Tankers, tracked by Greenpeace, are first phase of Trump-Putin deal β but there is uncertainty over whether they will unload
Seven oil tankers carrying an estimated 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel are now sailing towards the US, though it is uncertain if the vessels will be able to unload amid a political row about the legality of the shipments.
Tankers, tracked by Greenpeace, are first phase of Trump-Putin deal β but there is uncertainty over whether they will unload
Seven oil tankers carrying an estimated 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel are now sailing towards the US, though it is uncertain if the vessels will be able to unload amid a political row about the legality of the shipments.
With no single European representative negotiating directly with Moscow, some leaders are establishing their own channels β with messy results
The Nordic countries rarely fall out in public over foreign policy, least of all over Russia.
But a 90-minute phone call this week to Vladimir Putin by the leaders of Finland and Norway drew an unusual rebuke from their Danish and Swedish neighbours.
With no single European representative negotiating directly with Moscow, some leaders are establishing their own channels β with messy results
The Nordic countries rarely fall out in public over foreign policy, least of all over Russia.
But a 90-minute phone call this week to Vladimir Putin by the leaders of Finland and Norway drew an unusual rebuke from their Danish and Swedish neighbours.
In advance of the midterms, Trump is blaming Kyiv for high gas prices while making clear moves to support Russia
As the US midterms approach, Donald Trump is abandoning Ukraineβs democracy in a desperate effort to deny responsibility for worsening inflation. Yet this past weekendβs dramatic elections in Brazil and Serbia show that voters can see through such subterfuge.
There is nothing like a political partyβs corruptindifference to the plight of ordinary people to galvanize voter turnout. If US voters follow in the footsteps of their Brazilian and Serbian counterparts, a Democratic landslide is likely.
Russia plans to build own version of US billionaireβs satellite communications to help attack Ukraine
Vladimir Putin praised Elon Muskβs genius and said he was in touch with Starlinkβs controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine.
The Russian president, speaking at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, was comparing the Earth-orbiting network built by Muskβs SpaceX with Russiaβs gradual efforts to build its own Rassvet constellation.
Russia plans to build own version of US billionaireβs satellite communications to help attack Ukraine
Vladimir Putin praised Elon Muskβs genius and said he was in touch with Starlinkβs controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine.
The Russian president, speaking at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, was comparing the Earth-orbiting network built by Muskβs SpaceX with Russiaβs gradual efforts to build its own Rassvet constellation.
If ever enacted, proposals by Marine Le Pen and the AfD leader, Alice Weidel, to hollow out EU institutions would be a continental act of self-harm
Following the Brexit referendum in 2016, MarineΒ LeΒ Pen was in a predictably celebratory mood.Β Britainβs vote to leave the European Union, she told one interviewer, was the first breach in the βBrussels Wallβ. Ms Le Penβs Front National party wasΒ at that point committed to taking France downΒ theΒ same path, given the chance. But as the UKβsΒ self-inflicted economic wounds became a cautionary tale for the rest of Europe, the notion ofΒ Frexit was put on ice.
Instead, Ms Le Pen now hopes to lead far-right alliesΒ in hollowing out the EU from within. This month, both she and the leader of Alternative fΓΌr Deutschland, Alice Weidel, outlined their visions of aΒ βEurope of nationsβ in which EU institutions would be stripped of both cash and power. Ms Weidelβs βnew deal for Europeβ would abolish elections to the European parliament, and seek German opt-outs in areas such as migration, defence and common borrowing. Ms Le Penβs party, now called NationalΒ Rally, proposes slashing French contributions to the EU budget by 60% over a five-yearΒ presidential term, and ending the role of BrusselsΒ in proposing common policies for the 27Β member states.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trumpβs envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuation
A local ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians.
The temporary truce began at 3am in Russian-controlled Oleshky. The city sits on the Dnipro River and is about 3 miles (5km) from Kherson, a larger city on the opposite bank. Ukrainian troops recaptured Kherson in autumn 2022.
Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuation
A local ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians.
The temporary truce began at 3am in Russian-controlled Oleshky. The city sits on the Dnipro River and is about 3 miles (5km) from Kherson, a larger city on the opposite bank. Ukrainian troops recaptured Kherson in autumn 2022.
Oil 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 stateβs northern reaches.
A first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States under a new import agreement has set sail, the Kremlin said Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said he struck a deal with President Vladimir Putin despite Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities.
Russia freed an American imprisoned for the last four years. Stephen Hubbard was captured in Eastern Ukraine and convicted of fighting against Russia. The 74-year-old retired teacher was reportedly freed without a swap. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff greeted Hubbard in St. Petersburg. He also met with the Russian president and praised Putin in unusually glowing terms. Nick Schifrin reports.
The Russian leader has agreed "in principle" to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and European officials in Norway in a bid to avoid a further diplomatic rupture with President Trump. Over the past week, Trump has criticized Zelenskyy over Ukraine's efforts to inflict heavy losses on Russia. The meeting was aimed at easing tensions ahead of Witkoff's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia. Nick Schifrin reports.
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