A timeline of Trump’s quotes, shifts and U-turns on Russia and Ukraine

15/07/2025 15:01 Washington Post

President Donald Trump once called Putin’s war in Ukraine “genius” and “savvy.” Now he says he’ll send Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Here’s how his position shifted.

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Israeli airstrikes target Syrian government troops amid sectarian unrest

Syrian forces had deployed in the southern city of Sweida, despite Israeli warnings, trying to contain clashes between members of the Druze minority and Bedouin....

15/07/2025 17:38 Washington Post

As Trump turns toward Ukraine, Russians wonder if an opportunity was missed

President Donald Trump’s new weapons deal and his increasing criticism of Vladimir Putin have sparked fear among some Russians that Putin could overplay his hand....

15/07/2025 14:09 Washington Post

Ukraine reorganizes government with eye toward relations with Trump

The reshuffle came just as Trump announced a new program to sell weapons to Ukraine in his most forceful declaration of support for Kyiv to date....

15/07/2025 12:44 Washington Post

China’s economy grows by 5.3% in first half despite Trump’s trade war

A surge of exports from Chinese manufacturers supported the growth, as customers and producers alike took advantage of the U.S.-China trade war ceasefire....

15/07/2025 07:24 Washington Post

Ukraine optimistic as Trump signals shift on supplying weapons

After months of mixed signals over the war, President Donald Trump appears set to resume military support for Ukraine, using European money, amid his disappointment with Vladimir Putin....

14/07/2025 13:14 Washington Post

Ukraine says it killed Russian agents who assassinated senior intel officer

In a rare statement, Ukraine’s SBU said that it killed two Russian agents responsible for assassinating Col. Ivan Voronych in Kyiv....

14/07/2025 01:43 Washington Post

Hospitals struggle, hunger surges in Afghanistan amid U.S. aid cuts

The U.S. provided more than 40 percent of humanitarian support to Afghanistan until Trump’s recent cuts. Aid groups warn the impacts could be devastating....

13/07/2025 07:00 Washington Post

After high school years shaped by war, Israeli teens face military draft

Many say they are determined to fight and less optimistic about peace. Discussion about the war’s toll in Gaza, they say, is rare in high schools....

12/07/2025 06:00 Washington Post

Trump threatens 35 percent tariffs on Canada in latest trade war twist

The move injects fresh turmoil into a strained bilateral relationship as Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiates a new economic partnership with the United States....

11/07/2025 14:58 Washington Post

ICC cites evidence of ‘war crimes’ in Sudan’s Darfur

Darfur, known as the scene of genocide 20 years ago, has been caught up in Sudan’s civil war with new rounds of abuses....

11/07/2025 13:32 Washington Post

Russia pounds Kyiv for another sleepless night as Zelensky asks for help

Secretary Rubio expressed “disappointment and frustration” with the lack of progress in Ukraine peace talks after meeting with his Russian counterpart, Lavrov....

10/07/2025 17:59 Washington Post

U.S. imposes sanctions on U.N. official investigating Israel over Gaza

Francesca Albanese, a legal scholar and independent U.N. official for human rights in Gaza and the West Bank, has described the war in Gaza as “genocide.”...

10/07/2025 13:16 Washington Post

European court finds Russia downed MH17, committed rights violations in Ukraine

Europe’s human rights court found Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and abuses including transferring Ukrainian children to Russia....

10/07/2025 11:35 Washington Post

Unhappy with Putin, Trump and Congress move closer to Ukraine

As President Donald Trump sours on Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the Pentagon approves Ukrainian weapons requests and Congress moves toward a new sanctions bill....

09/07/2025 23:32 Washington Post

Gaza humanitarian work at risk of shutdown, U.N. warns amid fuel blockade

As negotiators scramble to cut a Gaza ceasefire deal, the enclave’s hospitals say they are again on the brink of shutting down amid a months-long fuel blockade....

09/07/2025 15:06 Washington Post

Russia attacks Ukraine’s recruitment centers to disrupt mobilization

Facing a numerically superior foe, Ukraine is under pressure to replenish its ranks on the battlefield where, after three years of war, recruitment is already a challenge....

09/07/2025 13:57 Washington Post

In expanding trade war, Trump digs U.S. into a geopolitical hole

Trump’s renewed tariff threats hit some of the closest U.S. allies. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba described the developments as “deeply regrettable.”...

09/07/2025 04:00 Washington Post

Trump sharply criticizes Putin, announces weapons will go to Ukraine

“I’m not happy with Putin because he’s killing a lot of people,” Trump said. He decided to resume weapons shipments to Ukraine days after the White House announced a halt....

08/07/2025 19:34 Washington Post

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls

The International Criminal Court charged two Taliban leaders with committing crimes against humanity by systematically persecuting girls and women....

08/07/2025 18:40 Washington Post

Rubio heads to Asia on trip overshadowed by tariffs, Middle East

Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled the Tokyo and Seoul destinations of this week’s trip to Asia amid an Israeli visit to the White House and a renewed trade war....

08/07/2025 18:37 Washington Post

U.S. entrepreneurs want to tear up the international aid system’s rulebook

Fogbow is working with combatants to deliver food to some of the world’s most desperate and inaccessible places. Aid groups warn of unintended consequences....

08/07/2025 08:00 Washington Post

Russian minister found dead hours after being fired, authorities say

Roman Starovoit was found dead in his car with a gunshot wound on the same day he was relieved of his job as Russian transportation minister by President Vladimir Putin....

07/07/2025 15:57 Washington Post

Russia’s ‘anti-woke’ visa lures those fearing a moral decline in the West

A network of Kremlin-backed influencers seeks to portray Russia as a bastion of traditional values in an attempt to attract those who deplore Western “liberalism.”...

06/07/2025 06:00 Washington Post

Syria loses a lifeline as the United States and Europe slash global aid

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to millions of Syrians living in the war-shattered nation....

05/07/2025 17:52 Washington Post

Escalating German-Polish border dispute hampers Europe’s free movement

Weeks after Germany’s new center-right government began imposing checks on its border with Poland and turning back some travelers, Warsaw announced retaliatory measures....

05/07/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Russia pummels Kyiv with drones and missiles after Putin-Trump call

After his call with Putin, Trump said he did not think the Russian leader wanted a ceasefire or an end to the three-year-old conflict....

04/07/2025 19:38 Washington Post

Trump and Zelensky speak amid U.S. weapons pause and Russian strikes

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Friday after an unprecedented wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv....

04/07/2025 18:53 Washington Post

Denmark takes rare step of adding women to draft amid Russia war fears

Starting this week, Danish women turning 18 will be eligible to be entered into a draft lottery for military service that was previously mandatory for only men....

04/07/2025 14:12 Washington Post

Russia becomes first country to recognize the Taliban government

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021....

04/07/2025 13:47 Washington Post

Gaza doctor’s death in Israeli strike devastates medical community

Marwan al-Sultan, director of Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital, provided harrowing accounts of how the health care system collapsed over the course of the war....

04/07/2025 06:00 Washington Post

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