RUSSIA CLEARS UKRAINE FROM KURSK

LOS ANGELES.–Russia President Vladimir Putin, 72, appears closer to a ceasefire and peace deal now that the Russian military has driven remaining Ukrainian troops from the Russian Kursk region.  Before that was done, Putin was reluctant to sign on to a ceasefire...

PUTIN SAYS HE’S READY FOR DIRECT TALKS

LOS ANGELES.–Russian President Vladimir Putin, 72, said he’s open to direct talks with Ukraine’s 47-year-old President Volodymyr Zelensky, something not likely to take place.  Zelensky issued a edict in 2022 prohibiting him from direct talks with Putin because...

TRUMP PUSHES FOR UKRAINE PEACE DEAL

LOS ANGELES.–President Donald Trump, 78, met with 47-year-old Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Vatican to discuss ongoing talks on the Ukraine War.  Trump and Zelensky were concerned about recent missile and drone strikes in Kiev,...

LAVROV SAYS PEACE CLOSER IN UKRAINE

LOS ANGELES.–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,75, said there’s progress toward a ceasefire and peace deal for the Ukraine War, casting aside skeptics in Washington and Brussels that see Ukraine as getting the short end of the stick.  President Donald...

ZELENSKY SETS UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS

LOS ANGELES.–Setting arbitrary conditions for a ceasefire and peace talks, 47-year-old Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows he’s not serious about peace but only undermining 78-year-old President Donald Trump peace efforts with the Russian Federation. ...