Foreign policy
Turkey’s Erdogan opens latest Russia-Ukraine talks; Moscow said to be resetting its forces
Russia-Ukraine talks set to begin in Istanbul A spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry has told NBC News that talks between Russia and Ukraine will begin at 10:30 a.m. Istanbul time (4:30 a.m. ET). He added that it was possible there may be some delays. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks ahead of the peace […]
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Biden says his ‘moral outrage’ at Putin does not signal a U.S. policy shift
U.S. President Joe Biden announces his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young listens in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday clarified that his statement that Russian President Vladimir […]
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Russia claims to have changed its strategy in Ukraine — but there are doubts over its real intentions
A woman walks past huge placards bearing images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading “Russia does not start wars, it ends them”and “We will aim for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine” in the city center of Simferopol, Crimea, on March 4, 2022. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine […]
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Russia and Ukraine prepare for in-person talks after Zelenskyy says he’s ready to discuss neutral status
Russia and Ukraine delegates to meet in Turkey for talks Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before talks between officials of the two countries in Belarus on March 3, 2022. Maxim Guchek | Reuters Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet in Turkey today to conduct more talks. David Arakhamia, […]
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U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday he was not confident that a nuclear […]
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Blinken says U.S. is not seeking regime change; Russia may be trying to encircle troops in east Ukraine
Blinken: U.S. does not have a strategy of regime change in Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after viewing the “Burma’s Path To Genocide” exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has […]
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TotalEnergies boss says he won’t work with Putin again — but refuses to write off Russian assets
The CEO of TotalEnergies on Saturday defended the company’s refusal to fully exit Russia, but said it would never do business with President Vladimir Putin again. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble, Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, said he was not prepared to write off the company’s assets in Russia as it would effectively […]
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Ukraine-Russia crisis is driving countries to explore new ways of pricing oil, Qatar says
Qatar’s foreign minister has said the conflict in Ukraine, and its geopolitical ramifications, is pushing some countries to explore new ways of pricing oil — not in the dollar. The comments, made Saturday by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, come after a Wall Street Journal report that Saudi Arabia is in accelerated talks with China to accept yuan […]
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Biden set to give major speech in Poland; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy asks Middle East to increase energy output
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Doha forum: I ask you to increase energy output Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken at the Doha Forum conference’s opening ceremony. Speaking via video link, he said: “I ask you to increase output of energy so everyone in Russia understands that no one can use energy as blackmail,” according to a […]
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Spotify pulls out of Russia citing new laws restricting free expression
Spotify app Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Spotify said Friday it’s pulling out of Russia entirely because recent laws restricting news operations could put the streamer’s employees and listeners at risk. It expects operations to be fully suspended by the end of April. Spotify’s decision to pull out of Russia underscores the balance […]
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