^{AP Newsapnews.com}Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘coming to a head’ and ‘no one is playing’ him in push to end war

President Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war.

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^{BBCBritish Broadcasting Corporation}Trump blames Zelensky for starting war day after massive Russian attack

The US president's comments follow the deadliest strike on civilians in Ukraine this year – an attack which Trump described as a 'mistake' Donald Trump has again blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a major Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 …

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine could be partitioned like Berlin after second world war, says US envoy | Ukraine | The Guardian

Gen Keith Kellogg appears to suggest Ukraine could be split into zones of control after a peace deal; Trump warns Putin to ‘get moving’ ahead of US-Russia talks. What we know on day 1,144

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks | Ukraine | The Guardian

Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US ‘very surprised’ after Chinese fighters captured on frontline | Ukraine | The Guardian

Ukraine president says more than 150 Chinese involved in fighting for Russia; US lawmakers criticise reports of planned troop pullbacks in Europe. What we know on day 1,142

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy speaks of military presence in Russia’s Belgorod region for first time | Ukraine | The Guardian

Ukraine president makes first explicit mention of ‘active operations’ on ground in Russian border region close to Kursk. What we know on day 1,140

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^{The Independentthe-independent.com}Ukraine-Russia war live: Kremlin responds to US threat to abandon peace talks while Kyiv nears Trump minerals deal | The Independent

Russia claims to be open to talks as one person killed and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Kharkiv

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Captive Chinese soldiers appear before the press in Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian

Republicans increase pressure on Trump after 35 killed in Sumy, with US president calling for ‘death and destruction to stop.’ What we know on day 1,147

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Europe unveils new military support for Kyiv ahead of defence summit | Russia | The Guardian

The UK has pressed nearly 30 countries to forge ahead with plans to deploy peacekeeper troops to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,143

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv solving its troop shortages, says top US general in Europe | Ukraine | The Guardian

Gen Christopher Cavoli says Russia has lost 4,000 tanks, comparable to whole US fleet; Kremlin goes to war against Elton John. What we know on day 1,136

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: EU ministers call out Kremlin for delaying ceasefire | Ukraine | The Guardian

Pin down Putin over peace talks, say foreign ministers, as Peskov talks of ‘drawn-out process’; Ukraine seeks changes to minerals deal. What we know on day 1,133

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv | Ukraine | The Guardian

Ukrainian officials denounce ‘deliberate’ targeted shelling of military hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: No Trump tariff on Russia as his officials host Putin investment tsar | Ukraine | The Guardian

Kryvyi Rig hit while Kharkiv endures barrage of Shahed drones; Nato foreign ministers including Marc Rubio to meet in Brussels. What we know on day 1,135

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy demands answers over Chinese nationals fighting for Russia | Ukraine | The Guardian

The Ukrainian president says the Chinese nationals were just two of many fighting with Russian forces. What we know on day 1,141

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Russia reportedly begins rare earth metals talks with US; Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin – as it happened | World news | The Guardian

Trump has claimed any such deal would allow the US to recoup hundreds of billions of dollars it spent on military aid to Kyiv. Ukraine wants the deal to include references to long-term US security guarantees to protect it from Russian attacks after the war is over.

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Trump sanctions threat on Russian oil buyers could hit China, India | Ukraine | The Guardian

Trump threatens Putin over ceasefire; Russia claims it has taken control of a Donetsk village. What we know on day 1,132

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Trump – come and see Putin’s war for yourself | Ukraine | The Guardian

Impose ceasefire on Russia, says France’s Macron, as leaders condemn deadly Palm Sunday strike on Sumy. What we know on day 1,146

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^{The Guardiantheguardian.com}Ukraine war: US reportedly believes ceasefire could be agreed by Easter – as it happened | Ukraine | The Guardian

White House is said to acknowledge that timeline is ambitious given large gaps between Ukraine and Russia in ceasefire negotiations

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^{AP Newsapnews.com}Trump finds fault with both Putin and Zelenskyy as he tries to push for deal to end war in Ukraine

An injured man smokes a cigarette after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) Read More · Trump finds fault with both Putin and Zelenskyy as he tries to push for deal to end war in Ukraine

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^{AP Newsapnews.com}A Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as a drawn-out process | AP News

A Kremlin spokesman says Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” after U.S.

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