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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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Iran continues firing missiles, drones at neighboring states, with multiple interceptions reported
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Iran launched a new wave of attacks on Thursday, with explosions reported in the region and Tehran threatening that the U.S. would «bitterly regret» sinking an Iranian warship.
Iran’s strikes on Thursday targeted Israel, American bases and countries in the region. Israel announced multiple incoming missile attacks as air raid sirens blared in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday said Iran used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in an attack on Nakhchivan International Airport and other civilian infrastructure. The ministry said the details of the attack and the capabilities of the UAVs were being investigated.
«The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan strongly condemns the attacks carried out by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against civilian infrastructure on the territory of Azerbaijan in the absence of any military necessity. The Islamic Republic of Iran bears the entire responsibility for the incident,» the ministry’s statement read.
Explosions seen and heard in Azerbaijan as Iran launches retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. (East2West)
Iran has not acknowledged targeting Azerbaijan, despite the country’s ministry of defense pointing the finger at Tehran.
Qatar evacuated residents near the U.S. Embassy in Doha on Thursday, with its Ministry of Defense confirming that the country was «subjected to a missile attack» and that its air defense systems were able to intercept it. The ministry urged the public to remain calm and avoid unofficial information.
Abu Dhabi announced that its authorities were responding to an incident involving falling debris in ICAD 2, which is part of the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi. Six people, identified by Abu Dhabi as Pakistani and Nepali nationals, suffered minor to moderate injuries.
A plume of smoke rises over buildings in Doha, Qatar, on March 5, 2026. (Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iran has carried out retaliatory strikes since the launch of Operation Epic Fury, with the latest wave coming one day after the U.S. sunk an Iranian warship, killing at least 87 Iranian sailors. Sri Lankan navy spokesman Cmdr. Buddhika Sampath said 32 people were rescued from the wreck and were admitted to a hospital.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the move during a news briefing at the Pentagon.
«An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo — Quiet Death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II. Like in that war, back when we were still the War Department, we are fighting to win,» Hegseth said.
Missile interceptions are seen in the sky on March 5, 2026, in Central Israel. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Iranian leaders condemned the attack, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accusing the U.S. Navy of committing «an atrocity at sea.» Meanwhile, Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli appeared on state television and called for the shedding of Israeli and «Trump’s blood.»
«Fight the oppressive America, his blood is on my shoulders,» he said in a rare call for violence from an ayatollah, one of the highest ranks within the clergy of Shiite Islam.
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The U.S. and Israel launched the war on Saturday with strikes targeting Iran’s leadership, including the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed. Iran’s missile arsenal and nuclear facilities were also hit.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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‘Outsider’ TV veteran jumps into swing state House race aiming to flip longtime red seat back to GOP
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FIRST ON FOX: Longtime West Michigan meteorologist Terri DeBoer is launching a run for Congress as a Republican, hoping to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District in a campaign centered on border security, economic issues and what she called restoring «fiscal sanity» in Washington.
«I’m an outsider,» DeBoer told Fox News Digital in her first interview since becoming a candidate for Congress as a Republican running to unseat Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., who has held the seat since 2023.
«I am a West Michigan resident, and as an outsider, I believe that West Michigan is not blue, West Michigan is not red. West Michigan is all about solving the problems that we face, no matter who has those ideas, no matter what side of the aisle they happen to sit on.»
DeBoer has spent more than 30 years on West Michigan television, working at stations including WWMT-TV, WOOD-TV and most recently FOX-17 (WXMI-TV), where she returned in 2024 after a brief break.
Meteorologist Terri DeBoer has launched a congressional bid in Michigan. (Fox News Digital/Getty Images)
She began her career in broadcast journalism as a news reporter before transitioning to meteorology in the early 1990s. Known to many viewers as «everyone’s mom,» DeBoer has been a steady on-air presence during major weather events, including the 1998 derecho and the 2022 Christmas blizzard.
DeBoer says she sees similarities between her previous position, where she was affectionately referred to by many as «everyone’s mom,» and helping people navigate and prepare for tough weather ahead.
DEMOCRATS NAME CANDIDATES TO ‘RED TO BLUE’ INITIATIVE, AIMING TO FLIP GOP MAJORITY DURING MIDTERMS
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«I am asking the people of Michigan’s 3rd District to send me to Capitol Hill so that I can make a difference helping prepare people for the storms that we’re facing and help steer us away from the impact of those storms,» DeBoer said.
DeBoer, a wife, mother and grandmother, says her interest in politics was inspired by hearing former President Ronald Reagan speak in person during her senior year of high school. She said she thought to herself that if she ever had the opportunity to «serve my country,» she would «step forward and do it.»
DeBoer is the first major Republican candidate to enter the race in a district the Cook Political Report ranks as «Solid D,» in a state that President Donald Trump carried in 2024 and that is known for narrow margins of victory.
Additionally, when Scholten won her election, she became the first Democrat to win that seat since the 1970s.
National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Zach Bannon called Scholten a «rubber stamp» for the «radical far left» in a statement to Fox News Digital and said Republicans are «on the offense.»
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U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) speaks at a press conference following a House Democratic Caucus meeting. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Other priorities from DeBoer, according to a press release and her newly launched campaign website, include pushing back against the «political elite» and «open-border policies» and advocating for affordability.
«For me, I am someone who is willing to listen to all great ideas, because I know that the problems that we have to solve, we are going to face, are going to need to be tackled by everyone, and so we need to come together and the best way to come together is to send an outsider to Washington,» DeBoer said. «I have loyalty to West Michigan. I don’t have loyalty to a party.»
Republicans currently control the House by a 218-214 majority, with two right-tilting districts and one left-leaning seat vacant. Democrats need a net gain of three seats in the midterms to win back the majority for the first time in four years.
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