All posts tagged "Crimea"

U.S. President Donald Trump used a press conference with G7 chair Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to air Russia's grievances about being kicked out of what was then the G8 over the annexation of Crimea.

Carney had just publicly welcomed Trump to the summit when the president launched into his claim that there would never have been a full-scale invasion of Ukraine had he been president.

"The G7 used to be the G8," Trump began before attacking former Canadian Prime Minister Jusin Trudeau in a rambling statement....

President Donald Trump's Thursday morning social media post accusing Vladimir Putin of "very bad timing" with the devastating Russian strikes on Kyiv is being slammed as "laughable" by political analysts.

Trump posted on Truth Social, "I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!"

The U.S. has been trying to broker a peace deal between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but talks have stalled in recent days over the issue of Russian controlling Crimea on the Black Sea. ...

President Donald Trump took aim at Volodymyr Zelensky in a lengthy Truth Social post Wednesday after Ukraine's president said his country would not "legally recognize" the Russian occupation of Crimea.

The United States is promoting a cease-fire agreement contingent on Ukraine's recognition of Russia's control of the Black Sea peninsula that President Vladimir Putin annexed in 2014. Russia staged a full-scale invasion in 2022.

"Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is boasting on the front page of The Wall Street Journal that, “Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea. There’s nothing to talk about here,” Trump wrote....

CNN's Jim Acosta wondered aloud whether Donald Trump's threats to take the Panama Canal, by force if necessary, sent a dangerous message to U.S. adversaries like China.

China has long threatened to invade the disputed territory of Taiwan, just as Russia did with Crimea and is trying to do with Ukraine.

During his inaugural speech Monday, Trump claimed, "We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama’s promise to us has been broken. The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form. And that includes the United States Navy. And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back."...

Ukraine said one of its soldiers had been killed in Crimea Tuesday in the first case of bloodshed since Russian troops and pro-Kremlin militia seized the rebel peninsula almost three weeks ago.