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Trump puso en duda una reunión bilateral entre Putin y Zelensky: “Quizás necesiten enfrentarse un poco más”

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump expresó reservas acerca de la posibilidad de que el mandatario ruso Vladimir Putin y el jefe de Estado ucraniano Volodimir Zelensky mantengan una reunión bilateral clave para avanzar en la resolución de la guerra iniciada en febrero de 2022, según declaraciones recogidas por The Daily Caller.
Trump consideró que “quizás necesiten enfrentarse un poco más” antes de que puedan entablar negociaciones eficaces hacia una solución. “Un encuentro entre los tres podría suceder. Uno solo entre ellos dos, no estoy tan seguro, pero creo que la reunión trilateral sí se dará. Aunque, a veces, la gente no está lista para eso”, señaló.
El líder de la Casa Blanca argumentó que, en ocasiones, las partes enfrentadas deben experimentar el desgaste propio del conflicto antes de estar dispuestas a buscar una salida negociada. “Es como cuando tienes dos niños en un parque que no se soportan y comienzan a pelearse. Intentas que se detengan, pero siguen en lo mismo… hasta que eventualmente se cansan y están dispuestos a parar. A veces, tienen que pasar por esa pelea antes de poder llegar a un alto”, explicó Trump sobre la dinámica bélica entre Moscú y Kiev.
El presidente de Estados Unidos aseguró que la guerra “ha durado ya demasiado” y subrayó el elevado coste humano, indicando que cada semana mueren entre 5.000 y 7.000 personas, la mayoría jóvenes. “No son nuestros soldados, pero hay entre 5.000 y 7.000, la mayoría jóvenes, asesinados cada semana. Si pudiera parar eso y tener un avión volando por el aire de vez en cuando, serían sobre todo los europeos, pero nosotros, les ayudaríamos”, declaró el mandatario estadounidense, quien se mostró dispuesto a colaborar en una solución de paz, aunque insistió en que el papel central corresponde a las potencias europeas.
Reconoció, por su parte, la disposición de Zelensky a dialogar y destacó que hasta el momento “Moscú no ha mostrado interés” en participar en una mesa de negociación con Kiev. A la vez, insistió en que su administración continuará promoviendo iniciativas diplomáticas, aunque tanto Ucrania como Rusia mantienen posturas irreconciliables: Kiev rechaza ceder territorios sustanciales y Moscú impone condiciones previas “absolutamente inaceptables”, según descripciones oficiales ucranianas.
En paralelo, los gobiernos de Francia y Alemania han manifestado el viernes la intención de promover “sanciones suplementarias” contra Rusia si Putin persiste en su negativa a reunirse con Zelensky, como había prometido a Trump. “Si el jefe de Estado ruso no se reúne con Zelensky de aquí al lunes, eso querrá decir que el presidente Putin se la habrá jugado a Trump”, declaró el presidente francés Emmanuel Macron durante una rueda de prensa conjunta en Toulon junto al jefe de gobierno alemán, Friedrich Merz. “Eso no puede quedar sin respuesta”, añadió Macron.
Merz y Macron anticiparon contactos con Trump este fin de semana y anunciaron que, si no se produce la reunión, abogarán por imponer “sanciones primarias y secundarias” a Rusia.
El director de gabinete adjunto de Trump, Stephen Miller, desestimó la idea de que el presidente estadounidense haya sido engañado. “Es una pregunta absurda. El presidente Trump ha logrado siete negociaciones de paz en siete meses. Ningún presidente en la historia ha hecho tanto para avanzar en la causa de la paz”, respondió Miller a la prensa.

Por su parte, Merz sostuvo que la guerra “podría durar todavía muchos meses”, reiterando el compromiso de los socios occidentales en el apoyo a Ucrania. “Estamos preparados para ello”, declaró el canciller alemán, confirmando la vigencia de la “coalición de voluntarios”, una treintena de países mayormente europeos dispuestos a mantener su respaldo material y político a Kiev. Merz recalcó que el eje franco-alemán prioriza la unidad de los aliados, mientras que Francia y Alemania continuarán presionando para que se adopten nuevas sanciones contra Moscú.
Mientras tanto, Zelensky instó nuevamente a los líderes europeos a mantener la presión sobre Rusia y buscar un encuentro de alto nivel entre Moscú y Kiev. En la noche del miércoles al jueves, bombardeos de gran magnitud sobre la capital ucraniana dejaron al menos 25 muertos, según confirmaron fuentes oficiales. El presidente ucraniano calificó estos ataques como recordatorio de la urgencia de una acción internacional concertada.
Está programada para la próxima semana una reunión entre Macron, Merz y líderes de 30 países que analizan dar garantías de seguridad a Ucrania, con el objetivo de evitar que el conflicto se reavive una vez que se alcance un acuerdo de paz.
(Con información de AFP y EP)
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Video shows IDF F-35I ‘Adir’ shooting down Iranian fighter jet over Tehran

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The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday released a video it said shows the moment an Israeli F-35I «Adir» stealth fighter jet shot down an Iranian air force Yak-130 over Tehran, marking the first time the advanced aircraft has downed a manned fighter in combat.
«Completed. Target down. The target is down,» the pilot can be heard saying in the footage set to «Star Wars» theme music.
Israel’s military said Wednesday that the shoot down over the Iranian capital was a key milestone for its F-35 fleet.
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, commander of the Israeli air force, commended the pilots who carried out the mission as part of Operation Roaring Lion.
An Israeli Air Force F-35I «Adir» shoots down an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet in a historic aerial engagement. (@IDF/X)
«The historic shoot down over the Tehran skies is a testament to the strength of the Israeli Air Force and to your personal determination,» Bar said. «The war continues – return home safely. Get some rest. The next mission is already waiting for you.»
The F-35I is Israel’s customized version of the U.S.-made F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation stealth fighter that anchors the country’s air fleet.
Israel became the first country to select the aircraft through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales process in 2010 and received its first jet in June 2016.
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An Iranian Yak-130 is struck midair by an Israeli F-35I «Adir» during a high-stakes confrontation. (@IDF/X)
The Israeli air force gave the aircraft the Hebrew name «Adir,» meaning «Mighty One.»
The Yak-130, by contrast, is a Russian-made, two-seat combat training aircraft designed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation.
It first flew in 1996 and remains in active production.
Iran received its first Yak-130 aircraft in September 2023, according to Press TV, Iran’s state-run English-language broadcaster, as part of a broader effort to modernize its air force.
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A Russian-made Yak-130 subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft maneuvers during a flying display on the third day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, England, on July 11, 2012. (Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)
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In November 2023, Brig. Gen. Mahdi Farahi, Iran’s deputy defense minister, told Tasnim, a semi-official Iranian news agency, that plans had been finalized for Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters and additional Yak-130 trainers to join the country’s armed forces.
Iran previously acquired MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia in the 1990s.
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Tom Emmer calls for Tim Walz, Keith Ellison to ‘serve jail time’ if fraud coverup allegations are true

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EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking Minnesotan in Congress is calling for a deeper investigation into allegations that leaders in his state government knowingly ignored evidence of welfare fraud, and he called for those leaders to even face incarceration if proven true.
«People are sick and tired of elected officials having a double standard, being treated differently than they are. They’re held accountable for things that they should be held accountable for, when their elected officials are not,» House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital.
«If these two guys are dirty, they should be held accountable, and they should serve jail time.»
He was referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison, two of several witnesses at a high-profile hearing on fraud conducted by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is criticizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration over the fraud scandal plaguing the state. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
Both Walz and Ellison insisted that they were serious about prosecuting fraud in the state’s social programs and that they took action to stop it once it was brought to their attention.
But Emmer cited a report by the House Oversight Committee that accused them both of knowing about the fraud earlier than previously thought and delaying public accountability for fear of political retribution from progressives in the state — particularly the Somali community in Minneapolis, who Republicans have accused of taking advantage of the state’s welfare system.
«They might have been able to qualify it enough that it wasn’t black and white, but if they lied to the committee this morning about knowing about the fraud and when they knew about the fraud and the FBI investigation, that is a criminal act of its own,» Emmer told Fox News Digital.
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«So I do believe, depending on this report and what else the majority staff is doing, they very well may want to call them back in and depose them under oath.»

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. (Tom Brenner/AP Photo)
He added at another point, «You have maybe 80 to 100,000 Somalis in Minnesota. Tim Walz won with 52%. They made a difference. Keith Ellison won by less than 1%. I think it was 20,000 votes. Makes a difference. So if those are connected, yeah, I mean, this is campaign fraud.»
«I’ve taken accountability for this. I’m not going to run again. I need to spend the time fixing this,» Walz said during the hearing. «This does undermine trust in government. Do I wish there were things that could have happened earlier? Yes. But in this job, ‘wish’ didn’t do it. I’m looking into where I see it.»
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At another point, Walz attributed the rise in fraud statistics to an increase in prosecutions, telling Republicans, «When you catch people and prosecute them, it shows up as a fraud increase.»
He also dismissed accusations that he kept whistle-blowers quiet over fear of being seen as Islamophobic, «I can’t speak to it because it’s not anything I would say.»
Ellison, meanwhile, said he was happy to work across bipartisan lines to prosecute fraud.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«I am here to work to improve this system, and there are improvements that can be made,» he said. «If we can get out of fixing the blame and get to fixing the problem, that would be an enormous thing for me.»
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But Emmer, who maintained that further investigation was needed, suggested he doubted their intentions.
«It’s power. They want power. In order for them to get power, they need to be elected. In order for them to get elected, they have to cheat in different ways. And that is exactly what they did,» Emmer said. «If the Somali community is being used by these public officials to get themselves into office…it sure does look suspect, it needs to be investigated.»
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