<p data-async="">U.S. President Donald Trump <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;announced earlier this week&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/trump-putin-call-ukraine-russia&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/trump-putin-call-ukraine-russia">announced earlier this week</a> that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” begin ceasefire talks after he had an “excellent” <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;two-hour phone call&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/world/trump-putin-call-ukraine-ceasefire&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/world/trump-putin-call-ukraine-ceasefire">two-hour phone call</a> with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is not a positive development: Putin is playing Trump for a fool and has no interest in these Potemkin negotiations beyond undermining European-led sanctions.</p>

The United States is prolonging the war in Ukraine by delaying sanctions against Russia{ai:summary}<p>President Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine will start ceasefire talks following a lengthy phone call with President Putin. However, concerns arise that Putin is using this as a tactic to weaken European sanctions rather than genuinely pursuing peace. #foreignaffairs</p>

Adam Zivo: Putin outplays Trump again with phoney peace talks

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