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Trump’s Ukraine Stance Sparks Global Tensions as EU Rallies Behind Zelensky

As EU leaders meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reinforce military support, tensions rise over Donald Trump’s approach to the Ukraine-Russia war. Kyiv accuses Trump of undermining the global order by engaging with Russia, while the former U.S. president pressures the EU on defense spending. Reports also reveal Trump’s team has held secret talks with Ukrainian opposition figures, raising concerns about his potential policy shift. The EU remains committed to backing Ukraine, emphasizing unity against Russian aggression. The geopolitical divide deepens as the U.S. election looms, with Ukraine’s future hanging in the balance.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘destroying world order’ says Kyiv as EU meets Zelensky in show of unity

https://independent.co.uk

Volodymyr Zelensky has joined the leaders of the EU’s 27 countries to discuss boosting military support for Ukraine

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Trump needs EU support to end the war in Ukraine, says Ursula von der Leyen

https://telegraph.co.uk

Donald Trump’s administration has held secret talks with some of Volodymyr Zelensky’s top political opponents, it has emerged. Four senior members of the Trump entourage spoke with Yulia Tymoshenko, the opposition leader, as well as senior members of former president Petro Poroshenko’s party, Politico reported.

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House Democrats Filibuster Flip-Flop: Keep It When the GOP’s in Charge, Kill It When We Are

Filibuster for me, but not for thee. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), an outspoken critic of the Senate filibuster, indicated Monday that she will not support axing the procedural hurdle as long as Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. “Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,” the chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “But had we had the trifecta, I would have been, because we have to show that government can deliver,” Jayapal added. The Senate filibuster rule, which requires a 60-vote threshold to end debate and pass most types of legislation in the upper chamber, is seen as the best chance Democrats have at blocking the adoption of President-elect Donald Trump agenda – with Republicans taking a 53-47 seat advantage in the Senate and expected to retain a slim majority in the House. Jayapal, as recently as September, was pushing to “abolish” what she called the “Jim Crow filibuster.” “The filibuster was originally created *by mistake* in 1806,” she wrote on X. “Every day we don’t abolish it is just as big a mistake.”The Washington Democrat dislikes that the procedural tool makes it difficult for progressives to ram their agenda through Congress. “It’s the filibuster OR an assault weapons ban. It’s the filibuster OR codified abortion access. It’s the filibuster OR raising the minimum wage. It’s the filibuster OR protecting voting rights. The choice is clear. Abolish the Jim Crow filibuster,” Jayapal tweeted. The progressive rep argued Monday that passing a liberal agenda would’ve “built some trust with the American people.”“If we had had control of the trifecta and gotten rid of the filibuster to pass minimum wage, to pass paid sick leave, to pass many of these things that are passing – abortion access – that are passing on ballot measures that are so popular … then I think we would have built some trust with the American people,” Jayapal argued.

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