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Zelensky says 'of course' Ukraine trusts the US, hopes Trump will 'change his decisions'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said "of course" his country trusts the U.S. but hopes President Trump will "change his decisions" after greenlighting a diesel deal with Russia. "Of course we trust America," he told "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker on NBC News. "We trust bipartisan support and we trust President of the...

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Russia, Ukraine keep up attacks as Zelenskyy renews appeal to U.S. - Sun, 18 Oct 2026 PSTRussia and Ukraine continued to trade attacks overnight as Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready for fresh talks with the U.S. and renewed an appeal for Washington to put pressure on Moscow. The Ukrainian president said Russian forces hit substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions, leaving tens of thousands of families…

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Trump Says Diesel Deal Aimed to Keep Talks With Russia GoingPresident Donald Trump said he cut a diesel export deal with Russia and delayed imposing further sanctions because he doesn’t want to drive Vladimir Putin away from peace talks with Ukraine.

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Shock as Trump's 'disgraceful' Russia rant instantly backfires: 'Despicable human being'President Donald Trump's shocking rants about his turn toward Russia on Sunday sparked immediate backlash across the political spectrum. "My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining…

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Trump defends pausing Russian sanctions, says peace deal is close — and savages Zelensky for attacking diesel refineriesPresident Trump defended his decision to pause sanctions against Russia as a means to secure a permanent peace deal and bring fuel price relief for the US — while slamming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ongoing strikes on Moscow’s oil refineries. Following backlash over his executive order to halt sanctions against Moscow, Trump claimed that…

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Conservative columnist skewers Trump as 'treachery' abounds: 'Sick-making stuff'Conservative columnist Charlie Sykes skewered President Donald Trump on Sunday as the president's "treachery" abounds. Sykes, who authors "To The Contrary" on Substack, argued in a new essay that Trump's repeated attempts to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to the president's "October surprise," or one that could ultimately lead to his…

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