French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia's security concerns when it comes to NATO expansion need to be taken into account in any future peace talks and that the West needs to be prepared to give Moscow guarantees. "We need to prepare what we are ready to...
Rep. Adam Smith Says Calls for Ukraine Aid Oversight are ‘Russian Propaganda’
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the head of the House Armed Services Committee, said Saturday that the growing calls for more oversight of the billions of dollars the US is spending on Ukraine are "part of Russian propaganda." While the majority of Republicans strongly favor...
Biden Says He Has ‘No Immediate Plans’ to Contact Putin
President Biden said Thursday that he has no plans to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin but that he'd be willing to talk with the Russian leader if he was prepared to end the war in Ukraine. "I have no immediate plans to contact Mr. Putin," Biden said at a...
Lavrov Says Russia, China Stepping Up Military Cooperation in Response to NATO
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that the US and NATO's move to focus on countering China in the Asia Pacific has led to an increase in military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. "We know how seriously the People’s Republic of China regards...
EU Tentatively Agrees on $60 Per Barrel for Russian Oil Price Cap
The EU has tentatively agreed on setting the price cap on Russian oil at $60 per barrel, Reuters reported on Thursday. The plan would also include an adjustment mechanism to keep the price cap 5% below the market value. The EU is setting the price cap at the request...
Kurdish SDF Asks Russia to Mediate Security Deal With Syria
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EU Fails to Reach Agreement on Russia Oil Price Cap
EU diplomats failed on Monday to agree on a set price cap for Russian oil as a December 5 deadline for the policy is approaching, Reuters reported. The main hindrance to reaching a deal was Poland, which is demanding a much lower price cap than what the G7 has...
US-Russia New START Talks Postponed
A meeting between US and Russian officials to discuss the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, the New START, has been postponed, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. The talks were scheduled to be held in Cairo, Egypt, from November...
Biden Says Negotiations on Russian Oil Price Cap are ‘in Play’
President Biden on Thursday said that negotiations between the US and its allies to set a price cap on Russian oil are "in play" as a December 5th deadline to implement the plan is approaching, Axios reported. December 5th is the day that the EU's embargo on Russian...
Still No Sign of Peace Talks Despite Increase in US-Russia Dialogue
Despite the increase in dialogue between the US and Russia and a shift in messaging from the Biden administration, there's still no sign of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has continued its heavy strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, and the...