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Description: Ukrainian and Russian mid – level negotiators are set to meet again in Istanbul on 02 Jun, where the Russian – proposed ceasefire memorandum would be presented. Ukrainian and US officials have repeatedly stated that they have provided their Russian counterparts with ceasefire proposals with Russia refusing to disclose the details of the memorandum before the 02 Jun scheduled negotiations. Diplomatic efforts have ramped up in recent months with Russia continuing its aerial assaults inflicting massive civilian and infrastructure damages. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy recently stated that Russia is preparing a summer offensive with the amassment of around
Description: Poland’s runoff presidential election further sparks uncertainty and political instability as liberal pro – European candidate Rafal Trzaskowski would face national conservative Karol Nawrocki. Recently exposed controversies around the candidates further fuel election unpredictability as Trzaskowski was accused of corruption while Nawrocki was stained with gang and hooligan affiliations. Both candidates increased political campaigning in recent days aiming to flock the support of the remaining left and far – right candidates which failed to qualify for the runoff. Nawrocki attended the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) held in Jasionka, where he wa
Description: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy in Berlin where discussions were held around the intensification of military support by Germany to Ukrainian defense efforts. The Chancellor recently announced his intent to lift the ban on long – range ballistic and cruise missiles supply, a move that his SPD coalition partners were staunchly against. Merz, however, announced a large package of support in the form of joint cooperation with Ukraine within the military industrial complex by jointly manufacturing and developing long range missiles. Zelenskyy’s visit arrives at a crucial time where the US is showcasing wavering support
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined his demands for ending the war in Ukraine, after a week – long media campaign between him and US President Donald Trump. Putin has stated that Russia would demand written guarantees from NATO that the Alliance would cease further expansion on its eastern borders including countries such as Georgia and Moldova, ceeding of the 5 occupied territories including Crimea, Ukraine’s neutrality and unfreezing of the Russian foreign assets. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Putin in the past week with strong language statements calling the Russian President crazy and accusing him of inciting a global war by his actions o
Description: Conflicting reports from several media agencies arose speculations that Iranian foreign officials raised the issue of halting uranium enrichment levels in exchange for lifting some of the imposed sanctions. More concrete statements were solicited from Iran’s nuclear official Mohammad Eslami who stated that IAEA inspectors could be allowed permanently in Iran’s developing nuclear sites to ensure that the country upholds the predetermined conditions in developing nuclear capacities for civilian use. IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi has praised the ongoing nuclear negotiation as extremely positive and also mentioned that there were possible resolutions on the horizon which
Description: French President Emmanuel Macron continued his South Asia tour by visiting Indonesia where he met with his counterpart Prabowo Subianto. The presidents discussed the strengthening of bilateral ties, defense cooperation as well cooperation within the energy sectors. After the meeting, Indonesia placed an order for 42 Rafale fighter jets as well as Scorpene submarines and several light frigates as the country aimed at strengthening its defensive capabilities. Prabowo and Macron also discussed ongoing global issues such as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza with Subianto reiterating support for a two – state solution in Gaza and stating that his country was willing to es
Description: Chinese aerial and naval assets were noticed to have expanded their presence in the Indo – Pacific and the South China Sea. Two long – range H – 6 bombers were spotted to have been deployed in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea alongside a KJ – 500 warning plane and a Y – 20 military transport plane. Chinese naval assets also marked significant expansion of presence in the Indo – Pacific as well as the Arabian Gulf where several anti – submarine assets were deployed while awaiting a potential carrier strike group as well as aircraft carriers to enter the Indian Ocean in the upcoming weeks. The move represents a clear response to US navigation of military
Description: The European trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and UAE’s trade official, Thani Al Zeyoudi officially launched bilateral trade talks between the EU and the UAE in Dubai. The trade talks were necessitated since UAE launched the so – called Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements in 2021, in order to reduce the country’s economic dependence on fossil fuels and ensure diversified economic longevity. Al Zeyoudi also stated that the ongoing bilateral talks would only be a prelude towards a much larger economic agreement which would undertake the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which included other Arab countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qa
Description: Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel would most likely conclude the merger with US Steel in the upcoming months. US President Donald Trump and Pennsylvanian Senator David McCormick announced that a proposal has been delivered to Nippon Steel regarding the conditions under which the US would agree to allow Nippon Steel to invest in US Steel. The proposal included Nippon allowing US Steel to have an American CEO and American board of directors which would allow the company’s decision to be mostly in line with US economic interests. Nippon Steel hasn’t announced any comments regarding the proposals from the US however, most of the discussed and proposed terms were ini
Description: The Chinese government has allegedly considered easing the recently imposed export controls of its rare earth minerals to Europe. China tightened the exports of rare earth minerals as a response to Trump’s tariffs in April on a global level, stating that countries would have to obtain special exports licenses in order to be eligible for favorable trade terms. Chinese media sources reported that the potential policy shift was discussed by China’s Ministry of Commerce and involved more than 40 Chinese and European semiconductor firms. The information follows a previous report that European companies have started to backtrack investments on the Chinese market and c