The United States set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced, as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure continued. The potential for pressure from a future Trump administration loomed if the deadline was not met, according to multiple reports.
Zelenskyy’s statement came amid ongoing conflict, with Russian strikes forcing Ukrainian nuclear power plants to reduce output. The U.S. proposed trilateral talks next week, possibly in Miami, as part of the negotiation efforts, according to source material.
"The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of June," Zelenskyy stated, according to NPR News. If the deadline was not met, the Trump administration would likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, he added.
Simultaneously, the U.K. faced political fallout. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S., despite Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, according to The Associated Press. Morgan McSweeney took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson to the diplomatic post in 2024.
In other news, Breezy Johnson won Team USA's first medal at the Olympics, taking gold in the Olympic downhill competition in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Johnson, 30, crossed the finish line in 1 min., 36.10 sec., according to Time. "It was definitely heavier than I expected," Johnson said.
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