❌

Vue lecture

Trump Officials Discussing Sanctions Relief for Russian Fund, Russia Acknowledges

A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks. Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.

© Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters

Mr. Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said that “such a conversation” had been “going on for some time, though I do not know what the outcome will be.”
  •  

Trump Officials Discussing Sanctions Relief for Russian Fund, Russia Acknowledges

A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks. Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.

© Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters

Mr. Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said that “such a conversation” had been “going on for some time, though I do not know what the outcome will be.”
  •  

Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

© Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
  •  

Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

© Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
  •  

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

© Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

Oil drilling rigs in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The Polar LNG plan called for the company to tap into the giant load of natural gas available in the state’s northern reaches.
  •  

Trump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His Library

The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

James Blair, a political operative, donated the fees he earned for advising a pro-Russian Balkan government to President Trump’s library fund.
  •  

Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing

Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
  •  

Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump

Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.

© Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the European Union summit in Brussels last week.
  •  
  •  

Trump Defends Plans to Ease Russia Sanctions and Hints at a Hostage Deal

The president on Sunday justified his reversal of almost five years of sanctions against Russia as part of peace negotiations. He did not name any hostage.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump wrote on social media on Sunday: “I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table.”
  •  

Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed

Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president’s decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Darline Graham at a hearing in Washington last month.
  •  

U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to Europe

The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.

© Alexander Manzyuk/Reuters

A Gazprom gas processing plant in the Orenburg region of Russia.
  •  

Trump Signs Order Waiving New Russia Sanctions

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year in Alaska.
  •  

Trump Signs Order Waiving New Russia Sanctions

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year in Alaska.
  •  

Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End

The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower prices, and recent deals with Russia could complicate both issues.
  •  

Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End

The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower prices, and recent deals with Russia could complicate both issues.
  •  

North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge

The long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea.

© Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News, via Associated Press

The New Yalu River Bridge seen from Dandong, China, on Thursday, the day it opened.
  •  

Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

Our national security and White House correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down why President Donald Trump struck a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite having signed recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia.
  •  

Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Sanctions on 2 Groups Aiding the I.C.C.

The ruling prevents the administration from penalizing two rights groups for working to provide information for the International Criminal Court’s war crimes investigations.

© Remko De Waal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The International Criminal Court in The Hague last month.
  •  

Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.
  •  

Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.
  •  

Trump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in Return

Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.

© Igor Ivanko/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this month.
  •  

After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine

President Trump’s surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel stunned Ukrainian and European officials, who were meeting with U.S. envoys at an exclusive golf club near Miami.

© Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv last month.
  •  

Ukraine Shrugs Off Trump Call to Ditch Zelensky for Energy Strikes

President Trump lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelensky for striking Russian oil refineries. Mr. Zelensky said he’ll stop — if Russia does too.

© Genya Savilov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a World War II memorial ceremony in Kyiv on Tuesday.
  •  

Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’

Hours after President Trump said the United States would buy Russian diesel, the Kremlin said there would be no immediate resumption of discussions to end the war.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump at a campaign rally in Syracuse, N.Y., on Friday. His announcement that the United States would buy Russian diesel was followed by the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel exports.
  •  

Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions

U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.

© Pool photo by Remko De Waal

The move is an intensification in the Trump administration’s push to undermine the International Criminal Court.
  •  

In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners

A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.

© Nikolay Doychinov for The New York Times

A Lukoil refinery near Burgas, Bulgaria. Once the sale of the Lukoil international assets is complete, the buyers plan to expand and retrofit different parts of its operations in Bulgaria and Romania.
  •  

How a Small Business Got Entangled in U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Oil

Par : Max Kim
The case of a small Malaysian shipping agency illustrates the challenges Washington faces in its effort to stanch the flow of Iranian oil.

© Ore Huiying for The New York Times

Shahul Hamid Ahmad, the owner of Tefcas Marine, a small shipping agency that was hit with U.S. sanctions, standing in his empty office in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in September.
  •  

How a Shadow Economy in Asia Is Keeping Iranian Oil Flowing

Par : Max Kim
Companies continue to service a “dark fleet” of Iranian tankers in waters off Malaysia in spite of Washington’s threat to target them.

© Ore Huiying for The New York Times

A tanker used as floating storage in the heavily trafficked waters off the Malaysian state of Johor in September.
  •  

UK Security Adviser Jonathan Powell Traveled to Israel Ahead of Consulate Closure

Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, visited Israel last week to try to negotiate over the looming closure of his country’s consulate in Jerusalem, according to three officials.

© Niklas Halle'N/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, on Downing Street last year.
  •  
❌