Category: 2. Editor’s Choice

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  • Rubio Skipping Ukraine Talks as Zelensky Rebuffs U.S. on Crimea

    Rubio Skipping Ukraine Talks as Zelensky Rebuffs U.S. on Crimea

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided on Tuesday to skip the next stage of the Ukrainian cease-fire talks, while Ukraine rebuffed one of President Trump’s key proposals for a deal that would halt the fighting with Russia.

    Negotiators from the…

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  • Vietnam’s F-16s plan: a break from Russia or power play in US tariff talks?

    Vietnam’s F-16s plan: a break from Russia or power play in US tariff talks?

    Vietnam’s reported decision to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States could mark a dramatic shift in Hanoi’s strategic alignment – and possibly the end of a decades-old defence partnership with Russia – but some observers say the…

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  • Trump's "final offer" for peace requires Ukraine to accept Russian occupation – Axios

    1. Trump’s “final offer” for peace requires Ukraine to accept Russian occupation  Axios
    2. U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian ahead of new round of talks  The Washington Post
    3. Kyiv Is On the Clock to Respond to Trump Plan to End Ukraine…

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  • Zelenskiy says Chinese citizens working at drone production site in Russia – Reuters

    1. Zelenskiy says Chinese citizens working at drone production site in Russia  Reuters
    2. Ukraine war briefing: China arming Russia and building weapons on its soil, says Zelenskyy  The Guardian
    3. China provides weapons to Russia, Zelensky says  The Kyiv…

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  • EU Discusses Targeting of Spot Market for Russian Gas Phaseout – Bloomberg

    1. EU Discusses Targeting of Spot Market for Russian Gas Phaseout  Bloomberg
    2. EU looking at options to forbid new Russian gas contracts, source says  Reuters
    3. TotalEnergies to Shut Down Steam Cracker in Antwerp Site by End of 2027  marketscreener.com

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  • Russian artist reveals ‘mystery’ Donald Trump portrait gifted by Vladimir Putin to US president

    Russian artist reveals ‘mystery’ Donald Trump portrait gifted by Vladimir Putin to US president

    The portrait of Donald Trump gifted to him by Vladimir Putin

    A portrait of Donald Trump, commissioned by the Kremlin and gifted to the US president by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, shows the Republican Party’s then presidential…

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  • How Russia’s Economic Retreat Could Become a Rout

    How Russia’s Economic Retreat Could Become a Rout

    Russia’s economy is no longer overheating; its growth, which Vladimir Putin forever trumpets, is losing momentum. This will be unpleasant for some Russians, especially the 20 million or more living in poverty, but the military effort…

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  • EU looking at options to forbid new Russian gas contracts, source says – Reuters

    1. EU looking at options to forbid new Russian gas contracts, source says  Reuters
    2. TotalEnergies to Shut Down Steam Cracker in Antwerp Site by End of 2027  marketscreener.com
    3. American LNG does not need Gazprom in Europe  EADaily
    4. EU Discusses Targeting…

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  • Ukraine ready for direct talks with Russia only after ceasefire: Zelenskyy

    Ukraine ready for direct talks with Russia only after ceasefire: Zelenskyy

    RUSSIAN ATTACKS

    Russia hit a residential area in the eastern Ukrainian city of Myrnograd with drones Tuesday, killing three people and wounding two, local authorities said.

    One person was reported dead and 23 wounded after two guided aerial bombs…

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