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Zelensky
‘Why Wait?’ – Ukraine Peace Talks: What Are Kyiv and Moscow’s Demands?
“After a ceasefire, we are ready to sit down in any format,” including direct talks with Moscow, Zelensky said last week.
April 29, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Might Be Willing to Give Up Crimea, Trump Hints
In his first press gaggle since their symbolic Vatican meeting, the US president described Zelensky as “calmer” and urged Vladimir Putin to “stop fighting.”
April 28, 2025
US
‘Playing America as a Patsy’ – Some US Conservatives Say Trump Is Getting Hoodwinked By Putin
US Senator Grassley and former presidential candidate Nikki Haley call out Kremlin for scoffing at peace talks; Senate mulls tougher sanctions. Are Republicans pivoting away from Putin?
April 28, 2025
US
Always ‘The Enemy’ – Trump Steps up Media Assault in First 100 Days
Trump’s cheerleader and dismantler-in-chief Elon Musk has even said the team behind CBS’s flagship “60 Minutes” show deserves prison.
April 27, 2025
Security
Hegseth Found Using ‘Dirty Internet’ Connection
The latest setback for the embattled US Defense Secretary centers on his use of an insecure web connection, as one of his top advisers is sent packing, leaving a leadership void in the Pentagon.
April 25, 2025
France
The War Between Russia and Ukraine ‘Endable’, Top US Diplomat Says
“We’ve shown them the finish line,” Marco Rubio insists, calling Russia’s overnight attacks on Kyiv “horrible” and reminder to “everybody of why their war needs to end”.
April 25, 2025
Nord Stream
POLITICO: White House Mulls Lifting Sanctions on Russian Gas
Secretary of State and special envoy Witkoff vehemently deny that any such talks about Nord Stream pipeline took place, calling Politico a “fifth-rate publication.”
April 25, 2025
NATO
‘I Don’t See US Withdrawing From Peace Discussions,’ NATO Chief Says After Meeting With Trump Cabinet
“We all agree in NATO that Russia is a long-term threat to NATO territory, to the whole of the Euro-Atlantic territory,“ Rutte told reporters, adding that he “doesn’t know” if Putin wants peace.
April 25, 2025
NATO
Trump: ‘I Have My Own Deadline,’ Russia and Ukraine ‘Both Want Peace’
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he believes Russia and Ukraine “both want peace, despite hatred” and he called on the two sides to “get to the table.”
April 24, 2025
Trump
‘Hope the Money’s Worth It’ – Trump’s Pressure on CBS Leads to Resignation of Iconic Show’s Producer
Free-speech advocates in the US are irate about news organizations caving to Trump’s threats and lawsuits. His wrath against “60 Minutes” for an interview with Zelensky is only the latest episode.
April 23, 2025
Zelensky
Trump Tells Zelensky: ‘GET IT DONE,’ Questions Ukraine’s Sovereignty on Crimea
Trump is again pressuring Zelensky to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – despite Russia having started the war. The White House has given Kyiv and Moscow a week to declare peace.
April 23, 2025
NATO
NATO Chief Mark Rutte to Visit Washington This Week as Peace Talks Falter
The upcoming visit comes amid Washington’s signal that it may soon abandon its Ukraine peace plan due to a lack of achievement.
April 23, 2025
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: ‘Peace Deal in Name Only’ – Why Ukraine’s Agreements with US, Russia Could Set a Dangerous Precedent for International Law
A US-backed peace deal and a minerals pact are gaining traction, but experts say any pact Kyiv signs under pressure is invalid – and could send the global system of law and order into disarray.
April 23, 2025
US
‘Bloated and Bureaucratic’ – Rubio Announces Details of State Department Cuts
Among the services and programs slated for elimination include those intended to advance democracy overseas, counter extremism and prevent war crimes. Slashes to Africa are not as drastic as feared.
April 23, 2025
Russia
US Has Not Used up ‘Tools’ to Pressure Russia: EU Top Diplomat
The EU’s top diplomat said that Kyiv and its European backers were hoping Washington would take a tougher line with Moscow before abandoning its peace push.
April 22, 2025
Religion
‘Sowing the Seeds of Death’ – Vance Granted a Few Minutes With the Pope
The US Vice President was allowed a lightning-fast visit on Easter with the pontiff, who has diplomatically expressed dismay at the Trump administration’s views on immigration and world conflicts.
April 21, 2025
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