"This was Donald Trump's warning to Islamic State after the US attacked what it said were IS bases in Nigeria. It was arguably the most stark seasonal message ever delivered by a US president. How it may serve his ambition to receive a Nobel Peace Prize is not clear. The nation is a multi-ethnic country split between the mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south."
"Trump's aim of ending the carnage may be laudable. Yet previous American interventions under the guise of its "war on terror" mired the US in interminable overseas conflicts, which Trump promised to avoid. This weekend, Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida. At the top of Kyiv's agenda will be security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of further aggression by Vladimir Putin, post agreement."
"How the war-ravaged country is to be rebuilt is also likely to be pivotal, along with extracting reparations from Russia. It is understood, according to Ukraine, that the negotiations are '90pc there'. But the remaining 10pc could yet be problematic. In a conflict, one party can always claim victory, but building peace must involve everybody. Europe's 'coalition of the willing' is paying close attention, recognising that at some point it, too, is going to need to have dialogue with Moscow."
US forces struck sites identified as Islamic State bases in Nigeria and Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Islamic State following the strikes. The Vatican and Nigeria's foreign minister say the operations are not being carried out on religious lines and describe the action as a joint operation. Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation divided between a mostly Muslim north and a predominantly Christian south, and analysts say violence has affected both communities. Trump aims to end the carnage but past American interventions in the 'war on terror' produced prolonged conflicts. Trump will meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss security guarantees, reconstruction, reparations and the remaining difficult elements of negotiations that are reportedly largely completed, while European partners prepare for eventual dialogue with Moscow and Zelensky stresses that building peace must involve everyone.
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