While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 15, 2026
But they diverge in key respects, making it difficult to assess how much of a win the deal will be for either side. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke with Trump.“The conversation was friendly and frank in character and lasted about an hour,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on June 14. The pair discussed international issues, the negotiations between the US and Iran and contacts between Washington and Moscow.Ushakov said US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, planned to return to Russia soon, without giving more detail.
- ▪But they diverge in key respects, making it difficult to assess how much of a win the deal will be for either side.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke with Trump.“The conversation was friendly and frank in character and lasted about an hour,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on June 14.
- ▪The pair discussed international issues, the negotiations between the US and Iran and contacts between Washington and Moscow.Ushakov said US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, planned to return to Russia soon, witho
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 15, 2026Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe agreement was struck despite an Israeli strike on Lebanon on June 14 that drew criticism from both Iran and US President Donald Trump. PHOTO: REUTERSPublished Jun 15, 2026, 05:43 AMUpdated Jun 15, 2026, 06:05 AMListenPakistan PM says US and Iran reach peace deal after talksThe United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and will hold an official signing ceremony on June 19 in Switzerland, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media early on June 15.The agreement was struck despite an Israeli strike on Lebanon on June 14 that drew criticism from both Iran and US President Donald Trump.The precise terms of the deal were not…
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