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Putin Signals Willingness for Direct Peace Talks with Ukraine Amid Renewed Fighting

Russian President Vladimir Putin has, for the first time in years, publicly stated he is open to direct peace talks with Ukraine, following pressure from the United States to demonstrate a commitment to ending the conflict. This announcement came after a brief, unilateral 30-hour Easter ceasefire, which was reportedly violated multiple times, resulting in casualties in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of breaking the truce over 2,000 times and suggested Putin's actions were aimed at gaining positive publicity rather than genuine peace. Meanwhile, Ukraine is sending a delegation to the UK to meet with Western envoys, signaling ongoing international efforts to mediate the conflict. The situation remains tense, with renewed Russian air raids following the expiration of the ceasefire.

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In A First Since War, Russia’s Putin Says 'Open To Direct Peace Talks' With Ukraine

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Putin, speaking to a Russian state TV reporter, said fighting had resumed after his surprise 30-hour Easter ceasefire, which he announced unilaterally on Saturday.

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Trump and Harris jockey for advantage on military strength

With just over two months until the election, Trump and Harris are vying for advantage on military issues, debating not just who would keep America safe, but also who would best care for the needs of veterans and who holds the U.S. armed forces in the respect they deserve. Neither candidate has served in the military, and both are stressing their diplomatic and foreign policy successes. Both are also surrounding themselves with veterans to vouch for them, including their running mates, who have engaged in their own fierce back-and-forth about military service.The candidates’ argument over who would stand up better for America’s military comes as tensions are flaring around the world, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Israel’s war with Hamas to China’s aggression against its neighbors. While Harris has limited experience with the armed forces, Trump has alternately praised the military, criticized generals and questioned America’s alliances, leaving each nominee potentially vulnerable on the issue.The Harris campaign has turned to its own raft of supporters to stress that the vice president would be a strong commander in chief.At the Democratic National Convention, Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Marine who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, brought dozens of elected Democratic veterans onstage during his remarks. He pointed out that Trump had spoken ill of a veteran and former prisoner of war, the late Republican senator John McCain. And he said that Project 2025, a blueprint assembled by conservative groups for the next Republican administration, would “slash veteran benefits and force VA hospitals to close across the nation.” Trump has harshly criticized Project 2025.Trump, for his part, has pitched himself as a champion of a strong U.S. military, but his comments about service members have repeatedly been criticized as disrespectful. The latest controversy flared when Trump called a civilian medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, “much better” than the Medal of Honor, the top military award recognizing valor in combat, because the latter often goes to people wounded or killed in service, a comment that drew a rare rebuke from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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