Why Trumpโs โenergy ceasefireโ upset Europe
The US and Europe canโt agree on how to end Russiaโs war on Ukraine.
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The US and Europe canโt agree on how to end Russiaโs war on Ukraine.
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia made her briefing room debut on Tuesday by taking remarkably few questions from journalists while leaving no doubt who she believes has all the answers โ Donald Trump. โI get to do what I was doing on the outside already, which was hoping to amplify, multiply and expand upon President Trumpโs incredible agenda for the American people,โ she said, describing her vision for the job. Zacharia, a 41-year-old devotee of Trumpโs hard-right Maga movement,...
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Apart from the deal to allow Russia to sell diesel to the U.S. and global markets, U.S. President Donald Trump also announced an โenergy ceasefireโ between Russia and Ukraine
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US President urges Zelenskyy, Putin to end 'ridiculous war' and insists they agreed to stop attacks on energy sites.
US President Trump condemns Yemen's Houthis over escalating attacks, as Saudi Arabia halts flights at Riyadh airport.
US President Donald Trump has had a whirlwind weekend, announcing a diesel deal with Russia and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. With the midterms coming up, it looks like Trump is turning overseas for help.
President Donald Trump's envoys told โUkrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel exports is part of a bid to draw Russia back to negotiations after the failure of previous efforts to launch sustained talks to end the war, three people familiar with the meeting told Reuters. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Grรฉgoire Roos, director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House. He says that "it's clear that Moscow is just playing with Washington because Vladimir Putin knows that Donald Trump lives on borrowed time".
President Donald Trump's envoys told โUkrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel exports is part of a bid to draw Russia back to negotiations after the failure of previous efforts to launch sustained talks to end the war, three people familiar with the meeting told Reuters. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Grรฉgoire Roos, director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House. He says that "it's clear that Moscow is just playing with Washington because Vladimir Putin knows that Donald Trump lives on borrowed time".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday it was clear that Russia would not agree to stop hitting energy targets, after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced a deal between the warring nations. "It is increasingly evident that Russia is unwilling to accept an energy ceasefire proposed by the United States," Zelensky said on social media. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.
Reporting from central Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg says that "a lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed by a country that until recently they saw not only as an ally but as a beacon of freedom and democracy, a country whose values they should aspire to. All of that is falling apart very quickly and Ukrainians' admiration for the United States is disintegrating."
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Wheat declined for a fourth day after US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate โenergy ceasefire,โ raising hopes that an easing of hostilities could reduce Black Sea disruptions.
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens. A senior US official said on Sunday that Trump and Rubio are โextremely p***** offโ by Guilfoyleโs reported conduct and are likely to decide on what action to take this week after Mondayโs Columbus Day holiday. The official, who spoke on...
Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.
President Zelenskyy has responded to Donald Trumpโs announcement that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, tells Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump's Russian diesel agreement could provide Moscow with additional revenue to prolong its war in Ukraine while undermining economic sanctions. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Taylor says European allies are increasing their support for Kyiv and argues that Ukraine needs greater access to military technology, including Starlink connectivity, to target Russian missile launchers. (Source: Bloomberg)
Before she addresses the world from behind the White House briefing room podium this week, 42-year-old Katie Zacharia has a story that stretches far beyond Washingtonโs power corridors. Years before US President Donald Trump appointed her as his new press secretary, she lived in Beijing, worked at one of Chinaโs leading law firms, and learned enough Chinese to occasionally surprise people. Her reported experience in China spans international law and a communications role with a non-profit...
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Trump condemns 'terrible' attack and says the US is evaluating whether to join Saudi Arabia's attacks on the Houthis.
President Donald Trump says the US โmayโ join Saudi strikes against Yemenโs Houthis.