Germany’s Olaf Scholz, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Mario Draghi are planning to visit Ukraine on Thursday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, even as Russia further tightened its grip on European energy markets by curbing gas ...
not optimistic about the chances of Putin agreeing to a deal
since Russia invaded at the end of February. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is also set to take part in the visit, according to people familiar with the matter. The Biden administration announced $650-million in weapons and equipment for Ukraine, including for the first time launchers for vehicle-mounted Harpoon anti-ship missiles, according to a person familiar.
for Russia’s sovereignty and security concerns in a phone call with counterpart Putin, the state broadcaster China Central Television reported. The new model would maintain more forces at higher readiness with specific contingents preassigned to allies, he said. It would also fit into the alliance’s broader plans to overhaul its long-term defense posture, with a significant increase in troops, ships and jets apportioned to defend the eastern flank.
Officials from Rosneft PJSC visited the emirate in the past month and met with advisers who could assist in setting up a new entity, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified as the details are private. Rosneft didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.