After a nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, the two leaders said they had made progress on unspecified issues. But they offered no details & took no questions from media.
Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even start taking effect.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
The US president did not specify what the consequences would be but has hinted at economic sanctions if the meeting between himself and his Russian counterpart in Alaska Friday does not end well.
Allies do not forget when they are publicly insulted. Future US administrations will find themselves spending enormous diplomatic capital just to bring things back to baseline.
Ukraine's top commander said Moscow's forces were changing their tactics, using smaller sabotage units in a bid to push forward with their drive through eastern Donetsk region.
The US President set the deadline earlier this month and has repeatedly voiced exasperation with Putin for continuing attacks on Ukraine despite Washington's efforts to end the war.
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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