Kremlin outlines conditions for talks with Macron

Any contact must be free of “lecturing” and focus on “understanding each other’s positions,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to dialogue with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, but only if it is conducted respectfully and serves a clear purpose, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said….

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Airbus has cited US jurisdiction risks as it prepares to move sensitive systems to a European sovereign cloud European aerospace corporation Airbus has decided to move critical digital systems away from Google’s cloud services. Company executives say the decision is driven by security and data sovereignty concerns linked to US…

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Caracas says the latest tanker seizure is part of Washington’s regime-change push to seize the country’s oil Venezuela has condemned the seizure of another oil tanker off its shores, accusing the US of carrying out an “act of piracy” as part of a broader campaign to overthrow the government in…

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Independent journalism has become “an endangered species,” the outlet’s Editor in Chief Matthew Karnitschnig has claimed The European Commission has barred the Brussels-based outlet Euractiv from its background briefings over critical reporting on the “EU bubble,” according to  editor-in-chief Matthew Karnitschnig. Practically every media outlet with a sizeable EU bureau depends on…

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The Ukrainian leader seems “confused” over President Vladimir Putin’s election-day security proposal, Dmitry Peskov has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is contradicting himself by saying he would not allow outside interference in elections while simultaneously seeking Western involvement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Zelensky, whose presidential term expired over…

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The Ukrainian leader seems “confused” over President Vladimir Putin’s election-day security proposal, Dmitry Peskov has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is contradicting himself by saying he would not allow outside interference in elections while simultaneously seeking Western involvement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Zelensky, whose presidential term expired over…

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Kirill Dmitriev is discussing a Ukraine peace settlement with US President Donald Trump’s confidants Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has described talks in Miami with senior US interlocutors as “constructive,” signaling continued momentum in back-channel diplomacy aimed at exploring a potential settlement to the Ukraine conflict. Dmitriev…

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Kirill Dmitriev is discussing a Ukraine peace settlement with US President Donald Trump’s confidants Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has described talks in Miami with senior US interlocutors as “constructive,” signaling continued momentum in back-channel diplomacy aimed at exploring a potential settlement to the Ukraine conflict. Dmitriev…

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President Donald Trump previously accused Caracas of “stealing” Washington’s energy assets The US has seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating pressure on Caracas just days after President Donald Trump announced a “total and complete” blockade of unilaterally sanctioned oil shipments. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…

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