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Russia decree opens door for Exxon return to Sakhalin-1 project

11:01 22.08.2025

Russia decree opens door for Exxon return to Sakhalin-1 project

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree that could allow foreign investors, including top U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil, opens new tab, to regain shares in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, Reuters reports. The signing of the decree comes on the day Russian president Vladimir Putin meets …

POLITICO: The deadlock over security guarantees for Ukraine

11:46 21.08.2025

POLITICO: The deadlock over security guarantees for Ukraine

Despite pressure from Donald Trump, Ukrainian Zelenskyy is clear his country will only agree to a peace deal with Russia if it's backed by iron-clad security guarantees, POLITICO writes. Trump personally told Zelenskyy and European leaders during their Monday meeting that Ukraine will have “Article 5-like” NATO protections, but omitted …

NYT: Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation

11:45 21.08.2025

NYT: Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation

The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation, ‘The New York Times’ stresses. President Vladimir V. Putin’s disdain for his Ukrainian counterpart runs so deep that he almost never utters the name “Zelensky.” …

View from London: The pygmies of Europe still haven’t realised how irrelevant they’ve become over Ukraine

11:43 21.08.2025

View from London: The pygmies of Europe still haven’t realised how irrelevant they’ve become over Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer and the leaders of Europe, instead of presenting their ironclad unity to the Kremlin, they’ll be doing so to Donald Trump, urging him to impose further sanctions on Russia and not to cave to more of Putin’s demands, ‘The Telegraph’ notes in a typically dismissive English manner. …

‘The Atlantic’: Trump buys more time for Putin

11:42 21.08.2025

‘The Atlantic’: Trump buys more time for Putin

The fallout from Donald Trump’s summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week continues to grow, ‘The Atlantic’ notes. What happened after the handshakes, as the two men went behind closed doors in Anchorage, remains a secret, but it couldn’t have been pleasant for the American president. When …

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”

21:23 20.08.2025

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”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ayman Safadi. Moscow, August 20, 2025 Ladies and gentlemen, My long-time colleague and friend Deputy Prime Minister …

MWM: Ukrainian Commander warns – forces are facing ‘Catastrophe’ in Donbas

11:52 20.08.2025

MWM: Ukrainian Commander warns – forces are facing ‘Catastrophe’ in Donbas

Former chief of staff of the Ukrainian Army’s elite Azov Brigade (banned in Russia) Lieutenant Colonel Bogdan Krotevich has claimed that Ukrainain forces in the disputed Donbas regions are facing an increasingly catastrophic situation, with Russian units poised to achieve two major encirclements. “I honestly don’t know what exactly you …

WP: Saying ‘thank you’ to Trump is high on Zelensky, other leaders’ agendas

11:48 20.08.2025

WP: Saying ‘thank you’ to Trump is high on Zelensky, other leaders’ agendas

Zelensky joined European and NATO leaders to thank Trump — a lot — six months after the White House accused him of being ungrateful, ‘The Washington Post’ notes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made sure to thank President Donald Trump this time around — a lot. Zelensky thanked Trump for hosting …

NYT: Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky and European leaders

11:44 20.08.2025

NYT: Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky and European leaders

President Trump met with Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on Monday, in a cordial but inconclusive push to end war in Ukraine, ‘The New York Times’ informs. The leaders presented a relatively united front and appeared to agree on the next steps in the effort to halt …

FP: The next Israel-Iran War is coming

11:42 20.08.2025

FP: The next Israel-Iran War is coming

Israel is likely to launch another war with Iran before December — perhaps even as early as late August, ‘Foreign Policy’ predicts. Iran is expecting and preparing for the attack. It played the long game in the first war, pacing its missile attacks as it anticipated a protracted conflict. In …

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