Trump not ‘wasting time’ with Putin unless Ukraine deal likely

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on Oct. 24, 2025, on the way to Malaysia for the ASEAN summit. (AFP)
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Updated 25 October 2025
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Trump not ‘wasting time’ with Putin unless Ukraine deal likely

  • “I’m going to have to know that we’re going to make a deal,” Trump said

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would not schedule any talks with Vladimir Putin unless it was clear that the Russian leader was serious about making a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
“I’m going to have to know that we’re going to make a deal. I’m not going to be wasting my time,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he headed to Asia.
“I’ve always had a great relationship with Vladimir Putin, but this has been very disappointing.”


UK, allies convinced Kremlin critic Navalny was poisoned

Updated 14 February 2026
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UK, allies convinced Kremlin critic Navalny was poisoned

  • That was the conclusion of the five ⁠governments based on analyzes ‌of ‌samples from Alexei Navalny – statement

LONDON: Britain and allies France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands are convinced that late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal ‌toxin in a ‌penal colony ‌two ⁠years ago, they ⁠said in a joint statement on Saturday.
That was the conclusion of the five ⁠governments based on analyzes ‌of ‌samples from Navalny, ‌according to the ‌statement issued in London.
It added that the analyzes had conclusively ‌confirmed the presence of epibatidine, a toxin ⁠found ⁠in poison dart frogs in South America and not found naturally in Russia. The Russian government has denied any responsibility for Navalny’s death.