Trump greenlights Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China if U.S. gets 25% cut, says Xi responded positively

Trump greenlights Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China if U.S. gets 25% cut, says Xi responded positively

President Donald Trump on Monday said Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the U.S. gets a 25% cut. Chinese President Xi Jinping “responded positively” to the proposal, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The policy “will support American … Read more

Trump says Zelenskyy ‘hasn’t read U.S. peace proposal’ as tensions mount

Trump says Zelenskyy ‘hasn’t read U.S. peace proposal’ as tensions mount

(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump stand for a family photo with other European leaders in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Tensions are mounting once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy … Read more

Ukraine peace deal is really close, U.S. envoy Kellogg says

Ukraine peace deal is really close, U.S. envoy Kellogg says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg, in Washington D.C. on August 18, 2025. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was “really close” and now depended on resolving two … Read more

Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership

Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership

Elon Musk is the owner of social media platform X. Aytug Can Sencar | Anadolu | Getty Images A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk’s social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday. … Read more

Putin’s latest warning to Ukraine shows how unlikely a peace deal is

Putin’s latest warning to Ukraine shows how unlikely a peace deal is

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles while visiting the We Are Together Fourm and Awards Ceremony, on December 3, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Moscow will take Ukrainian territory by force if Kyiv’s troops do not withdraw, signaling rigidity over a key sticking point in peace talks. … Read more

Europe’s plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia’s Medvedev

Europe’s plan to use 5 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia’s Medvedev

Russia’s security council chief warned on Thursday that should the European Union use its seized frozen assets to support Ukraine, that could be tantamount to justification for war.   The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine. The move could be tantamount to an act justifying … Read more

Putin threatens Europe with war if it wants one, as Ukraine peace talks falter

Putin threatens Europe with war if it wants one, as Ukraine peace talks falter

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during his press conference at the VTB Investment Forum ‘Russia Calling!’, on December 2, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited an annual forum, hosted by the VTB Group, prior his talk with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Peace talks held … Read more

Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball

Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball

Russian President Vladimir Putin observes the Russia-Belarus joint military exercises, codenamed Zapad-2025 (West-2025), at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia September 16, 2025. Mikhail Metzel | Via Reuters All eyes are on Russia this week as talks over a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine shift to Moscow and … Read more

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his chief of staff has resigned

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his chief of staff has resigned

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak pose for the press, as they meet with Spain’s King Felipe (not pictured), at the Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 18, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff, a close ally of … Read more

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of Unity) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more