Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:23am on 18 Aug 2025,Monday International
US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a peace deal with Russia, saying he could end the war “almost immediately.” Trump ruled out Ukraine joining NATO and dismissed any chance of reclaiming Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. He said “some things never change,” pointing to the Obama-era loss of Crimea. Trump is set to host Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington after talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. His envoy claimed Putin agreed to US-backed security guarantees for Ukraine, but Kyiv rejected Russia’s demand to cede Donetsk in exchange for freezing front lines. (PC: Reuters)
