#trump-putin-diplomacy

#trump-putin-diplomacy

McGurk stated, 'I thought the necessity, laying out the bill of particulars on Iran, was fairly effective,' but he felt the plan for the future was lacking.

In 2021, when Olga Rudenko and other journalists launched the Kyiv Independent, they were committed to making a publication that wouldn't face political pressure from an owner. A few months later, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the Independent began reporting breaking news from the front lines.

Macron underscored the need for France and South Korea to cooperate to help reopen the strait and deescalate Middle East animosities, affirming their resolve to secure the safe shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz.

The president sounded as though his tongue was made of pig iron. And it was completely unclear whether he was escalating the war, declaring victory in the war, or building a new ballroom atop a peak in the Alborz Mountains.

Trump's decision to assassinate Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while Iran was in active negotiations with the president's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner has reinforced a growing sense among hard-liners in Moscow that diplomacy is fragile - perhaps even pointless - in a world in which the United States is willing to use military force to achieve its goals.

The United States is reportedly in discussions with Russia on a range of high-stakes infrastructure and trade projects, including a nuclear-powered datacenter and a tunnel under the Bering Strait, according to The Economist. Sources close to the talks indicate that associates within the orbit of former President Donald Trump are exploring potential stakes in Russian energy assets. In addition, negotiations are reportedly ongoing over rare-earth metals, oil, and gas projects in the Arctic region.