By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
French President Emmanuel Macron presented US President Donald Trump with initiatives related to Ukraine during a meeting in New York. The source text says the proposals could also influence the price of a barrel of oil, without specifying their content or impact.
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Vladimir Putin rejected any concession on a truce in Ukraine during his meeting with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s envoy. Witkoff left Russia with no progress announced, despite paying tribute to the Russian president, reports Le Monde.
🌍 World · Source: Le Monde ·
Statements by a US envoy describing Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” have renewed questions about relations between President Donald Trump and the Russian leader, as Washington distances itself from Ukraine. Trump presents his exchanges with Putin as a way to secure Stephen Hubbard’s release and end the war, France 24 reports from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
🌍 World · Source: France 24 ·
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy said Moscow was ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine and the United States, with a possible new round around 10 November in Abu Dhabi. The proposal repeats an earlier report that Putin had accepted talks, while Businessday’s account also mentions Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of foreign reactions to riots in France.
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Former US president Bill Clinton accuses Donald Trump of abandoning Ukraine and moving closer to Vladimir Putin. He cites the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which provided security assurances to Kyiv after it relinquished the Soviet nuclear arsenal, according to Zambianobserver.
🌍 World · Source: Zambianobserver ·
Power cuts in Venezuela trigger protests in several citiesLong and unpredictable power cuts are disrupting work, education and daily life in Venezuela, where residents have protested in several cities. In Maracaibo, Yanira reports going without electricity for up to 11 hours in a day, while protesters have also blocked roads, according to Global Voices.The week in Africa
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