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Trump struck diesel deal with Putin after Ukraine refused to stop refinery strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump decided to strike a deal with Russia on diesel fuel supplies after Ukraine refused to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, Axios reported on Oct. 10, citing a U.S. official familiar with the negotiations.

10 October, 03:46 PM

Russia announces early lifting of diesel export restrictions

After a phone call between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Moscow announced the early lifting of restrictions on diesel exports. Additional volumes of fuel could reach the American market as early as October, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said overnight into Oct. 10, as quoted by the Russian state news agency TASS.

10 October, 12:36 PM

Witkoff reports results of meeting of Ukrainian, U.S. and European representatives in Miami

Representatives of the United States, Ukraine, European countries, and NATO met in Miami. The sides discussed possible ways to de-escalate and end the war before the start of winter, Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, reported on X on Oct. 10.

10 October, 11:25 AM

Russia seeking sanctions relief from U.S. in talks on possible Ukraine energy truce

Russia is demanding that the United States lift sanctions as part of negotiations over a possible energy truce with Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent reported on Oct. 9, citing American and Ukrainian officials familiar with the talks.

9 October, 06:39 PM

Four Ukrainian officials to join delegation for U.S. talks

Ukraine's delegation for talks in the United States this week will include David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction; Rustem Umerov, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service; Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President; and Sergiy Kyslytsya, first deputy head of the Office of the President, RBC-Ukraine reported on Oct. 8, citing an informed source.

8 October, 06:05 PM

Ukrainian negotiators to travel to U.S. this week, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian negotiators will hold talks in the United States on Oct. 9 and 10, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced during a visit to Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast, according to Reuters.

8 October, 04:43 PM

U.S. withdraws all 12 B-1 bombers from UK base after suspected attack plot

The United States has withdrawn all 12 B-1 strategic bombers from RAF Fairford in Britain after six people were detained in connection with a suspected plot to attack the base, Reuters reported on Oct. 5.

5 October, 08:13 PM

Trump targets Venezuela for another mineral resource after oil

Glencore, Peabody Energy Corp., and Heeney Capital are considering coal-mining deals in Venezuela as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump wants U.S.-allied companies to develop the country's resources beyond oil, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 30.

5 October, 02:14 PM

Trump agrees to proposal to ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for political prisoners

President Donald Trump agreed to a proposal from his envoy John Coale to ease U.S. sanctions on Russia in exchange for the release of political prisoners, a strategy that could also reopen trade and business deals with Moscow even before the war in Ukraine ends, The Atlantic reported on Sept. 29.

29 September, 06:36 PM

Oil reacts to Trump's rejection of peace deal with Iran

Oil prices rose slightly on Sept. 28, amid delays in talks on a ceasefire between the United States and Iran after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a proposed peace deal, according to Reuters.

28 September, 12:05 PM

U.S. and Russia remove ethical safeguards from draft U.N. agreement on AI weapons

U.S. and Russian representatives working on a global U.N. agreement to regulate the use of lethal AI-based weapons removed a number of safeguards from the draft text, The Washington Post reported on Sept. 26, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations and documents reviewed by the newspaper.

27 September, 09:05 PM

Tehran insists diplomacy is only way forward after Trump rejects Hormuz plan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said diplomacy remains the only way to resolve the conflict with the United States and Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt the fighting, Reuters reported on Sept. 27.

27 September, 01:48 PM

Severed telecom line grounds 7k flights as world leaders fly to UN General Assembly

Severed telecommunications line disrupted roughly 7,000 US flights as 130 world leaders arrived for the UN General Assembly, Reuters reported on Sept. 21.

22 September, 08:13 AM

Xi Jinping to make first state visit to United States in more than a decade this week

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States on Sept. 23-25 at the invitation of President Donald Trump, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a briefing.

21 September, 06:33 PM

Iran and Russia prepared multi-year plan to counter Western sanctions

Iran and Russia developed a multi-year joint plan aimed at countering Western sanctions, Fox News reported on Sept. 20, after it obtained a nonpublic 44-page Russian government document outlining the effort.

21 September, 01:05 AM

US approves possible $2.68 billion weapons sale to Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.68 billion Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine covering air-defense upgrades, equipment and related services. The proposed sale, announced on Sept. 18, is still subject to congressional review.

19 September, 10:36 AM

Trump slams Fed chair he appointed over interest rate hike

President Donald Trump leveled his harshest criticism to date at Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, whom he appointed to the post himself, after the Fed raised its interest rate despite the president's demands to lower borrowing costs, Reuters reported on Sept. 16.

17 September, 03:56 PM

U.S. billionaire's firm wins 30-billion-barrel Venezuela field

Continental Resources, the company founded by billionaire and shale-oil pioneer Harold Hamm, has agreed to explore for oil in Venezuela amid the Trump administration's calls for U.S. companies to help revive the country's oil sector, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 16.

17 September, 03:10 PM

Oil prices dip as U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly rise

Oil prices dipped slightly on Sept. 16, following an unexpected rise in U.S. crude oil inventories, according to Reuters.

16 September, 11:53 AM

U.S. House clears procedural hurdle for Russia sanctions bill

The U.S. House of Representatives overcame a key procedural obstacle to advance a bill introducing new sanctions tools against Russia and countries that purchase Russian energy, The Hill reported on Sept. 15.

16 September, 11:12 AM

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