Neither rapprochement with Russia nor a deal with Ukraine will give either the United States or American companies what they want in the region. There has been an enormous amount of media buzz from the Trump administration over the last two weeks about the potential economic windfalls stemming from the United States’s rapprochement with Russia

The survey showed that 32.1% of respondents think Ukraine could abandon NATO membership for a ceasefire, while 23.2% would drop EU membership. Another 21.1% said the country should make territorial concessions,

The Kremlin has contradicted Donald Trump's claim that Vladimir Putin is open to European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine. The latest statement underscores Moscow's reluctance to align with Donald Trump's efforts to end the war quickly.

As President Trump aims to broker peace, a potential U.S. deal over mineral rights has implications for Ukraine’s security and U.S. posture in Europe.

While the president’s word seems to suggest unambiguous certainty that a deal was reached between both sides, Ukraine appears not quite committed to the same degree of completion on the deal.