Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

[Ron in Regina]

“Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview.

Russia's foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump's peace push — NBC News

Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Friday that the Ukrainian leader had rejected Trump's proposed terms for a deal.

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Trump raises prospect of Ukraine attacks on Russia: ‘Impossible’ to win without attacking invader country
by Sarah Fortinsky 08/21/25 12:27 PM ET


President Trump on Thursday promised “interesting times ahead” as he raised the prospect of Ukraine launching an offensive against Russia, amid signs that the Kremlin could be slow-walking progress on a peace deal.

In a post on Truth Social, the president seemed to justify a hypothetical offensive against Russia and criticized the Biden administration’s longstanding policy against Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to attack inside Russia.

“It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country. It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offense. There is no chance of winning! It is like that with Ukraine and Russia,” Trump wrote in his post.

“Crooked and grossly incompetent Joe Biden would not let Ukraine FIGHT BACK, only DEFEND. How did that work out? Regardless, this is a war that would have NEVER happened if I were President – ZERO CHANCE,” he continued. “Interesting times ahead!!!”

Two weeks after Trump’s 2024 victory, former President Biden authorized a major shift in U.S. policy to allow Ukraine to use long-range U.S. missiles to attack sites in Russia.