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U.S.-India Relations Strain Over Russian Oil
Yahoo News
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Feb. 13, 2025. Credit - Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump seems unafraid to burn India, a longtime friend of the U.S., over its...
Press review: Moscow unfazed by Trump’s pressure as US allies back Palestinian statehood
TASS
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August 4, 2025
MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. Moscow maintains its steady stance on Ukraine despite US pressure and a planned visit by Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff; growing European support for recognizing Palestinian statehood is straining relations with Washington;...
Trump's Envoy Steve Witkoff To Visit Russia This Week: What We Know
Newsweek
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August 4, 2025
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Russia in the coming days for further talks on the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. On Sunday, Trump teased a meeting with Witkoff and Russian officials in the...
India’s imports of Russian oil ‘not acceptable’, says top Trump aide
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 4, 2025
A top United States official has accused India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying oil from Moscow, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on New Delhi to cut off its energy imports from Russia. “What he (Trump) said very clearly...
Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine
Al Jazeera
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August 4, 2025
A top United States official has accused India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying oil from Moscow, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on New Delhi to cut off its energy imports from Russia. “What he (Trump) said very clearly...
EU’s Pullback from Russian Energy, Trade Ties Costs Over USD1.15T
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) The European Union’s pullback from energy and trade relations with Russia amid the Ukraine conflict has reportedly inflicted losses exceeding €1 trillion ($1.15 trillion) on the bloc, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr...
Trump sends envoy to Russia, signals naval buildup before sanctions deadline
Sabah
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August 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Russia in the coming week – just days before a deadline he set for Moscow to act on ending the war in Ukraine or face new U.S. sanctions. Speaking...
Opinions inside leadership vary, Putin determines foreign policy — Kremlin spokesman
TASS
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August 4, 2025
MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. Representatives of the Russian leadership, including Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, have different assessments of the situation, including harsh ones, however, Vladimir Putin as the...
Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on 15 Russian museum directors
Ukrainska Pravda
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Russian propaganda museum in one of the villages in the occupied part of Kherson Oblast. Photo: Russian media outlets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted a National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) decision to impose personal sanctions on...
COMMENT: Russian sanctions have failed, but its buffers are eroding
BNE Intellinews
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Russia’s ability to withstand Western sanctions is showing signs of strain as fiscal and external buffers erode, according to a note by senior economists at the Institute of International Finance (IIF). “Trade diversion, capital controls, a...
First on Fox: Republican firebrand Nancy Mace launches bid for South Carolina governor
Fox News
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August 4, 2025
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina tells Fox News Digital that if she launches a Republican campaign for governor, ‘we're starting out front, in the lead’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Nancy Mace, the South Carolina...
Trump envoy Witkoff to head to Russia for 'last chance' Ukraine ceasefire talks
ABC News - New York
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August 4, 2025
LONDON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia later this week, the president told reporters on Sunday, in a bid to secure an elusive ceasefire deal "where people stop getting killed." Witkoff will...
Boris Johnson reveals Donald Trump's biggest mistake in handling Putin's Ukraine war plan
The Mirror US
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August 4, 2025
Boris Johnson revealed what he believes to be Donald Trump's biggest mistake in handling Vladimir Putin's war plan regarding Ukraine. Appearing in a short segment on Fox News' One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Sunday night, the former U.K. prime...
Stakes rise in the Russia-Ukraine war as Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin approaches
Associated Press
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August 4, 2025
The coming week could bring an important moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to reach a peace deal approaches — or it could simply melt away. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special...
Lone Star standoff: Democrats exit, governor threatens ouster: Unbiased Updates, Aug. 4, 2025
Straight Arrow News
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[CRAIG NIGRELLI] TEXAS DEMOCRATS WALK OUT… AND FLY NORTH. THE MOVE TO BLOCK A TRUMP-BACKED VOTE… AND THE THREAT FROM THE GOVERNOR THAT COULD COST THEM THEIR SEATS. PLUS, FOUR DEAD IN A MONTANA BAR. THIS MORNING, A MASSIVE MANHUNT FOR THE GUNMAN...
Potential Putin-Witkoff Meeting on Kremlin’s Agenda This Week
Sputnik News
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August 4, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250804/potential-putin-witkoff-meeting-on-kremlins-agenda-this-week-1122550104.html Potential Putin-Witkoff Meeting on Kremlin’s Agenda This Week Potential Putin-Witkoff Meeting on Kremlin’s Agenda This Week Sputnik...
Another Fact From Putin's Biography Has Become Known
Charter 97
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14 The Russian dictator was hiding from prosecution. On Friday, Vladimir Putin arrived on his traditional summer visit to Valaam Island in Lake Ladoga (Karelia). Since his first election in 2000, the president has traveled here almost every year....
Trump confirms US envoy Witkoff to travel to Russia this week
The New Arab
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August 4, 2025
Witkoff has met President Putin multiple times amid his tenure as US special envoy [Getty/file photo] Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a deadline the US president has...
US, Russia meet soon? Trump confirms US envoy Witkoff's visit this week — ‘To avoid sanctions, Moscow must...’
Mint
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August 4, 2025
Donald Trump confirmed Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a deadline the US president has set for imposing fresh sanctions on Moscow. Speaking to reporters, Trump also said that two nuclear...
Moldova Accuses Russia of Coordinated Effort to Undermine September Elections
EUToday
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August 4, 2025
22Moldovan authorities have issued a formal warning over what they describe as an extensive Russian campaign to interfere in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections. Scheduled for 28 September, the vote is seen as decisive for the country’s...