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‘Weaponized Interdependence’ – Trump to Apply Trade Pressure on Xi to Starve Kremlin War Machine

US President will use tariff threat in Asia mission to force China to abandon cheap Russian energy, with sanctions push a “significant shift” in Ukraine strategy

By Alex Raufoglu

Oct. 25, 2025

Trump

Trump Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Caribbean Amid Escalating US-Venezuela Tensions

The Pentagon said on Friday that the deployment will bolster US efforts to end the illegal drug trade – but it has fueled anxieties about military escalation in the region.

By Sophie Watson

Oct. 24, 2025

White House Confirms Trump and Xi to Meet in South Korea Despite US-China Trade War

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump will meet his Chinese counterpart next Thursday morning.

By Sophie Watson

Oct. 23, 2025

Putin

OPINION: A Tiger Can’t Change Its Stripes or a Leopard Its Spots

Of the more than 70 insulting nicknames that have been coined by opponents of the 47th US President, recent events suggest that “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out) seems ever more appropriate.

By Eric Radack

Oct. 23, 2025

Ukraine

Putin Summit ‘Didn’t Feel Right’ – Trump Cancels Budapest Meeting, Denies Tomahawks

US president halts planned meeting with Russian counterpart and cites complexity in denying long-range missiles, while NATO chief welcomes renewed focus on economic squeeze.

By Alex Raufoglu

Oct. 23, 2025

Putin

CARTOON: Budapest Meeting - On and Off?

Serhii Kolyada’s ironic take on the latest international events.

By Serhiy Kolyada

Oct. 22, 2025

War in Ukraine

Zelensky Says Trump’s Front Line Proposal ‘a Good Compromise’

The statement comes as efforts to bring an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in 2022, appear to have once again hit a standstill.

By AFP

Oct. 22, 2025

Ukraine

Trump Says He Doesn’t Want ‘Wasted Meeting’ With Putin, as NATO Chief Scrambles to Washington

Experts warn “no miracles in diplomacy” after Washington rejects immediate meeting and Trump promises an update in two days. Congressional leader urges swift Ukraine support bill.

By Alex Raufoglu

Oct. 22, 2025

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Europe

Kyiv, Europe Prepare 12-Point Plan to End War – Bloomberg

It came as Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia had become “automatically less interested in diplomacy” after Trump postponed a decision on supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

By Antonia Langford

Oct. 21, 2025

Netherlands

Netherlands Limits Intelligence-Sharing With US Amid Politicization, Russia Fears

The intelligence chiefs also warned that Russia is escalating its hostile activities as it intensifies its hybrid war with Europe, necessitating a more “assertive” response to Moscow.

By Antonia Langford

Oct. 21, 2025

Putin

Poland Warns It Could Arrest Putin If His Plane Enters Its Airspace Ahead of Trump Summit

The ICC warrant, issued in 2023 for the war crime behind the deportation of Ukrainian children, requires member states, including all EU countries, to arrest Putin if he enters their territory.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Oct. 21, 2025

Zelensky

Kremlin Snubs Trump’s Ceasefire Push, Zelensky Says Russia Ditches Diplomacy After Tomahawk Delay

Russia’s FM Lavrov warned that stopping the fighting now would “ignore the root causes” of the conflict and leave part of Ukraine under what he described as a “Nazi-led regime.”

By Alisa Orlova

Oct. 21, 2025

Zelensky

Zelensky, Western Leaders Back Trump to Use Current Front Line as Basis for Peace Talks

Zelensky and Western leaders backed Trump’s call to start peace talks based on current front lines – while insisting Ukraine must stay strong and pressure on Russia must grow.

By Julia Struck-Feshchenko

Oct. 21, 2025

Putin

‘Your Mom’ Chose Budapest for Peace Talks, White House Press Sec Tells Reporter

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said her remarks were in response to a HuffPost reporter, calling him “not a journalist interested in the facts” but a “left-wing hack.”

By Leo Chiu

Oct. 21, 2025

Zelensky

OPINION: Round and Round We Go

The continuation of appeasement towards Russia from the Biden through to the Trump administration is only extending the war in Ukraine.

By Charles Cockell

Oct. 21, 2025

Zelensky

After Zelensky’s Visit: Trump Siding With Putin Again?

The US President had agreed to a US-Russia summit in Budapest in a phone conversation with Putin on Thursday. Media discuss what Trump’s latest U-turn means.

By Eurotopics

Oct. 21, 2025

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