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President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for the front line in Russia's war against to Ukraine to be frozen along current lines as a first step toward peace talks. His comments came as US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg.
Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, LIVE from Kyiv. And he warns, "I'm seeing, I'm smelling a Yalta II. I'm smelling another Munich (1938), where we're seeing appeasement of the aggressor." Ukraine faces the possibility that its sovereignty and security could become mere bargaining chips in an era Zalmayev describes as great-power "collusion". He delivers a forceful critique of the Trump administration's approach to Russia, arguing that Washington is weakening Ukraine's negotiating position while offering Vladimir Putin little incentive to abandon his maximalist demands. At stake, he suggests, are the cohesion of the transatlantic alliance, and the credibility of Western security commitments.
Traders now see a 64% chance of Russia-Ukraine peace talks by year-end, up 27 points in 24 hours after Putin agreed to resume talks after 10 November. The post Ukraine Peace Talk Odds Jump to 64% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Europe should work with Beijing to develop shipping through the Arctic rather than trying to advance its transatlantic security alliance by framing China as a threat linked to Russia. That was the assessment of Chinese analysts following the release of the European Union’s Arctic policy on Tuesday. In addition to identifying Russia as its main threat, the policy warns of Beijing’s growing strategic ambitions in the European Arctic through its deepening alignment with Moscow. “With our new...
A tanker loaded with Russian diesel will sail for the US on Thursday as Moscow starts to implement a fuel supply deal struck by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted US special envoy Steve Witkoff in a grand imperial palace on Wednesday to review new ideas on ending the war in Ukraine amid Washington’s latest push to stop Europe’s bloodiest conflict since second world war. The talks in St Petersburg, the ninth time that Witkoff has met Putin in person, began with a goodwill gesture from Russia – the release of a retired US teacher held in Russia. The encounter comes amid concerns in Kyiv and among its allies that the...
Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Congress of Journalists on Wednesday urged Russia to ensure the safety and immediate release of a Japanese journalist detained in the country. On Oct. 13, Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, announced the detention of a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Sakhalin in the country's Far East on suspicion of espionage. He has been held i...
Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Kimitake Nakamura, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, urged Russia to allow early consular access to a Japanese journalist detained there and his immediate release during a meeting with a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official in Moscow on Tuesday. Nakamura met with Lyudmila Vorobyova, director of the Russian Foreign M...
The European Commission has presented an updated strategy for the Arctic as climate change and rapidly melting ice open up the remote but resource-rich region. “With Russia and China increasing their footprint and ambition, the Arctic has become a front line of global power competition,” said European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday. With the new strategy, the commission aims for the EU to keep pace with rivals as new shipping routes and mining opportunities, including for...
Reliance is central to Washington’s efforts to punish Russian energy buyers and contain oil prices amid the war on Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is traveling to Norway for peace talks amid growing pressure from US President Donald Trump to make concessions in order to reach a deal with Russia. Rachel Schilke of Bloomberg Government has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
A Chinese student who draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a Russian university classroom has been expelled and asked to leave the country, according to state-run newspaper Global Times. The flag was used by the Japanese military during its imperial expansion and is still used by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force. It remains a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in China and other parts of Asia. Moscow State University made the decision after the student was criticised by...
The European Union unveils its new "strategy for the Arctic" on Tuesday, aiming to step up its presence in the far north as melting ice opens new maritime routes, and tensions with Russia and the United States increasingly put the region in the geopolitical spotlight.
The arrest of a Japanese journalist in Russia has finally woken Tokyo up to the fact that Moscow is playing hardball in their diplomatic relationship, and the country’s apparent unwillingness to push back with commensurate force could encourage the Kremlin to test its neighbour’s resolve, analysts say. Japan lodged an official protest with the Russian ambassador in Tokyo on Wednesday, a day after Moscow announced the arrest of Yuki Imai from the Hokkaido Shimbun Press on suspicion of espionage....
Children among six killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine park
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he thought someone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should negotiate on Kyiv’s behalf as it seeks to end the war with Russia. “Maybe it’s time for Zelensky to get somebody else to negotiate,” said Trump, who on October 10 had called for Ukraine to replace the president. Trump also told reporters that Russia has been “fine” with regards to Ukraine. “They haven’t been doing much,” he said. Trump added that the US continued to...
Vladimir Putin called Algeria one of Russia's close friends and allies, speaking about dairy exports to a Moscow business forum, and Algiers answered warmly. The post Putin Calls Algeria a Close Ally on 15 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.
Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday that a summit between Russia, China and the US would encourage President Vladimir Putin to prolong the war. The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed a summit next month with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war on terms that would favour Moscow. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
Egypt's president and foreign minister met Russia's BRICS envoy Maxim Oreshkin in Cairo to speed up the Russian industrial park in the Suez Canal zone. The post Egypt Advances Russian Suez Zone on 19 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.
Russia’s FM Sergey Lavrov is in Tehran for his first visit since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
GCC states have pressed Moscow to help halt Iranian attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Republican lawmakers blasted President Donald Trump for waiving new tariffs and sanctions on Russia, prompting the president to defend himself against some of his strongest allies on Capitol Hill. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Ukraine relies on US intel through Starshield to spot fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia fires at its cities.
Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--As Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration, which stipulates the return of two of the four disputed islands to Japan, Russia has further hardened its stance on the territorial dispute. The declaration includes an agreement for Moscow to hand over Shikotan and the Habomai group, part of the disputed islands called the Norther...
Russia on Monday said it carried out a "massive strike" on targets in Kyiv and its region as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine and urged its president Volodymyr Zelensky to focus on ending the war.
Wheat rose after weekend strikes between Russia and Ukraine made any deal to restart exports from the two major producers increasingly unlikely.