Russia-Ukraine War

Prior to the Easter truce, Trump said that the U.S. government would abandon efforts to mediate an end to the war if either side refused to cooperate.

‘It’s unlikely Indonesia would agree to a Russian base, but it’s very likely they’d allow Russian aircraft to use facilities,' said Michael Shoebridge.

On April 18, Trump and Rubio said the United States will walk away from peace negotiations unless there are definitive signs of progress soon.

The UAE-brokered prisoner exchange was made on the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour Easter cease-fire.

The Élysée said the purpose of the meeting was to allow Ukraine to better understand the American proposals.

Russia has announced a unilateral Easter truce amid rising U.S. pressure for a breakthrough in peace negotiations with Ukraine.

With U.S. frustration rising, Marco Rubio warned that the Trump administration could abandon its peacemaking efforts in the absence of any clear progress.

The Ukrainian leader accuses China of arming Russia in violation of a wartime pledge.

Following Rubio’s comments, the Kremlin said it was committed to resolving the conflict and open to dialogue.

Ukraine’s economy minister Yulia Syvrydenko said the text of the agreement would be finalized next week after further talks in Washington.

The agreement would grant Washington revenues from Kyiv’s exploitation of rare minerals, hydrocarbons, oil, and natural gas.

The pair have been leading the Trump administration’s efforts to procure a peace deal in Ukraine and end the war.

Ukraine’s martial law system allows for military conscription and the suspension of certain political activities, including regular democratic elections.

Defence Minister Richard Marles provided some reassurance on the situation after speaking to his Indonesian counterpart.

The president urged Russia to ‘get moving’ on a peace deal while emphasizing the devastating human toll of ‘a terrible and senseless war.’

A Kremlin spokesman reiterated the claim that Russian forces carry out strikes ‘solely on military and paramilitary targets.’

Finland is the latest country to abandon the 1997 Ottawa convention on landmines, but are anti-personnel mines the answer to Moscow’s threat?

The meeting comes as Trump attempts to get Moscow to come to the negotiating table for a potential cease-fire in Ukraine.

The UK, France, and the other European countries involved in the ‘coalition of the willing’ are still hoping for security guarantees from the United States

Slated for April 10, the meeting follows a first round of U.S.–Russia discussions hosted by Turkey in February.