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Trump and Putin hold hour-long call on Ukraine peace efforts; Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after envoys depart

⚡ Markets: The resumption of strikes immediately after peace talks suggests de-escalation is unlikely, maintaining uncertainty over European energy security and grain supplies.EURUSDwheatEU natgas

US President Trump and Russian President Putin held a phone call to discuss efforts by US envoys to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. Shortly after the envoys left Kyiv and a three-day pause in attacks ended, Russia launched a new wave of missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital, killing several people.

West MSM 10Non-West Ind. 6Non-West State 2West Right 3Regional 516 countries
26 sources across the spectrum
Non-West Ind.Meduza — Putin ‘does not want to upset’ Trump and is ‘ready to discuss’ peace ideas, Zelensky says
Non-West Ind.Al Jazeera — Trump, Putin hold ‘frank’ phone call as US restarts Ukraine deal efforts
Non-West Ind.Meduza — Bloomberg: Russia plans to intensify attacks on Ukraine through the winter, and serious peace talks are ‘unlikely’ before 2027
Non-West Ind.Meduza — Russian forces resume strikes on Kyiv, killing two
Non-West Ind.Meduza — U.S. negotiators think Russia may return to peace talks after its parliamentary elections. Zelensky expects Moscow’s rhetoric to change then, too.
Non-West StateTASS — Russia open to resolution-oriented talks, no ultimatums — Lavrov
West MSMLa Repubblica — Guerra Ucraina - Russia, le news. Telefonata di un’ora Trump-Putin, lo zar: “Nessun piano contro l’Ue”
West RightBreitbart — Exclusive — Secretary Scott Bessent on Russia-Ukraine War: U.S. Stepping in Under Trump, ‘If You Don’t Talk, You Can’t Stop It’
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