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  • Refusing to Meet Zelensky, Putin Sends Junior Team for Talks with Ukraine

    05/14/2025 3:02:27 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 46 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | 5/14/2025 | Yaroslav Trofimov, James Marson, Alexander Ward
    Ignoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to meet for direct high-level talks in Turkey, Russian leader Vladimir Putin dispatched to Istanbul a team of junior officials, making it uncertain that negotiations between the warring nations would occur at all. The Russian team is set to be led by Putin’s aide Vladimir Medinsky and deputy defense minister Alexander Fomin, the same men whom Putin dispatched to negotiate Ukraine’s surrender in the early days of the war. The last session of these talks occurred in Istanbul in March 2022, and the negotiations fell apart as Russia suffered a military defeat and withdrew...
  • Trump not altering schedule to attend Turkey peace talks

    05/14/2025 2:50:17 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 8 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump does not plan to attend the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in Turkey later this week, CNN reported, citing two White House officials. This decision ends speculation that he might meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table. Trump had considered adjusting his travel plans to include the talks, but ultimately decided to stick to his original schedule. Trump will visit Doha, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday.
  • Ukraine and Russia Can’t Even Agree on Who Will Meet Where—If at All—for Peace Talks

    05/14/2025 11:51:24 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 69 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | 5/14/2025 | James Marson, Yaroslav Trofimov, Alexander Ward
    ISTANBUL—Diplomatic brinkmanship over U.S.-brokered efforts to efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine reached dizzying levels on Wednesday, with each side seeking to call the other’s bluff by demonstrating a desire for peace and casting the other as the obstacle to it. Ukraine’s president said he would be waiting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Thursday for Vladimir Putin, but the Russian president is sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul, and the Kremlin won’t say if he will be there. President Trump hasn’t ruled out the possibility of joining any talks in Turkey, and senior U.S. officials are headed...
  • Sergei Lavrov will not attend Istanbul meeting, media says

    05/14/2025 11:24:12 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 12 replies
    APA ^ | 5/14/2025 | Staff
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not participate in the negotiations set to take place in Istanbul on May 15, APA reports citing Kommersant.ru. This contradicts an earlier report by The Washington Post, which claimed Lavrov would attend the talks alongside President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov. Meanwhile, U.S. President’s Special Representative Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Istanbul on May 16, accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. President Donald Trump recently stated that Putin’s visit to Türkiye would depend on his own travel plans to the country. It should be noted that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed...
  • Three Ukrainian men arrested in Germany and Switzerland for plotting Russian ‘sabotage’ bomb attacks

    05/14/2025 8:35:36 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 3 replies
    lbc uk ^ | 05 14 2025 | Josef Al Shemary
    The three Ukrainian nationals were arrested in Germany and Switzerland on suspicion of agreeing to send parcels containing explosive or incendiary devices from Germany to Ukraine, German prosecutors said. They were apparently working for people associated with Russian state agencies. The alleged plan was for the men to send packages that would explode while being transported to Ukraine. According to the German news magazine Spiegel, the man had started to run tests for possible attacks by sending parcels with GPS trackers to Ukraine. The men are suspected of acting as secret agents for the purpose of sabotage, as well as...
  • Trump considers joining Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey, unclear if Putin will show

    05/14/2025 7:37:49 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 26 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Morgan Phillips
    President Donald Trump said he may travel to Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as he doesn’t believe President Vladimir Putin would show if he isn’t there. "I don’t know if he’s showing up," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "I know he would like me to be there. And that's a possibility." -snip- The president noted that he has a "full day" scheduled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday, and he’d planned on sending Secretary of State and interim national security advisor Marco Rubio. But, he added, "I don't know that [Putin] would be there...
  • Trump: Putin would like me at Istanbul talks

    05/14/2025 5:16:04 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is unsure whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the proposed Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, suggesting the leader may decline if Trump himself does not attend. When asked about Putin's possible participation, Trump admitted to reporters on Air Force One that he does not know if the Russian head of state will travel to Istanbul. "I don't know if he's showing up [at peace negotiations]. I know he would like me to be there ... and that's a possibility," Trump replied. "I don't know that he would be there...
  • Trump: Pretty good news expected on Russia, Ukraine

    05/14/2025 5:20:02 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects some "pretty good news" on the war in Ukraine soon. During a meeting with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Trump thanked the Arab country for its peace efforts, noting Doha was "very much involved in helping us in other regions," like Ukraine. "I think we're having some pretty good news coming out of there today, and maybe tomorrow, and maybe Friday, frankly," the US president stated. The comments come ahead of expected talks in Istanbul on Thursday between Moscow and Kiev. It is still unclear if the...
  • Trump sends Marco Rubio to Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey — after floating going himself

    05/13/2025 2:33:00 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/13/2025 | Steven Nelson and Diana Glebova
    President Trump said Tuesday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will represent him at Russia-Ukraine peace talks expected to take place Thursday in Istanbul — after suggesting he might go himself to try to end Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II. -snip- “Talks are being held in Turkey later this week — probably on Thursday, and they could produce some pretty good results. Our people are going to be going there, Marco is going to be going there, others are going to be going, and we’ll see if we can get it done,” Trump said.
  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Russian leader Putin in Ankara on Thursday for talks

    05/13/2025 8:16:45 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 27 replies
    ABC News AP ^ | 5/13/2025 | ILLIA NOVIKOV
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will be waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than three-year war. -snip- Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct the negotiations. He plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the two will wait for Putin to arrive, he said. Zelenskyy said if Putin chooses Istanbul to hold the meeting, then both leaders will travel there.
  • Trump envoys Witkoff and Kellogg to go to Turkey for Russia-Ukraine talks, sources say

    05/13/2025 7:29:17 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 7 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 5/13/2025 | Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk
    U.S. President Donald Trump's senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg will travel to Istanbul for potential talks on Thursday on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine, three sources familiar with the plans said on Tuesday. However, a senior U.S. official said it was unclear whether anyone from the Russian government would show up. The White House, State Department, National Security Council and a spokesperson for Witkoff did not immediately respond to a request for comment. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will only attend the talks this week if Russia's Vladimir Putin is also there, an aide to the Ukrainian leader...
  • Türkiye gears up diplomacy for peace between Russia and Ukraine

    05/13/2025 4:22:43 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Hurriyet Daily News ^ | 5/13/2025 | Staff
    President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan have been carrying out intense diplomacy in the past few days following increased hopes for the resumption of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Türkiye. Erdoğan will receive NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on May 13 in Ankara before the latter chairs the informal NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Antalya on May 14 and 15. Erdoğan and Rutte are expected to discuss the agenda of the NATO meeting and the efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Erdoğa spoke with Zelensky on late May 12 and emphasized the significance...
  • Will Putin chicken out? Ukraine piles on pressure on Vlad to meet Zelensky as Russia stays deathly silent on showdown

    05/13/2025 4:11:06 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 5/13/2025 | James Halpin
    Putin could reject his own offer to Zelensky. UKRAINE is now piling the pressure on Russia as Vladimir Putin stays silent on his own offer to meet for peace talks on Thursday. Moscow's bungle has seen Volodymyr Zelenksy take up Vlad's offer to for a face-to-face meet in Istanbul for long-awaited negotiations between the two leaders. But the Kremlin has gone deathly silent as Putin weighs rejecting the offer he sent to the Ukrainians. Zelensky has filled the dead air and now said he will definitely go to Istanbul - but will only meet with his counterpart Putin and not...
  • Will Putin chicken out? Ukraine piles on pressure on Vlad to meet Zelensky as Russia stays deathly silent on showdown

    05/13/2025 4:10:15 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus
    Sun UK ^ | 5/13/2025 | James Halpin
    I picked a J6 case at random to review because I wanted to see how bad it was. And let me tell you the random one I picked did not disappoint. This defendant went into the capital and walked down the corridor. He was not accused of violence. He did not break anything. He did not hurt anybody. He was sentenced by a jury to 19 months in prison he was overcharged by the prosecutor to the point where it should be called malicious prosecution, and a judge rubber stamped every single thing the prosecutor asked for. The most egregious...
  • Rush of diplomatic calls follow Trump's offer to join potential Russia-Ukraine talks

    05/12/2025 8:43:44 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Straits Times ^ | 5/12/2025 | Staff
    U.S. and European diplomats went on a flurry of calls in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump offered on Monday to join prospective Ukraine-Russia talks later this week, trying to find a path that would bring an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump's surprise offer to join the talks on Thursday in Istanbul came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a fresh twist to the stop-start peace talks process, said he would travel Turkey and wait to meet President Vladimir Putin there. -snip- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks late on Monday with his Turkish...
  • Rubio discusses way forward on Ukraine ceasefire with European counterparts

    05/12/2025 8:37:26 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 17 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 5/12/2025 | Reuters
    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the "way forward for a ceasefire" in Ukraine with European counterparts, including the foreign ministers of Britain and France, and the EU's foreign policy chief, the State Department said on Monday. Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha and his German and Polish counterparts were also on the call, according to the readout.
  • Poland says Russia recruited arsonists for Warsaw fire on social media

    05/12/2025 4:25:31 PM PDT · by McGruff · 18 replies
    BBC ^ | May 12, 2025 | Kasia Madera Kathryn Armstrong
    Poland's foreign minister says his country has evidence that Russia recruited people on the Telegram messaging service to carry out last year's massive shopping centre fire in Warsaw. Speaking to the BBC in an exclusive interview, Radek Sikorski said Moscow's actions were "completely unacceptable" and that a second Russian consulate in Poland had been closed as a result. His comments come after a Polish investigation concluded that the Marywilska shopping centre fire was orchestrated by Moscow's intelligence services. Russia denied its involvement, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accusing Poland of being "Russophobic".
  • North Dakota funding companies propping up China’s military

    04/18/2022 5:17:15 PM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 14 replies
    https://www.kxnet.com ^ | 4.18.2022 | josh meny
    On Thursday, CIA Chief William Burns gave his first public speech as director at the Georgia Institute of Technology addressing the dual threat of China and Russia. Burns said Chinese President Xi Jinping is “a silent partner” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “aggression” in Ukraine, warning that China poses the “greatest challenge” and “most profound test” that the agency has ever faced. KX News has covered the State Investment Board’s efforts to entirely divest from Russia, but what about Russia’s “silent partner,” China? The SIB has 69 investments in China that span a wide range of industries throughout the country....
  • Zelensky signs law ratifying mineral resources deal with US

    05/12/2025 9:22:42 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 25 replies
    APA ^ | 5/12/2025 | Staff
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law ratifying the agreement on mineral resources between the United States and Ukraine, APA reports, citing Unian. It should be noted that on May 1, Washington and Kyiv signed an agreement granting the US access to Ukraine’s mineral reserves. The Ukrainian Parliament later ratified the deal.
  • On the way back from Kyiv, journalists unexpectedly entered the leaders’ cabin. German advisor Merz hid a spoon used for cocaine, while French President Macron concealed a bag of it.

    05/12/2025 8:26:00 AM PDT · by george76 · 63 replies
    X ^ | May 11, 2025 | Silenced Sirs
    On the way back from Kyiv, journalists unexpectedly entered the leaders’ cabin. German advisor Merz hid a spoon used for cocaine, while French President Macron concealed a bag of it. ... What’s this? Reporters walk in, and boom - Merz hides a coke spoon, Macron tucks a bag. Awkward ride back from Kyiv. ... OLD BUT STILL RELEVANT: Traces of cocaine have been found in several toilets in the Reichstag (parliament) and in the Berlin House of Representatives. The drug had been detected in a test "in quantities where a drug dog would react” ... Macron in slow-mo ... You...