Trump steps back from Russia and Ukraine peace talks for now
Russia decree opens door for Exxon return to Sakhalin-1 project
POLITICO: The deadlock over security guarantees for Ukraine
NYT: Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation
View from London: The pygmies of Europe still haven’t realised how irrelevant they’ve become over Ukraine
‘The Atlantic’: Trump buys more time for Putin
Sergey Lavrov: “I see no European diplomacy here… This is not diplomacy. It is degradation of foreign policy into little more than sanctions and, in some cases, outright appropriation of others’ assets, as was the case with Russia’s gold and foreign exchange reserves”
EU-Israel: the rift is getting bigger
MWM: Ukrainian Commander warns – forces are facing ‘Catastrophe’ in Donbas
WP: Saying ‘thank you’ to Trump is high on Zelensky, other leaders’ agendas
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