Foreign policy
Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership
Elon Musk is the owner of social media platform X. Aytug Can Sencar | Anadolu | Getty Images A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk’s social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday. […]
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Trump administration will expand travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. Aude Guerrucci | Reuters The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, in the latest restriction to come since a man from Afghanistan […]
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Putin’s latest warning to Ukraine shows how unlikely a peace deal is
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles while visiting the We Are Together Fourm and Awards Ceremony, on December 3, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Moscow will take Ukrainian territory by force if Kyiv’s troops do not withdraw, signaling rigidity over a key sticking point in peace talks. […]
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Europe’s plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia’s Medvedev
Russia’s security council chief warned on Thursday that should the European Union use its seized frozen assets to support Ukraine, that could be tantamount to justification for war. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine. The move could be tantamount to an act justifying […]
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Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as Ukraine peace talks fail to deliver breakthrough
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during his press conference at the VTB Investment Forum ‘Russia Calling!’, on December 2, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited an annual forum, hosted by the VTB Group, prior his talk with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Peace talks held […]
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Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Grigory Sysoyev | Afp | Getty Images All eyes are on Russia this week as talks over a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine shift to Moscow and step up a gear. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Russia […]
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his chief of staff has resigned
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak pose for the press, as they meet with Spain’s King Felipe (not pictured), at the Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 18, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff, a close ally of […]
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Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of Unity) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
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All eyes on Russia as it eyes Ukraine peace plan with caution
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on development of ‘new regions’, annexed from Ukraine, at the Kremlin, June 30, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images All eyes are now on Russia’s response to a fledgling peace plan to end the war in Ukraine after Kyiv appeared willing to move forward with a […]
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Ukraine reportedly agrees to U.S.-brokered peace proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters Ukraine has reportedly agreed to the framework of a peace deal brokered by the U.S. […]
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