INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Donald Trump told Time magazine in an interview published Friday.The status of Crimea has emerged as a key point of tension in
U.S.-brokered negotiations to end the war in Ukraine
Trump appeared to argue that Moscow has a legitimate claim to the Black Sea peninsula because a majority of its population speaks Russian
during recent talks in Paris and London
In addition to control over Crimea, the discussions center on the four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Russian forces and the future
The two sides also diverge on sanctions and security terms, with Ukraine seeking stronger guarantees and compensation funded by frozen
Russian assets.Despite the protracted negotiations, Trump said he still expects to reach a deal with both Zelensky and Putin while they are