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Trump wants ‘meaningful halt’ in arms race with Russia, China
President Donald Trump on Monday expressed hope that he and the presidents of China and Russia might jointly agree to scale back defense spending, writing on Twitter that he was “certain” that such talks would take place and calling the amount of money the U.S. spends on defense “crazy.” “I am certain that, at some time in the future, President...
Debate: Kerch crisis: is there a way out?
The conflict over the Sea of Azov shows no sign of abating. At the G20 summit Putin said that there could be no peace with the current Ukrainian government in power. After the declaration of martial law in Ukraine all Russian men between 16 and 60 have been banned from entering the country. Commentators see the situation as extremely complicated....
POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Climate, presented by Global Covenant of Mayors: COP24 showtime — Berlin unflinching on NS2 — G19 stick to Paris
By Paola Tamma with help from Anca Gurzu and Kalina Oroschakoff | @paola_tamma, @AncaGurzu, and @makaoro | Send tips to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] | View in your browser With thanks to Hans Von Der Burchard. Dzień dobry, dear readers! Kalina and I are in Katowice, Poland, where we will bring you all the...
7 tweets to regret
Twitter is a horrible place, full of Russian bots, abusive trolls and the president of the United States. But buried among the pile-ons and the bile are some interesting nuggets and, occasionally, a “did they just tweet that?” moment. Here are some important people who sent tweets that they must surely have regretted. There’s no Donald J....
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[Ticker] Ukraine war ‘will continue’, Putin says
“The war [in east Ukraine] will continue as long as they [current Ukrainian leaders] stay in power,” because “they aren’t interested in solving it,” Russian president Vladimir Putin said at Argentina’s G20 summit Saturday. Russia fired on the Ukrainian navy last week in what the EU and US said was unprovoked....
Trump spoke with Putin at G20 dinner, White House confirms
BUENOS AIRES — President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday night during a dinner with world leaders at the G20 in Argentina. “As is typical at multilateral events, President Trump and the First Lady had a number of informal conversations with world leaders at the dinner last night, including President Putin,”...
[Ticker] Bulgaria to build new Russia pipeline
Bulgaria has agreed to build a €1.4bn pipeline from its border with Turkey to Serbia to pump Russian gas into central Europe. The link is to take gas from TurkStream, a new Russian pipeline to Turkey, bypassing Ukraine. It comes after the European Commission forced Bulgaria in 2014 to halt construction of a direct pipeline to Russia, called South...
Merkel and Putin agree to more talk on Ukraine
BUENOS AIRES — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to hold further discussions on Russia’s recent naval action against Ukrainian ships in the Azov Sea. Merkel and Putin met for breakfast on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Argentina. Merkel said that she had expressed her...
[Ticker] Germany promotes friendly Merkel-Putin greeting
German chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman tweeted a picture of her shaking Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s hand at a G20 summit in Argentina Saturday, one week after Russian warships fired on Ukrainian vessels, an action condemned by the EU. “The focus was on the situation in Syria and the situation between Russia and Ukraine...
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in The New York Times, U.S., November 28, 2018 | By Chappatte First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, December 1, 2018 | By Rytis Daukantas First published in Der Standard, Austria, November 29, 2018 | By Oliver Schopf First published on Caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, November 27, 2018 | By Joep Bertrams First published on...
