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Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire may jeopardise Putin-Trump summit
Moscow’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine appears to have put a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in jeopardy, diplomats said on Tuesday, after a preparatory meeting between the top US and Russian diplomats was postponed.

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Trump urged Ukraine's Zelenskiy to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to give up swaths of territory to Russia during a tense meeting on Friday that left the Ukrainian delegation disappointed, a...

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Trump says he's doubtful Ukraine can win the war with Russia as he prepares for Putin meeting
‘He will destroy you’: Trump urged Zelenskiy to accept Putin terms at White House meeting
Trump warned Putin will ‘DESTROY’ Ukraine in ‘second White House shouting match’ with Zelensky unless he makes peace NOW
Zelensky reportedly replied: “Putin doesn’t want peace. That’s why we need pressure on him”.

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Trump tosses aside Ukraine map in rage as he tells Zelensky Putin will 'destroy Ukraine'
Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit

Bulgaria offers Putin safe passage to Budapest peace summit

Vladimir Putin will be allowed safe passage through Bulgarian airspace to attend peace talks with Donald Trump in Hungary.

Europe's leaders back Trump call for frontline freeze but Russia says no

But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed the idea of halting the conflict at the current contact line. Moscow was only interested in "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov said, implying that freezing the front line would only amount to a temporary ceasefire.
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Budapest Talks Looking Stalled As Moscow Says No Plan For Lavrov-Rubio Meeting

US President Donald Trump said on October 20 that attempts to reach an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the war are ongoing, and warned that if an agreement is not reached the consequences will be serious.
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