directly negotiating the peace deal between Russia and Ukraine after a two-hour conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

While the president has been publicly pressing for a ceasefire for months, his post after the call on Monday indicated talks were imminent, but it was just the beginning.

“Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He also suggested the U.S. would take a backseat moving forward after vowing he would bring about a quick end to the war on the campaign trail and expressing frustration in recent weeks.

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-bails-out-of-ukraine-peace-talks-and-claims-the-win/

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-bails-ukraine-peace-talks-193403783.html

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Also from The Daily Beast: Trump Seriously Freaked Out European Allies on Call About Putin

[Eugene]

1. Trump Seriously Freaked Out European Allies on Call About Putin

Source: The Daily Beast

Trump Seriously Freaked Out European Allies on Call About Putin

Some were reportedly “shocked” by what the American president had to say.

Ewan Palmer
Reporter

Updated May 20 2025 11:38AM EDT
Published May 20 2025 10:11AM EDT

President Donald Trump “shocked” European leaders on a conference call while discussing the outcome of his conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, according to a report.

Trump and Putin spoke for around two hours on Monday in what was seen in Europe as an opportunity for the U.S. to pressure Putin to agree to a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine or face new sanctions.

However, in a follow-up conference call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, and Finland, Trump stated that Putin had only agreed to discuss a ceasefire and that the U.S. would not be involved in the negotiations, unnamed sources told Axios.

European leaders on the call were also “surprised” in how the U.S. president appeared willing to abandon the idea of trying to broker a deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, the sources added.

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-seriously-freaked-out-european-allies-on-call-about-vladimir-putin/

[Lovie777]

2. It's too hard..............

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3. Good. I believe the new Pope can't help but be an honest broker in peace talks.