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[Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/18/trump-ukraine-children-russia-war-crimes/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram) The Trump administration has terminated a U.S.-funded initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including a sensitive database detailing the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, according to U.S. officials familiar with the directive an

[Trump and Putin agree to partial ceasefire in Ukraine, but plan still needs Kyiv’s approval ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/18/trump-presidency-news/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram) President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday negotiated a partial ceasefire in the Ukraine war, making a deal in a lengthy call to end strikes on energy and infrastructure after more than three years of battle. The Kremlin said that Putin imme

[Trump, Zelensky speak a day after White House talks with Putin ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/19/trump-zelensky-phone-call/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram) President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a “very good telephone call” on Wednesday, Trump said, a day after the U.S. leader agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a limited ceasefire in Ukraine that would spare energy infrastructure targets in both Ukraine

[U.S. gets Russian and Ukrainian commitment to Black Sea ceasefire ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/25/ukraine-russia-black-sea-agreement-ceasefire/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram) Russia and Ukraine agreed Tuesday to expand their initial limited ceasefire on energy infrastructure to include the Black Sea after U.S.-sponsored indirect talks in Saudi Arabia. In separate joint statements from the White House — one between the United States and Russia, a

[Zelensky and Trump may be doing better, but tough issues lie ahead ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/27/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-negotiations/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram) The consequences of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s contentious White House visit last month appear to have abated. But this week’s negotiations in Saudi Arabia suggest the conversation over how to end the war in Ukraine will only get harder. Russia and Ukraine agre