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Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via Reuters Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan, officials said. As part of the plan, the United States […]
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Romanian far-right candidate barred from May presidential vote
Leader of the far-right AUR party George Simion (L) looks on as far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu talks to the media after officially filing his candidacy for the Romanian presidential elections, outside the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) in Bucharest on March 7, 2025. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images Romania’s central election authority on […]
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Trump threatens to impose ‘large scale’ sanctions on Russia until a peace agreement with Ukraine is reached
US President Donald Trump speaks as he prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose expanded “large scale” sanctions and […]
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Tensions between Trump and Europe could could have an unintended beneficiary: China
US President Donald Trump waits to greet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images Tensions between the U.S. and Europe have hit something of a low in recent weeks — and China […]
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Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine — and between Trump and Kyiv after the White House fiasco
European leaders pose for a family photograph at Lancaster House during the European leaders’ summit on March 2, 2025 in London, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images European allies put forward their own peacekeeping plans for Ukraine at the weekend, as well as attempting to position the region as a mediator […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump clashes on foreign policy, wields economic threat
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters To an economist, it might seem questionable for a country to impose tariffs on its biggest trading partners, especially when its economy is showing signs of shrinking, the stock market is sagging, prices remain […]
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Trump says a minerals deal with Ukraine is worth billions. It might not be as valuable as he hopes
Workers go about their job at a granite mine on Feb. 26, 2025 in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. Kostiantyn Liberov | Libkos | Getty Images Ukraine might have turned the tide in its rocky relations with the U.S. by offering President Donald Trump’s administration access to its critical minerals as part of wider peace negotiations, […]
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‘It’s the beginning’: Kremlin plays it cool ahead of more U.S. talks, says Biden ‘messed things up badly’
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky | Via Reuters After its initial enthusiasm for the thawing of frozen relations, the Kremlin now appears to be playing […]
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Putin says Europe is needed in Ukraine talks, but suggests deal still distant
Europe’s participation in Ukraine peace talks will be needed eventually but Moscow first wants to build trust with Washington, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, while suggesting that a deal to end the conflict may still be far off. As Ukraine marked the third anniversary on Monday of Russia’s invasion that has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions, […]
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Watch: Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron hold press conference
[The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to hold a joint press conference at the White House on Monday, as western Europe navigates the United States’ shifting […]
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