The U.S. took issue with the first draft of a Group of Seven nation’s statement that was circulated last week and reportedly removed all instances where Russia could be perceived as the aggressor—which was seen as a significant break from the previous administration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday dashed what the Trump administration saw as momentum to strike a deal that would provide the U.S. with $500 billion in its mineral wealth to pay back its support for the war and ensure some level of partnership going forward.
U.S. President Donald Trump stopped being delicate and ripped into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on several occasions last week and made it clear that he will not allow the status quo to continue in Ukraine and will not allow the “moderately successful comedian” to stop the progress for peace.
On 21 December 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a standing ovation before he addressed a joint meeting of Congress where he assured lawmakers that Ukraine would emerge victorious against Russia.
Israel Katz, the head of the IDF, said Sunday that Israel will not allow those who were evicted during its so-called “Iron Wall” military operation inside three refugee camps in the West Bank to return to their homes before warning his forces that they should prepare to remain inside the territory for a long time.
Israel needs to release the 620 Palestinian prisoners from captivity before negotiations begin about Phase 2 of the ceasefire, Hamas officials said Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he will “not allow” any Syrian force—whether it be the new army or Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—to enter the region “south of Damascus,” while reaffirming his position that the IDF will not be pulled from the southern region of the fractured country any time soon.
The deadline for Israel to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon under the terms of its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah expired last week when the IDF announced troops would remain in five “strategic” positions—putting new tension on the fragile truce.
Now that Donald Trump has vowed to make the U.S. “the crypto capital of the planet” and “a Bitcoin superpower” and has promised a light regulatory touch, mainstream money managers are getting ready to give digital assets the bear hug that crypto’s boosters have been urging.
The Bank of Russia kept its interest rate at a record 21 percent for a second consecutive meeting as inflation in January was estimated at 9.9 percent, up from 9.5 percent in December and more than twice the bank’s target rate.