Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
The government is now considering tightening control over hundreds of Russian-linked trusts after their managers resigned en masse under pressure from Washington.
The main question analysts are now asking is: who blinked first — Washington or Beijing?
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said the discussions in Abu Dhabi focused on “the parameters for ending Russia’s war and the broader logic of the negotiation process.”
U.S. President Donald Trump has effectively acknowledged a scenario in which the United States could sacrifice the North Atlantic alliance in pursuit of control over Greenland.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stressed that the president views the acquisition of Greenland as a central pillar of U.S. national security strategy.
According to Bloomberg’s assessment, foreign state-owned companies — above all from China and Russia — now appear to be among the most exposed if Venezuela’s oil agreements are revised or rewritten.
The Venezuelan crisis has exposed not only the weaknesses of the opposition but also the extreme cynicism of American politics.
Following a series of U.S. strikes on targets inside Venezuela, Washington announced that it had effectively assumed control over the country.
On Sunday, Zelensky and Trump met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
In the view of Bloomberg, officials in Washington believe that increasing pressure on Russia’s oil flows remains the most effective lever to influence the Kremlin’s calculations.
Washington seeks a compromise solution that involves troop withdrawals and the creation of a demilitarised corridor
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff stated that the success of any peace process depends entirely on whether Moscow demonstrates “genuine commitment to long-term peace.”
