Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriyev announced that White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming days. Kirill Dmitriyev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Russian President’s Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, told Russian media that negotiations between Russia and the United States...
According to reports in the American press, the U.S. State Department dismissed approximately 250 diplomats via email. While it was claimed that experienced diplomats were among those fired, the Department denied the allegations. At a time when the Trump administration is struggling to reach an agreement to end the war with Iran, the U.S. State...
A White House official stated that the conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping “went well.” The leaders discussed preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, and expanding economic cooperation. Following the talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the White House made several noteworthy statements....
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared wearing the same style of tracksuit once worn by Nicolás Maduro while traveling alongside President Donald Trump for a critical summit in Beijing. Rubio posed aboard the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, wearing a gray tracksuit. The outfit drew attention because it closely resembled the one worn by...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that despite positive rhetoric about potential cooperation between Russia and the United States following US President Donald Trump’s return to office, no joint projects between the two countries have actually been implemented. Speaking in an interview with RT India, Lavrov said that Russia and the US continue to maintain...
Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez reacted strongly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting that he was considering making Venezuela the “51st state” of the United States. Rodríguez stated that Venezuela would continue to defend its independence and sovereignty. Speaking in The Hague, where she traveled to follow the case regarding the disputed Esequibo region...
US President Donald Trump is set to visit China from May 13 to 15. In a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, it was announced that Trump will pay an official visit to Beijing at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit, which had previously been announced by the US side, has...
Although the fragile ceasefire in the Gulf continues despite small-scale clashes, the ongoing impact of the war has now affected the environment as well. Oil spills were detected near Khark Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, by European Copernicus Sentinel satellites between May 6 and 8. The suspected spills, spreading into the Gulf waters west...
Trump said that a deal with Iran could happen at any moment. Speaking to reporters, Trump claimed that Iranian forces opened fire on two U.S. destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz last night, adding, “We responded to them in return.” After last night’s clashes between U.S. and Iranian forces, during which both sides stated that...
In the United States’ new counterterrorism strategy, Europe has been described as a “hub of terror threats.” Washington called on European countries to strengthen their counterterrorism measures across the region. The strategy document states that Europe, which is facing a major threat, has become both “a target of terrorism and a hub for terror threats.”...