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Trump and Putin to Speak After Turkey Peace Talks Last Week Yielded Little Progress

HeadlineMay 19, 2025

President Trump is set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin today. In a post online, Trump said the call will focus on stopping what he called the “bloodbath” in Ukraine. Trump is also expected to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Last week, Ukrainian and Russian officials held talks in Turkey, but the fighting continued over the weekend, with Ukraine accusing Russia of carrying out its largest drone attack of the war.

Meanwhile, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who resigned in April, has publicly criticized Trump’s policies, writing, “The policy since the beginning of the Trump administration has been to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia.”

Meanwhile, at the Vatican, Pope Leo repeated his call for peace in Gaza and Ukraine and met with Zelensky on Sunday. Earlier today, the pope also held a meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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