TOPSHOT - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump urges Ukraine to take offensive route: ‘Little chance of winning without launching attacks inside Russian territory’

President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to go on the offensive against Russia, arguing that Kyiv cannot prevail without striking inside Russian territory. This is a sharp departure from his earlier calls for restraint during the ongoing peace negotiations.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Gabbard: Russia ‘felt it was inevitable’ Hillary Clinton would win 2016 election, intentionally withheld info to later damage her reputation

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says that Russian officials privately anticipated Hillary Clinton’s triumph in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, characterizing her victory as inevitable. She expounded upon a recently released report during her appearance on Miranda Devine’s “Pod Force One” podcast.

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