By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Russia says it is ready to resume trilateral negotiations with Ukraine and the United States on the war in mid-November, said Kremlin diplomatic adviser Iouri Ouchakov. Moscow also judged that the proposals presented by Kyiv and the Europeans in Oslo contained very little, reports Le Monde.
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US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, after talks with the Ukrainian president and European leaders in Oslo. The visit is part of US efforts to restart negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, France 24 reports.
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Since Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, Russia has placed 20 foreign companies under temporary administration, only three of which are linked to the United States, according to a Reuters analysis of official data. Moscow has seized subsidiaries of European groups amid tensions over European support for Ukraine, while the Kremlin seeks to restore economic ties with Washington, Reuters reports.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in Oslo on Tuesday with Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump. The meeting comes after a week of tensions between Kyiv and Washington, while the White House is moving closer to Moscow, reports Le Monde.
🌍 World · Source: Le Monde ·
Donald Trump and his allies are invoking the violence in France on 17 October to denounce immigration and Muslims and mobilise their supporters ahead of the US midterm elections on 3 November. They claim that a Democratic victory could expose the United States to similar unrest, Le Monde reports.
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Putin rejects any truce after meeting with WitkoffVladimir 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.The week in Africa
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