Russia, Trump and Ukraine
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The controversial 28-point plan dropped suddenly by the Trump administration to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition mere days ago was mostly the result of several weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev that excluded not only Ukraine and its allies but even some key US officials.
The draft provisions come across as heavily slanted towards Moscow, but Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to work with the US.
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Graham says Trump wants to 'move the bill' on Russia sanctions, but procedural hurdles await
A bipartisan sanctions package against Russia with over 80 Senate co-sponsors stalls as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., dispute legislative procedures.
Sweden’s chief of defence staff claims Moscow is combining attacks on infrastructure with disinformation campaigns
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Sanctions have choked Russia's oil industry, a key source of Kremlin funds, U.S. Treasury finds
A Treasury Department analysis indicates that new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers have sent prices there tumbling, choking off a key revenue source that Russia has used to fund its war in Ukraine.
One of former South African President Jacob Zuma‘s daughters is facing legal action over her role in recruiting men from South Africa to serve in Russian forces in its war against Ukraine.
When Russians look back at 2025, they might remember it as the year when the government took even tighter control of the internet.
When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe.