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US president accuses Ukrainian leader of not wanting to end the war, as Zelenskyy speaks with Washington envoys. United States President Donald Trump has defended sanction waivers for Russia, saying he wants to keep Moscow at the bargaining table and accusing his counterpart in Kyiv of not wanting to end the war in Ukraine. Trump made the comments on Truth Social on Sunday in response to criticism of his decision to block numerous sanctions on Russia just days before they were due to take effect. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump faces bipartisan backlash over Russia sanctions waiverlist 2 of 3Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablazelist 3 of 3Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘must be brought to an end’, Zelenskyy saysend of list“My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table,” he said. The move has triggered a significant diplomatic fallout between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the past week.

Student-led protests continued in Albania for a sixth day with continued demands for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign. Despite those calls, Rama is refusing to step down, saying the demonstrations were not a threat to government but rather a threat to Albania's ambition of accession to the European Union. Protesters gathered again at noon in front of the education ministry chanting "Rama, resign" amid a tense standoff with policeImage: Hameraldi Agolli/AP Photo/picture alliance