Marry me, Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone. I love you and that’s all I really know. I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress. It’s a love story, baby, just say Yes.
Who else has these song lyrics in mind?
It’s a safe bet that the topic of the day will be their engagement!
The recent meeting between the Russian president and Donald Trump has undoubtedly revealed the latter’s true intentions regarding the war in Ukraine.
"President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Ukraine to agree to terms to end the war with Russia, echoing some of Moscow's talking points two days after meeting President Vladimir Putin," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis
Trump would like Zelensky and Ukraine to concede part of their territory to Russia, in particular Crimea, illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014 but never recognized by either Kiev or the international community.
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In a post on his own social network, Donald Trump claimed that Ukraine could end the war « almost immediately » by ceding territory and renouncing NATO membership, an alliance that would offer lasting protection against future Russian invasions.
At the same time, he ruled out any idea of a ceasefire during the peace negotiations, as Russia stepped up its daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities, which has doubled since his return to the White House.
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Trump remains evasive about the concessions demanded of Russia by his administration, with many believing there are simply none. In the past, he has even claimed that simply halting the invasion was, in his view, a sufficient concession on Moscow’s part.
Donald Trump has finally declared that he will not send US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees aimed at securing a lasting peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow.
President Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine, despite expressing openness to the idea during talks with Zelensky and other European leaders cnn.it/4lvcs7D
This about-face comes a day after an important White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and several European leaders, at which Trump had shown himself open to the idea of a military deployment on the ground.
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A few hours after this important meeting, Donald Trump responded in a telephone interview with Fox News to a question about what guarantees he could offer for the future, including that no American soldiers would be sent to defend Ukraine’s border after his administration.
He then simply stated that he gave the assurance and that he was the president, according to CNN.
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A White House spokesman responded by pointing out that the United States has many other ways of ensuring Ukraine’s protection, without having to send ground troops.
In his message, Trump resorts to shocking statements about slavery to support what he sees as a landmark example.
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With this in mind, Trump now assures us that his administration has made « tremendous progress » against universities, and he now seems to have found his next target.
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Donald Trump now wants to take aim at museums, which he believes should embody American exceptionalism, but which he now describes as « out of control ».
In his post, Donald Trump claims to have instructed his lawyers to initiate the same process as that carried out against universities, hammering home that « this country cannot be WOKE ».
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According to Trump, museums, in particular the Smithsonian network, have become places « where we only talk about (…) how bad slavery was ».
This shocking statement provoked an immediate outcry from politicians, academics and the media alike.
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Several voices accused Trump of wanting to « whitewash » American history and instrumentalize museums for ideological ends, while media outlets such as CNN and the Daily Beast denounced a frontal forward against the memory of slavery and the Smithsonian’s educational mission.
Apple CEO Tim Cook tried to woo Donald Trump during a visit to the White House with a gift of 24-carat gold and an announcement of $100 billion in investments.
President Trump and Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, announced Wednesday that Apple would invest an additional $100 billion in the U.S., after Cook presented Trump with a 24-karat gold gift and lavished him with praise. Read more: nyti.ms/3J2VVue
The scene was deemed embarrassing by many Americans who saw the images.
Cook’s critics accuse him of sacrificing some of his dignity to preserve Apple’s huge margins, in return for an exemption deemed valuable to the company.
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This additional investment brings Apple’s commitment to the United States to 600 billion over four years.
The gift, a glass sculpture on a gold base engraved with Trump’s name, seemed to please the ex-president, who decorates the White House in gold.
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Cook gains a major trump card for Apple, as Trump exempts it from a 100% tax on imported chips as part of his global tariff war.
