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FT: US objects to phrase ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine

10:52 21.02.2025

FT: US objects to phrase ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine

The US is opposing calling Russia “the aggressor” in a G7 statement threatening to derail a traditional show of unity, according to five western officials familiar with the matter, ‘The Financial Times’ reports. Ukrainian Zelenskyy’s participation at a virtual G7 summit on Monday has also not yet been agreed, the …

Vladimir Putin speaks about potential Trump meeting, Ukraine’s attack on Caspian oil link

14:39 20.02.2025

Vladimir Putin speaks about potential Trump meeting, Ukraine’s attack on Caspian oil link

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to reporters during a trip to St. Petersburg on Wednesday and said his potential meeting with US President Donald Trump would need to be well prepared so they could reach agreements on issues including Ukraine. He also said the recent Ukrainian attack on an oil …

View from London: Russia is fully restored to the top table

10:29 20.02.2025

View from London: Russia is fully restored to the top table

Ukraine was laid out on the glossy conference table in Riyadh on Tuesday, not to be dissected on this occasion, but rather for an initial inspection by the Americans and Russians, who have reserved the carving knives for future use, writes ‘The Guardian’. No Ukrainians were present for these opening …

Europeans explore troops for Ukraine ceasefire — and want U.S. support

10:26 20.02.2025

Europeans explore troops for Ukraine ceasefire — and want U.S. support

The prospect of deploying troops to Ukraine has gained traction among some European leaders in recent days as the Trump administration has moved quickly toward opening direct negotiations with Moscow. Ukraine’s European backers are scrambling for a role in the talks, which are advancing without them but could reshape the …

NYT: Trump’s pivot toward Putin’s Russia upends generations of U.S. policy

10:25 20.02.2025

NYT: Trump’s pivot toward Putin’s Russia upends generations of U.S. policy

For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new ‘cold war’. But with President Trump back in office, America is giving the impression that it could be switching sides, notes ‘The New York Times’. Even as American and …

View from Washington: US-Russia meeting – atmosphere professional, not ideological

10:24 20.02.2025

View from Washington: US-Russia meeting – atmosphere professional, not ideological

Meeting atmosphere professional, not ideological in Riyadh successful, more to follow, writes Stephen Bryen, a former U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Both the Russian and the US side say that the high level diplomatic meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was successful. Steve Witkoff, who is Trump's number one …

Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Ukraine: “The EU countries and the UK are absolutely unfaithful to their word and cannot be a party to any future agreements on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis whatsoever”

10:55 19.02.2025

Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Ukraine: “The EU countries and the UK are absolutely unfaithful to their word and cannot be a party to any future agreements on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis whatsoever”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine. Key points. - Today marks ten years since the adoption of UNSC resolution 2202, which endorsed the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements”. Having thus expressed its support for the solutions that …

View from Brussels: “The chaos within the EU is making us irrelevant — on our own continent, no less”

10:55 19.02.2025

View from Brussels: “The chaos within the EU is making us irrelevant — on our own continent, no less”

French President Emmanuel Macron has convened an emergency summit in Paris to forge a European response to the US policy shift over the war in Ukraine, although numerous European Union leaders were not be involved. On the afternoon of February 17, only the heads of France, Germany, the UK, Italy, …

Gaza future at the centre of talks

10:53 19.02.2025

Gaza future at the centre of talks

“The Palestinians and the Arabs need to come up with a middle way where they run Gaza, not the US and not Israel,” said a European official, quotes ‘The Financial Times’. “That’s the gap that needs to be filled, and I think the Europeans will work with the Arabs, both …

Europe is in a stupor: Trump’s Ukraine plans mean a $3 trillion bill for European allies

10:51 19.02.2025

Europe is in a stupor: Trump’s Ukraine plans mean a $3 trillion bill for European allies

Whatever the US president decides is his goal for Ukraine, one thing is clear: Europe isn’t ready to shoulder its huge share of the burden, Bloomberg notes. Donald Trump is starting to tell European Union leaders what they need to do if they want to secure peace in Ukraine. His …

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