Negotiations
Trump envoy: We now know Putin's demands for peace
The United States now knows what Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands are for achieving peace in Ukraine. This is what US envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News after last week's meeting between the two in St. Petersburg.
- We came up with what Putin wants in order for us to have a permanent peace, says Witkoff.
According to him, it "took a while" to come up with Putin's list of demands during the meeting, which lasted almost five hours. Witkoff does not want to go into specific details about what it is about, other than that it concerns "five territories".
Witkoff also does not mention any counter-demands from the United States, but says that there are "compelling commercial opportunities" in the relationship with Russia that could lead to stability in the region.
Trump envoy: We now know Putin's demands for peace
The United States now knows what Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands are for achieving peace in Ukraine. This is what US envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News after last week's meeting between the two in St. Petersburg.
- We came up with what Putin wants in order for us to have a permanent peace, says Witkoff.
According to him, it "took a while" to come up with Putin's list of demands during the meeting, which lasted almost five hours. Witkoff does not want to go into specific details about what it is about, other than that it concerns "five territories".
Witkoff also does not mention any counter-demands from the United States, but says that there are "compelling commercial opportunities" in the relationship with Russia that could lead to stability in the region.
Fighting
Zelensky wants to fire the governor of Sumy
After Sunday's deadly Russian missile attack in Sumy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to fire the governor of the region of the same name, several media outlets report.
The information comes from a parliamentary representative writing on Telegram, according to the DPA news agency.
A scandal has erupted in Ukraine after it was discovered that a medal ceremony for soldiers was to be held in the central parts of Sumy on the same morning as the attack. Criticism has been that this gave Russia an excuse for the attack that killed many civilians.
The governor in question, Volodymyr Artiuch, has admitted that the ceremony was to be held, according to Ukrainian media.
Zelensky wants to fire the governor of Sumy
After Sunday's deadly Russian missile attack in Sumy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to fire the governor of the region of the same name, several media outlets report.
The information comes from a parliamentary representative writing on Telegram, according to the DPA news agency.
A scandal has erupted in Ukraine after it was discovered that a medal ceremony for soldiers was to be held in the central parts of Sumy on the same morning as the attack. Criticism has been that this gave Russia an excuse for the attack that killed many civilians.
The governor in question, Volodymyr Artiuch, has admitted that the ceremony was to be held, according to Ukrainian media.
Sources: US stops condemnation – wants "room for negotiation"
The US has effectively stopped a statement from the G7 countries condemning Sunday's Russian missile attack on Sumy that has so far killed 35 people, Bloomberg reports.
The Trump administration does not want to sign a planned statement because, according to its own statement, it is “working to preserve the negotiating space for peace,” several sources told the news agency.
The G7 statement was supposed to say that the attack on Sumy is proof that Russia is determined to continue the war, writes Bloomberg, which has seen a draft.
Canada, which currently holds the G7 rotating presidency, has told the other countries that it is impossible to proceed with the statement without US approval.
The world's response
Sources: EU tries to break Russian gas contracts without a fee
The EU Commission is reviewing whether there are legal options for European companies to break long-term contracts for Russian gas supplies, sources told the Financial Times.
The hope is that it will be possible to refer to “force majeure” and thus avoid penalties if the contracts are terminated prematurely.
– If the whole idea is not to pay Russia, it would defeat the purpose if we pay a fee.
The move is part of the Commission’s ambition to become completely independent of Russian fossil fuels by 2027.
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