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🇺🇸 TRUMP: “BEST WAY TO END THE WAR IS A FULL PEACE DEAL – NOT JUST A CEASEFIRE” “A great and very successful day in Alaska! The meeting with Putin went very well, as did a late night phone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. It was determined by all that the best way to… …
Global shares sank on Monday and oil prices jumped as trade tensions and the Russian-Ukraine conflict ratcheted up geopolitical uncertainty. China blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas. Oil prices rallied after OPEC+ decided on a …
Over the past years, countless American journalists have embedded with Zelensky’s military. On the Russian side, there’s only one: Patrick Lancaster.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken a grim turn as international responses continue to diverge, with some nations increasing support for Ukraine while others display more caution in their actions. The deadly strike on a crowded supermarket in Kharkiv has resulted in 12 deaths, with 16 missing, highlighting the civilian toll of Russia’s …
by Peter van Buren The handwriting was on the wall. An Op-Ed in the New York Times entitled “I’m a Ukrainian, and I Refuse to Compete for Your Attention” summed things up nicely: a media junket the author’s friend had been organizing to Ukraine was canceled. The TV crew instead left for the Middle East. The United States controls …
‘Discussing how Western leaders felt about his mediation efforts, Bennett said then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took an “aggressive line” while French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were more “pragmatic.” Bennett said President Biden adopted “both” positions. But ultimately, the Western leaders opposed Bennet’s efforts. “I’ll say this in the broad sense. …