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Turkey Says Ukraine-Russia Talks Should Involve 'Both Sides'

This is Beirut, 24/02 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey's foreign minister on Monday said Ankara backed a US initiative to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict but stressed that talks should involve both warring sides. Moscow and Washington have begun a direct dialogue in recent weeks, against a backdrop of rapprochement between new US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. "We ...

Three Years after Russia Invasion, UN Faces Difficult Votes on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 24/02 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Defying Kyiv and its European allies, Washington plans on Monday to submit to the UN Security Council and General Assembly a draft text that calls for a "swift end" to the Ukraine conflict but makes no reference to its territorial integrity, in an early test of Donald Trump's muscular approach to the crisis. Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine ...

Summit in Kyiv For The Third Anniversary of the War

This is Beirut, 24/02 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky hailed his country's "resistance" and "heroism" on Monday on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion as EU leaders arrived in Kyiv in a show of solidarity. Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch what he called a "special military operation" set off the biggest conflict in Europe since World ...

German Vote Winner Merz Faces Tough Talks to Build Govt

This is Beirut, 24/02 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government, warning "the world isn't waiting for us". Merz has warned against more paralysis in Berlin at a time US President Donald Trump is driving head-spinning change, the German economy is in ...

Zelensky Offers to Resign in Exchange for Ukrainian NATO Membership

This is Beirut, 23/02 18:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday -- the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion -- that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance. Zelensky has faced fierce criticism from the new US administration and said he wantss to meet Donald Trump before the US president ...

$350 Billion Ukraine's 'Critical' Resources in Russian-Held Territory

This is Beirut, 23/02 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Around $350 billion of worth of Ukraine's critical resources are in areas captured by Russia, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, as Washington pushes for a deal to secure preferential access to the country's resource base. Kyiv is pushing back against President Donald Trump's calls for Ukraine's resources to be used as compensation to the United ...

Russia's Top Diplomat to Visit Turkey Monday

This is Beirut, 23/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Monday, which marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkish diplomatic sources said Sunday. Lavrov will hold talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, the source said, adding that the men will discuss the war in Ukraine, among other ...

Trump Wants Return on US Aid Money to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 23/02 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was trying to get money back for the billions of dollars sent to support Ukraine's war against Russia. His comments came as Washington and Kyiv negotiate a mineral resources deal Trump wants as compensation for the wartime aid his predecessor Joe Biden gave Ukraine. It was the latest twist in a ...

Zelensky 'Not Ready' to Sign Minerals Deal with US

This is Beirut, 22/02 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is "not ready" to sign a deal that would give the United States preferential access to his country's rare earth minerals, a Ukrainian source told AFP. US President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to give US companies access as compensation for the tens of billions of dollars of aid delivered under his predecessor ...

ECB rate hikes result in record loss in 2024

This is Beirut, 20/02 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The European Central Bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively hiked eurozone interest rates in response to soaring inflation. The ECB lost 7.9 billion euros ($8.3 billion) last year, the second straight year the Frankfurt-based institution has been in the red. In 2023, the central bank was down 1.3 billion euros, ...

Trump’s Art of the Deal: Ukraine, Russia, and the $500 Billion Power Play

Salam El Zaatari, 20/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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If you think diplomacy is about treaties and handshakes, you haven’t been paying attention. In the world of Donald J. Trump, geopolitics is just another business deal. And in his latest playbook for Ukraine, he’s offering a trade deal that sounds more like a corporate takeover than a peace agreement. Here’s the pitch: Ukraine, battered by ...

Trump Brands Zelensky 'a Dictator'

This is Beirut, 19/02 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion three years ago. The United States had provided funding and arms to Ukraine but, in an abrupt policy shift since coming to power, Trump has ...