European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin NYT > Top Stories By: Jeffrey Gettleman · Paul Sonne and Jeanna Smialek 27 October 2026 at 23:49 The diplomatic outreach was part of an effort to push talks to end the war in Ukraine, though it was not welcomed by all European leaders. © Pool photo by Maxim ShipenkovPresident Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow on Friday.
Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund NYT > Top Stories By: Anton Troianovski 27 October 2026 at 20:30 The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine. © Ramil Sitdikov/ReutersSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges NYT > Top Stories By: Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton 24 October 2026 at 16:20 Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine. © Daniel Acker/BloombergOil drilling rigs in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The Polar LNG plan called for the company to tap into the giant load of natural gas available in the state’s northern reaches.
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