Putin Floats Three-Way Summit With Trump and Xi as Ukraine War Talks Resurface
Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of a three-way meeting with Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping to discuss a way out of the war in Ukraine. Trump appeared to confirm the proposal, although no date was given, and suggested it could be good for the world if it included denuclearisation. The comments have revived debate over whether major powers could try to shape the outcome of the conflict through direct leader-level talks.The proposal was discussed in Brussels in a commentary segment that framed it as a possible "Yalta 2.0" moment. The reference points to the 1945 Yalta... [Continue Reading]
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Bulgaria votes for president amid Black Sea security concerns
Bulgarians are voting in a presidential election on Sunday that has been shaped by the war in Ukraine, the economy and growing concern over security in the Black Sea. The contest is being watched closely because of recent drone attacks on commercial vessels off Bulgaria's coast, which have heightened anxiety in an EU and NATO member state. Polling stations are due to close at 8 pm local time, with a runoff expected between the leading candidates.The main contenders are incumbent President Iliana Yotova, who is backed by Prime Minister Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party, and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey... [Continue Reading]
Local ceasefire agreed in Russian-occupied Oleshky amid Starshield dispute
A limited ceasefire has been agreed for the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Oleshky, with the arrangement intended to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians. The White House said the truce was brokered with the involvement of Melania Trump and a representative who worked directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership on the terms. The ceasefire is due to begin on Thursday local time, according to the statement.The agreement comes as tensions continue between Washington and Kyiv over restrictions on Starshield, the satellite internet system used by Ukraine to support military communications. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said restrictions... [Continue Reading]
Breakfast News Recap: Deadly fires, quakes and conflict flare as markets wobble on risk fears
A fast moving grass fire at a Canadian military base in western Canada has killed at least four soldiers and left 27 people in hospital during a grenade exercise, in one of the day’s most serious training accidents. 🔗In Ukraine, Kyiv was hit by three waves of missile strikes hours after Russia said it was ready in principle to resume peace talks with the United States and Ukraine, underlining how far diplomacy remains from any real pause in the fighting. 🔗Elsewhere in the war zone, a report from occupied southern Ukraine says Russian authorities have been trying to re educate... [Continue Reading]
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Russia hits Kyiv again as casualty toll rises after US peace push
At least two people were killed and 34 others wounded after Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight, according to the latest confirmed figures in the supplied material. The strikes came shortly after US envoy Steve Witkoff held hours-long talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the timing showed there had been no change in the Kremlin's position on the war.Zelenskyy said Russia hit a dozen Ukrainian regions overnight, with Kyiv among the hardest affected. He said residential houses, energy sites, a shopping mall and a monastery were damaged... [Continue Reading]
Trump's Russia shift raises unease in Washington as diesel deal undercuts sanctions pressure
There is growing unease in Washington over what critics see as a sharp shift in Donald Trump's approach to Vladimir Putin. Four weeks after signing new sanctions on Russia, the US president has now agreed a deal with Moscow for Russia to supply diesel to the American and global marketplace. The move has been described by opponents as a major economic and propaganda win for the Russian president at a time when the war in Ukraine continues.The reported agreement comes after Trump signed sanctions on Russia's energy sector in September, measures that were backed by the late senator Lindsey Graham... [Continue Reading]