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CNN — A senior Russian general died in a car bombing in the Russian city of Balashikha on Friday, authorities say, the same day that US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
CNN — Russia will only implement a White House-brokered agreement to stop using force in the Black Sea when sanctions imposed on its banks and exports over its invasion of Ukraine are lifted, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding further uncertainty to both ongoing peace negotiations and the wider ambition of establishing a full cease-fire.
Russia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination for Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but also as a possible arbiter of deal breaches. Donald Trump, who abandoned a 2015 nuclear pact between Tehran and world powers […]
Russia and Ukraine’s top diplomats on Saturday used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the 3-year-old war. The . . .
The European Union has reaffirmed its stance on maintaining economic sanctions against Russia despite ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington over the revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that Brussels will not support a proposed maritime truce or lift any restrictions until a “just and lasting […]
03/26/2025March 26, 2025Baltic states ‘skeptical’ of ‘brutal’ Russia, warn US talks give Putin ‘upper hand’ The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met jointly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Tuesday to express concerns over the
CNN — Russia will only implement a White House-brokered agreement to stop using force in the Black Sea when sanctions imposed on its banks and exports over its invasion of Ukraine are lifted, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding further uncertainty to both ongoing peace negotiations and the wider ambition of establishing a full cease-fire.
Russia and the U.S. are in discussions over a new agreement aimed at reviving the Black Sea Initiative, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Thursday in Moscow. “The outlines of a new agreement are currently under discussion,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing, referencing recent Russian-American talks held in Riyadh. Following expert consultations between […]
ISTANBUL Russia and the US are discussing a new agreement as part of efforts to revive the Black Sea Initiative, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday in Moscow. “The outlines of a new agreement are currently under discussion,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated during a briefing, referring to recent Russian-American talks in Riyadh. Following expert […]
Russia says it downed two Ukrainian drones over Black Sea Russia’s defence ministry says its forces destroyed at least nine Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the waters of the Black Sea. The statement comes just hours after the US said it had struck deals with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks over the […]