The White House is pressuring Ukraine to accept Russian control of the Donbass region of East Ukraine in order to acquire security guarantees from the United States in the future, reports the Financial Times.
Russian officials released a summary of the meeting in the Kremlin between Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin and staffs, to discuss ending the war in East Ukraine.
A series of powerful winter storms have hammered the Russian far east region of Kamchatka and Nirilsk in Siberia.
Russian investigators believe an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted under the car, classifying the incident as a targeted attack rather than an accident.
-It also cites “unequal treaties” from 1858–1860 to revive territorial claims as Russian security officials quietly warn Beijing is encroaching.