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Zelensky ready to meet Trump over Thanksgiving to finalize deal, top aide tells Axios U.S. and Ukrainian officials have agreed in principle on most aspects of the plan.

🚨NEW: Ukrainian President Zelensky wants to meet President Trump "as soon as possible", possibly over Thanksgiving, to finalize the terms for ending the war, Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak told David Lawler & me. Read the interview on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/t...

How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world Zelensky listened on speaker phone as Witkoff and Kushner read, line by line, from a 28-point plan.

🤯How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world. David Lawler @marcacaputo.bsky.social @demarest-colin.bsky.social and me write for @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/t...

Scoop: U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate The resolution would also empower the Trump-led Board of Peace at least through 2027.

🚨🚨🚨Scoop: The U.S. sent UN Security Council members a draft resolution on Monday for the establishment of an international force in Gaza for a duration of at least two years, according to a copy of the draft. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/g...

Vance urges Netanyahu to "give a shot" to Gaza deal Vance met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem as an air train of U.S. officials began arriving in Israel to work on stabilizing the fragile ceasefire.

🇺🇸🇮🇱Vice President Vance on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "give a shot" to the Gaza ceasefire deal and help implement it. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/10/22/v...

U.S. scrambles to save Gaza peace deal amid new clashes "The next 30 days are going to be critical," one official said.

The Trump administration is working to prevent the clashes between Hamas and Israel on Sunday from exploding the Gaza agreement. @barakravid.bsky.social and i write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...

Scoop: Direct meeting between Trump envoys and Hamas leaders sealed Gaza deal "Based on the meeting we just had, we have a deal."

🚨Scoop: A dramatic meeting last Wednesday between President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Hamas leaders headed by Khalil al-Hayya helped seal the Gaza peace deal. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/10/13/g...

Scoop: Direct meeting between Trump envoys and Hamas leaders sealed Gaza deal "Based on the meeting we just had, we have a deal."

A real scoop by @barakravid.bsky.social

A dramatic meeting last Wednesday between President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Hamas leaders headed by Khalil al-Hayya helped seal the Gaza peace deal.

www.axios.com/2025/10/13/g...

How two years of war in Gaza have changed the Middle East forever Even if President Trump's peace push proves successful, the human tragedy and the geopolitical shifts will be felt for generations.

How two years of war in Gaza have changed the Middle East forever. Read my story on @axios.com about the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7 terror attack on Israel
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/o...

🚨🚨🚨NEW: Ukraine's president tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that if Russia won't end the war, officials working in the Kremlin should make sure they know where the nearest bomb shelter is. The full interview will be published on Friday
www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative" "I don't know why you're always so f***ing negative. This is a win. Take it."

"Why are you always so fucking negative?” Trump snaps at Netanyahu over Gaza peace plans

w/ @barakravid.bsky.social in @axios.com

www.axios.com/2025/10/05/t...

Exclusive — Trump on Gaza deal push: "I said, 'Bibi, this is your chance for victory'" "Bibi took it very far."

🚨🚨🚨Exclusive: President Trump told me on Saturday that "we are close" to a peace deal in Gaza, and said he'll push to finalize it in the next few days. "I said, 'Bibi, this is your chance for victory'", Trump told me. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/10/04/t...

Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇱Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan. @marcacaputo.bsky.social and me write for @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...

Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.

🚨Scoop: On Saturday the White House was concerned Netanyahu is going to reject the plan for ending the war in Gaza. Trump then held a tough call with Netanyahu and told him: "If you leave it, we walk away from you". @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...

Exclusive: Trump says Gaza peace deal in "final stages" "It will be the first chance for real peace in the Middle East," Trump told Axios.

🚨Exclusive: President Trump told me in an interview Sunday that negotiations over his plan to end the war in Gaza are "at their final stages" and stressed a deal could open the way for wider peace in the Middle East. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/28/t...

YouTube video by Axios Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

📺Shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky departed the UN General Assembly for Kyiv, he joined me on The Axios Show where he offered a warning to Putin, new details on his meeting with Trump & a pledge about his political future. Watch here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kwZ...

YouTube video by Зе!Президент Інтерв'ю Володимира Зеленського для Axios

This is a much longer version of the excellent Axios interview between Zelenskyy and @barakravid.bsky.social that I posted yesterday. It's in English (not dubbed) and this one has Ukrainian subtitles. The additional content is mixed in. (None of the edits in the shorter version were misleading.)

YouTube video by Axios Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

📺Shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky departed the UN General Assembly for Kyiv, he joined me on The Axios Show where he offered a warning to Putin, new details on his meeting with Trump & a pledge about his political future. Watch here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kwZ...

I think I’ve watched nearly every interview President Zelensky has given in the last 3 and 1/2 years. This was above and beyond— absolutely the very best one.

Thank you, @barakravid.bsky.social — or as President Biden would say: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! 🕊️

Beautiful interview, Barak. Simply the best one yet!

YouTube video by Axios Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

I’ve seen hundreds of interviews with Zelenskyy and this is THE best one I’ve EVER seen. It’s entirely in English. This interviewer is excellent because he asks follow up questions, and NEW questions.
Do not listen in the background! You need to see his expressions, especially at the end.

🚨🚨🚨NEW: Ukraine's president tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that if Russia won't end the war, officials working in the Kremlin should make sure they know where the nearest bomb shelter is. The full interview will be published on Friday
www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

🚨Exclusive: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that he's "ready" to leave office once the war ends and commits to hold elections if a ceasefire takes place. The full interview will be published Friday
www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

Scoop: Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement Israel wants a DMZ from Damascus southwest up to the border with Israel.

🇮🇱🇸🇾🇺🇸Scoop: Israel presented Syria with a detailed proposal for a new security agreement, including a map of proposed from Damascus southwest up to the border with Israel. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/16/i...

Scoop: Netanyahu spoke to Trump before Israel bombed Qatar Trump has denied being consulted before the Israeli strike in Doha.

🚨SCOOP: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Trump last Tuesday morning and informed him that Israel planned to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar before the strike took place, three Israeli officials say. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/15/t...

False. The story quotes Palestinian officials

False. The story quotes Palestinian officials

"Desperate people do desperate things": Huckabee warns of West Bank collapse "If the Palestinian economy were to completely collapse it won't be a winning deal for anyone," Huckabee told Axios.

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸"Desperate people do desperate things": U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told me he's concerned there will be an economic collapse in the West Bank that could lead to violent escalation. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/02/h...

"No piecemeal deals": Witkoff tells hostage families Trump wants full Gaza agreement Witkoff's remarks were an acknowledgment that the approach Israel and the U.S. have pursued to reach a partial deal has failed.

"No piecemeal deals": Witkoff tells hostage families Trump wants to "shift" from trying to get a partial Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal to reaching a comprehensive agreement that ends the war and returns all remaining hostages at once. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/02/w...

Trump team rethinks Gaza strategy after six months of failure "We need to do some serious rethinking," a visibly frustrated Marco Rubio told a group of hostage families on Friday.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🎗Trump team rethinks Gaza strategy after six months of failure to end the war. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/07/26/t...

Senior Israeli and Syrian officials hold U.S.-brokered talks to discuss de-escalation The meeting was the most high-level official engagement between Israel and Syria in more than 25 years.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇸🇾Senior Israeli and Syrian ministers met in Paris for four hours on Thursday under the auspices of President Trump's special envoy Tom Barrack and discussed de-escalation of tensions between the countries. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/07/24/s...