Kremlin Says Putin Believes in Diplomacy , and Is Open to Talks on Ukraine.
During a joint press conference with President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec.
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Biden said he was prepared to speak with Vladimir Putin if the Russian president was ready to end the war in Ukraine.
Biden said he was prepared to speak with Vladimir Putin if the Russian president was ready to end the war in Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on Biden's remarks.
The president of the Russian Federation has always been, is and remains open to negotiations in order to ensure our interests, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, via statement.
However, Peskov asserted that
Russia would not leave Ukraine.
He went on to say that America's refusal to recognize annexations as new Russian territories was impeding negotiations.
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This significantly complicates the search for mutual ground for discussions, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, via statement.
But at the same time - it is very important to give this in conjunction – President Putin has been, is and remains open for contacts, for negotiations.
Of course, the most preferable way to achieve our interests is through peaceful, diplomatic means, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, via statement.
Reuters reports that Russia has taken close to "a fifth of Ukraine's post-Soviet territory," but Ukraine has vowed to fight until every Russian soldier is expelled from its land.
Reuters reports that Russia has taken close to "a fifth of Ukraine's post-Soviet territory," but Ukraine has vowed to fight until every Russian soldier is expelled from its land
Xi Jinping encourages Hungarian youth to inherit China-Hungary friendship; US Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from key House committee over remarks on Israel; Hong Kong to distribute 5 lakh free air tickets to attract tourists after Covid curbs; Vladimir Putin evokes Stalingrad to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian President Putin evoked Stalingrad in order to garner support for the war against Ukraine and said that attacking Ukraine is like attacking Nazi Germany.
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Critics Accuse Shell of Profiting, From the War in Ukraine .
Critics Accuse Shell of Profiting, From the War in Ukraine .
BBC reports that oil and gas giant Shell saw
record annual profits in 2022 after energy prices
soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. .
In 2022, profits for Shell hit $39.9 billion,
double the total of the year prior and the
highest in the company's 115-year history.
In 2022, profits for Shell hit $39.9 billion,
double the total of the year prior and the
highest in the company's 115-year history.
Energy firms around the world have been
registering record earnings since the price of oil
and gas jumped amid Russia's war with Ukraine.
The record profits come as
households around the world are
struggling with the rising cost of bills.
The record profits come as
households around the world are
struggling with the rising cost of bills.
BBC reports that opposition parties called Shell's record profits "outrageous" and accused the government of letting energy firms "off the hook.".
No company should
be making these kind
of outrageous profits
out of Putin's illegal
invasion of Ukraine, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, via BBC.
Following Russia's invasion,
the price of Brent crude oil
shot to nearly $128 a barrel.
Last year, the U.K. government introduced the Energy
Profits Levy on the "extraordinary" earnings of energy
firms to help reduce the price of gas and electricity bills.
On February 2, Shell said that it was due
to pay $134 million in taxes to the U.K.
and an additional $500 million in 2023.
However, critics point out that the U.K.-based
company has been paying more to its shareholders
than it spends on investments in renewable energy.
However, critics point out that the U.K.-based
company has been paying more to its shareholders
than it spends on investments in renewable energy
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Americans Want the FBI, to Search All of Biden's Properties, Poll Suggests.
'Newsweek' reports that a recent poll shows that
a majority of Americans want all of Joe Biden's properties
to be searched by the FBI for classified documents.
On February 1, the FBI searched Biden's
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, vacation home
and found no classified papers. .
The latest search comes after classified documents
were discovered in the president's former
office and his home in Greenville, Delaware.
The latest search comes after classified documents
were discovered in the president's former
office and his home in Greenville, Delaware.
The 'Newsweek' poll was
conducted between January 28 and 29
among 1,500 eligible U.S. voters.
According to the poll, 65% of
participants think "all of Joe Biden's
properties" should be officially searched. .
The survey also found that 43% of those
polled believe Biden or his staff "probably
deliberately kept those classified documents.".
On the same question, 34% of those polled
said they thought it had been a mistake,
and another 23% said they were unsure.
52% of those polled said they believe that Trump or his
staff also "probably deliberately kept those classified
documents" found on August 8 at his Florida resort.
Another 27% of polled voters said they
think that Trump was likely in possession
of the documents by mistake.
Meanwhile, 64% of people polled by 'Newsweek' said they
think that the FBI should search all of Trump's properties
for additional documents, with only 11% disagreeing.
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US Government Advances , $8B Alaska Oil Drilling Plan.
'The Guardian' reports that the White House has advanced the ConocoPhillips
Willow project on Alaska's north slope.
The drilling project has been
fiercely opposed by environmentalists. .
Our Native villages are eroding into the sea, thawing permafrost is making infrastructure insecure, and food sources are disappearing, Karlin Nageak Itchoak, senior regional director at the
non-profit Wilderness Society, via 'The Guardian'.
And this project would just exacerbate and speed up the climate crisis in the Arctic, Karlin Nageak Itchoak, senior regional director at the
non-profit Wilderness Society, via 'The Guardian'.
Critics have also pointed to Biden's about-face on the topic since he ran for president under the platform of ending oil and gas drilling and moving toward renewable energy.
Critics have also pointed to Biden's about-face on the topic since he ran for president under the platform of ending oil and gas drilling and moving toward renewable energy.
It’s outrageous that Biden seems ready to greenlight the massively destructive Willow project, prioritizing oil industry profits over the future of polar bears and other Arctic wildlife, Kristen Monsell, senior attorney at the Center
for Biological Diversity, via 'The Guardian'.
An environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management suggests that a scaled-back version of the project would minimize wildlife disturbances... .
An environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management suggests that a scaled-back version of the project would minimize wildlife disturbances... .
... but would still allow the production of
up to 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The project would be located in the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the biggest
area of undisturbed public land in America. .
'The Guardian' reports that the project
could be required to scale back
even further or be scrapped altogether.
A final decision will be
announced in about a month
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India on Thursday chose not to comment on reports about a possible visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington at the invitation of President Joe Biden. IndiaTimes
A firm in the US has asked the Biden administration to okay a deal in which two drones can be sent to Ukraine for only one dollar.
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The Kremlin has called Boris Johnson a liar and denied claims made by the ex-PM that Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with a missile in a call ahead of.. Sky News
A Russian court dismissed claims by Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny that he is being held illegally. The hearing occurred amid reports on the deterioration of Navalny's heath and calls from his wife and allies urging prison staff to provide essential medicines.
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Russia Continues Fighting , for Control of Ukraine's , Donbas Region.
According to 'Newsweek,' mixed reports
are coming out of Ukraine regarding Russia's
recent military operation in Soledar.
On January 11, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko
told the 'Kyiv Independent' that Russia had failed to
take over Soledar, located to the south of Bakhmut.
On January 11, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko
told the 'Kyiv Independent' that Russia had failed to
take over Soledar, located to the south of Bakhmut.
Two days earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
said that the city saw carnage on both sides
and claimed that there was "almost no life left.".
Two days earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
said that the city saw carnage on both sides
and claimed that there was "almost no life left.".
However, on January 10, an intelligence report published
by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MOD) said
that Russia was "likely in control" of most of Soledar.
The mixed reports come
after four days of fierce
fighting in the Donbas city.
This is one of the best defense strongholds
that Ukraine has along all fronts; it was built
up in the course of the 2014 Donbas war. , Mikhail Alexseev, political science professor
at San Diego State University, via 'Newsweek'.
Control over Bakhmut gives Russia access
to more rapid mass advances, particularly
toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk—the latter
being an important industrial center, Mikhail Alexseev, political science professor
at San Diego State University, via 'Newsweek'.
Control over Bakhmut gives Russia access
to more rapid mass advances, particularly
toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk—the latter
being an important industrial center, Mikhail Alexseev, political science professor
at San Diego State University, via 'Newsweek'.
Russia's Ministry of Defense has
denied that Soledar has been taken over,
adding that "fighting is ongoing.".
Overall, these operations indicate
that the Kremlin intends to keep
fighting and keep gaining advantages
with the force of numbers, Mikhail Alexseev, political science professor
at San Diego State University, via 'Newsweek'.
This is the kind of strategy that
the Kremlin could see lasting many
months, if not years, whereby it retains
the already occupied territories
and keeps slowly occupying new ones, Mikhail Alexseev, political science professor
at San Diego State University, via 'Newsweek'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire, for the Orthodox Christmas. The Russian leader announced that the Kremlin's troops would pause fighting after the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, proposed it.
But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on Saturday that the Russian military was continuing to strike Ukrainian positions despite their declared ceasefire.
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Poland saw much of its cultural patrimony destroyed or looted during the country’s wartime occupation by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Approximately 500,000 items are still missing.
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