Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
At present, experts see no reason for the Kremlin leader to end the war, despite the high costs and heavy losses.
Ukraine is becoming the staging area for a new paradigm: machine-led conflict.
Lately, one question keeps resurfacing: is President Donald Trump losing patience with Vladimir Putin?
Trump’s remarks were a clear expression of his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Recent U.S. intelligence assessments warn that the Russian military may face critical shortages of manpower and equipment by 2025.
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors found common ground — particularly on the issue of Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.
Instead, the Kremlin is focused on technical-level discussions that began recently in Istanbul and are expected to continue there.
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This proposal marks the first major diplomatic initiative of the new pontiff, just two weeks after his election, and has already drawn international attention.
The U.S. president signaled that Washington is stepping back from the diplomatic arena, leaving Kyiv and Moscow to sort things out on their own.
The EU initiative appears to be aimed at the BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
As U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview with CBS News, the American administration has made it “pretty clear” to the Kremlin that Washington’s patience is running thin.
