Kremlin says Exxon is not the only company interested in returning to Russia

Kremlin says Exxon is not the only company interested in returning to Russia

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, asked about the possible return of Exxon Mobil to Russia, said on Wednesday that the U.S. energy major was not the only company keen to return to the country. “Believe me, there is more than one corporation that is interested in reincarnating its presence on the Russian market,” Peskov told RBC … Read more

US envoy says Russia’s strike on Kyiv does not signal it wants to diplomatically end war

US envoy says Russia’s strike on Kyiv does not signal it wants to diplomatically end war

U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said on Sunday that Russia’s latest strike on Kyiv did not signal that Moscow wants to diplomatically end its war in Ukraine. “Russia appears to be escalating with the largest attack of the war hitting offices of the UKR Cabinet in Kyiv,” Kellogg wrote on X, adding, “The attack … Read more

Organ transplants and immortality: Might Xi and Putin be onto something?

Organ transplants and immortality: Might Xi and Putin be onto something?

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News BBC Organ transplants certainly save lives but having surgery is a big undertaking with significant risks Is it possible to become immortal with the help of organ transplants? That was the unexpected topic of discussion this week between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin when they … Read more

How Xi Jinping just redrew world’s geopolitical map

How Xi Jinping just redrew world’s geopolitical map

President Xi Jinping used a mix of bonhomie and economic allure this week to send Donald Trump a clear message: Beijing has too much global clout to be dictated by the US. Cameras captured the Chinese leader in a rare, unscripted huddle on Monday with Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi — his most powerful partners … Read more

JD Vance says Europe will have to take ‘lion’s share’ of burden for Ukrainian security

JD Vance says Europe will have to take ‘lion’s share’ of burden for Ukrainian security

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday European countries will have to take the “lion’s share” of the burden of Ukraine’s security guarantees. “I don’t think we should carry the burden here. I think that we should be helpful if it’s necessary to stop the war and to stop the killing. But I think … Read more

War or peace? For oil markets, the Ukraine outcome is insignificant

War or peace? For oil markets, the Ukraine outcome is insignificant

U.S. President Donald Trump‘s high-stakes diplomacy to resolve the war in Ukraine is unlikely to jolt oil and gas markets, no matter the outcome. Russia has faced multiple rounds of western sanctions and restrictions since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which have dealt severe blows to the country’s giant oil and gas industry, … Read more

Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance as Trump engages Putin in a high-stakes game behind closed doors

Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance as Trump engages Putin in a high-stakes game behind closed doors

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun face-to-face talks in Alaska for a high-stakes summit that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security. Trump’s allies have cast the U.S. president as a heavyweight negotiator who can find a way to bring the slaughter … Read more

Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to go to Istanbul for peace talks, the Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to go to Istanbul for peace talks, the Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday, but the Russian delegation is there and ready to meet the Ukrainian team. It was Putin’s initiative to hold what would be the first direct peace talks in more than three years in … Read more

Will Putin Be in Turkey for Peace Talks? Kremlin’s List Indicates Not.

Will Putin Be in Turkey for Peace Talks? Kremlin’s List Indicates Not.

Russia on Wednesday released a list of officials who will attend peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey. But a key person was missing: President Vladimir V. Putin. The absence on the list of the Russian leader, who ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that began the war, was a strong indication that Mr. … Read more