Zelensky claims referendum on territorial concessions necessary

US President Donald Trump earlier expressed frustration over the slow progress toward a peace deal with Russia Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has indicated the country may hold a referendum on territorial concessions ahead of any peace deal with Moscow. Kiev has previously ruled out any recognition of former Ukrainian regions as…

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The US risks losing to China if it ends up with a “patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes” at state level, the White House has said US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to curb individual state-level regulation of artificial intelligence, until a nationwide policy is adopted….

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The Treasury has targeted the shipping sector and blacklisted President Nicolas Maduro’s nephews The US has blacklisted six Venezuelan shipping companies and six vessels as part of a pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro. US President Donald Trump has accused the Maduro government of helping cartels smuggle drugs into the…

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The US president has said his peace proposal could have saved thousands of lives US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Ukrainian people supported his peace proposal, which was rejected by Vladimir Zelensky. Trump previously said the Ukrainian leader was “losing” ground to Russia and urged him to hold…

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The leaders spoke over the phone on Thursday, highlighting their strategic partnership Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean. The leaders highlighted the close ties between Moscow and Caracas during a phone call on Thursday. According to the Kremlin,…

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But the US’ new strategy raises a deeper question: can a pan-European house ever be rebuilt? The new edition of the US National Security Strategy breaks sharply with past documents. It looks, at first glance, like a standard presidential framework, but it reads more like an ideological manifesto. One might…

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