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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is also playing a key role in talks with Russia over its war in Ukraine.

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US envoy says ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks is whether Ukraine will cede occupied regions

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Drone video posted on social media shows a gas pumping station on fire in Russia's Kursk region on Thursday, March 20.

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Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attack on Russian gas metering station

Steve Witkoff, US special envoy to the Middle East, left, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, right, in Washington, DC, on February 11.

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‘It’s not what he expected’: Rubio has competition for the role of America’s top diplomat

Belgium, Brussels: facade of the Berlaymont building lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag (2022/05/08). (Photo by: Monasse T/Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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A building burngs in Odesa on Friday, in a photo supplied by emergency services.

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Ukraine port city ‘on fire’ after ‘massive’ Russian attack as Trump projects optimism ahead of peace talks

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After call with Trump, Putin agrees to pause attacks on Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure targets

In Ukraine and Gaza, Trump finds out that ending wars is tougher than it looks

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Canada and Australia will develop new military radar system in the Arctic

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Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’

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CNN’s Clarissa Ward visits Kherson, Ukraine to hear from residents who must risk their lives anytime they venture outside.

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Belgium, Brussels: facade of the Berlaymont building lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag (2022/05/08). (Photo by: Monasse T/Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Europe needs money to back Ukraine. Why is it reluctant to spend Russia’s?

European defense stocks hit record high after Trump and Zelensky’s disastrous meeting

America says there are ‘extraordinary’ economic opportunities in Russia. Really?

A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down

As Trump seeks a deal with Putin, will Western companies return to Russia?

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Steve Witkoff, US special envoy to the Middle East, left, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, right, in Washington, DC, on February 11.

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‘It’s not what he expected’: Rubio has competition for the role of America’s top diplomat

Video Former Russian government official says Trump presidency has emboldened Putin 2:31

How to decode a head-spinning few days of Ukraine war diplomacy

Zelensky agrees to pause attacks on energy in call with Trump, but questions remain about what Trump and Putin hammered out

Researchers have lost access to evidence of alleged Russian war crimes following Trump admin funding cut