Greg Sullivan

Trump Says He’ll Reduce 50-Day Truce Deadline He Gave Putin US President Donald Trump said he would impose a new deadline of 10-12 days for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to reach a truce with Ukraine, ramping up pressures on Moscow to bring the fighting to a h...

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Trump says the deadline will be in 10-12 days now.

Trump Says He’ll Reduce 50-Day Truce Deadline He Gave Putin US President Donald Trump said he would reduce the 50-day deadline he gave Russian leader Vladimir Putin to reach a truce with Ukraine.

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Budapest’s Most Historic Site Gets a Controversial Rebuild Hungary’s Orban government says it is restoring Buda Castle to its historic form. Critics say the new buildings are inauthentic and part of a land grab.

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Ukraine Parliament Set to Vote on New Anti-Graft Bill Next Week Ukraine’s parliament scheduled a vote on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s new bill to restore powers to two anti-corruption agencies, following public outrage and criticism from the country’s allies.

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Stalin Makes a Comeback in Putin’s Wartime Crackdown on Dissent At Moscow’s central Taganskaya metro station, commuters stream past a newly-restored monument to a former ruler whose reputation is undergoing a dramatic revision in Russia: Joseph Stalin.

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Ukraine Anti-Corruption Officials Raided by Security Services Ukraine’s law enforcement officials arrested an anti-corruption investigator and raided several others on suspicion they were working with Russia.

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Russian Precious Metals Sales to China Hit $1 Billion Russian precious metals exports to China almost doubled in the first half of the year, as record gold prices boost revenue.

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Russian Drone Documents Draw Line From China to Ukraine’s Skies Investigation shows how Chinese suppliers have been key for Russia’s war against Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE: Russia capitalized on its friendly ties with Beijing to skirt Western sanctions and acquire the know-how and capability to build drones to attack Ukraine

Russian Navy’s Deputy Commander Gudkov Killed During Combat A high-ranking Russian navy commander was killed on Wednesday, one of the most senior military casualties since the start of the war in Ukraine.

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Uzbekistan’s Largest Digital Banking Platform Names Board Chairman Uzbekistan’s largest digital banking platform named Oliver Hughes, who previously ran Russia’s biggest fintech business, to be chairman of the supervisory board, as the firm aims to ramp up its expans...

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"Iran also depends on transit through the Strait of Hormuz for its oil exports. It has an export terminal at Jask, officially opened in July 2021. The facility offers Tehran a means to get a little of its oil into the world without using the waterway"

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Iran Stands Alone Against Trump and Israel, Stripped of Allies Iran’s leaders are discovering they’re on their own against the US and Israel, without the network of proxies and allies that allowed them to project power in the Middle East and beyond.

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Trump Makes Dramatic About-Face With Plunge Into Middle East War President Donald Trump has long advocated for keeping the US out of Middle Eastern wars. By joining Israel’s offensive against Iran, he is making a dramatic geopolitical u-turn.

President Donald Trump has long advocated for keeping the US out of Middle Eastern wars. By joining Israel’s offensive against Iran, he is making a dramatic geopolitical u-turn.

Russian Officials Spar Over Whether Economy Cooling Or In Crisis President Vladimir Putin’s top economic officials openly argued over the state of Russia’s economy during a session at a flagship forum, with one government minister issuing his starkest warning yet t...

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EU Proposal to Ban Russian Gas Set for Heated Negotiations The European Union’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost energy prices and cost companies millions of euros in legal fees.

The European Union’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost energy prices and cost companies millions of euros in legal fees.

Russia Dismisses Trump’s Putin Criticism as ‘Emotional’ Reaction The Kremlin Monday brushed aside President Donald Trump’s criticism of Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an “emotional reaction” and defended the deadly campaign of missile and drone attacks acros...

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Ukraine Rebuilds Its Energy Grid With Lessons From the Frontline Ukraine has rebuilt an energy grid that’s more resilient — and greener — than what it had before Russia’s invasion.

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Russia Douses Trump’s Eagerness for Pope to Host Ukraine Talks The US and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after President Donald Trump said Pope Leo XIV had expressed interest in the idea. The K...

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YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals How Gulf Oil Giants Are Buying Global Power

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France and Saudi Arabia Aim to Disarm Hamas in New Peace Push France and Saudi Arabia are working on a proposal to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hamas and pave the way for its demobilization, according to people familiar with the discussions.

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Moscow Faces Second Day of Drone Attacks, Disrupting Flights Russia said its air defenses downed 485 Ukrainian drones over a period of two days, a sustained attack that delayed more than 100 flights as airports around Moscow temporarily halted operations.

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Fringe White Afrikaners See How Lobbying of Trump Can Work The fringe group that planted the seed for some of Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims that South Africa is persecuting White farmers saw years of lobbying US politicians pay off.

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Russian Advance in Ukraine Is Slowing Despite Putin’s Confidence Russian forces in Ukraine have made only small territorial gains this year amid steady resistance from Kyiv’s military, undercutting President Vladimir Putin’s assertions that his army has gained the ...

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Trump Hands Putin Win With Retreat From Ukraine Peace Talks Eleven days ago, European leaders took heart when President Donald Trump called for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine and threatened new sanctions on Russia. A telephone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday...

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With the dust settled, a couple of points about yesterday’s pivotal elections in Romania & round #1 in Poland. A huge sigh of relief for the EU in Bucharest and some worrying news from Warsaw. 🧵

Trump Says Ukraine, Russia to Start Ceasefire Talks Immediately President Donald Trump said that Moscow and Kyiv would begin talks “immediately” on ending the war in Ukraine after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

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Trump Call With Putin Underway as US Seeks Ukraine Ceasefire US President Donald Trump began a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, aiming to secure a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine that Moscow has shown no sign of accepting.

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Putin Heads Into Trump Call Confident That Russia Has Upper Hand Vladimir Putin believes he has a strong hand ahead of a phone call Monday with Donald Trump and European leaders are trying to prevent the US president from rushing through a deal.

from our coverage ahead of the Trump-Putin call today: The Russian president is unlikely to offer any meaningful concessions to Trump when the two leaders speak and European officials are worried that Trump may try to force through a settlement regardless

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Romanian Centrist Scores Victory Over Far-Right Trump Loyalist The centrist mayor of Bucharest won Romania’s presidential runoff on Sunday, quashing the ambitions of a far-right Donald Trump loyalist as voters backed pro-European Union politicians in three crucia...

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