Moscow sees Gulf states as possible venue for Trump-Putin meeting
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Photo: David Silpa/UPI Russia is considering two Persian Gulf countries as potential venues for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reports, citing Russian sources. Trump said he was ready to meet with Putin and expressed his intention to end the war in Ukraine […]
The United States and the United Kingdom: Trump hints at compromise on tariffs
US President Donald Trump has said that the UK has “crossed the line” in trade relations, but hinted at the possibility of a compromise to avoid imposing tariffs, Reuters reports. Trump has recently imposed stiff tariffs of 25% on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China, raising fears of a trade war. When asked about […]
USAID is under threat of liquidation: Trump cuts international aid
Donald Trump’s administration may eliminate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is responsible for implementing humanitarian and democracy programmes around the world. This was reported by Reuters and the Financial Times. Trump sharply criticised USAID, calling it an “organisation of radical lunatics”. As a result, the agency’s website was shut down and […]
Corruption scandal in Kyiv City State Administration: officials embezzled UAH 1.5 million
Photo: SBU The Security Service of Ukraine has exposed a scheme to embezzle budget funds that were to be used to repair an underground shelter in a Kyiv lyceum. This was reported by the SBU press service on 3 February. Scheme of embezzlement of funds Officials of a Kyiv district administration embezzled almost UAH 1.5 […]
