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President Donald Trump spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Oct 9 and announced a deal to buy Russian diesel, with a temporary sanctions relief attached.

Opinion & Features

Why the US and Ukraine are pulling apart – and what comes next

A collapse in their strategic relationship would hand a victory to Russia

2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z

Trump also accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year.

Trump says diesel deal aimed to keep talks with Russia going

As midterms loom, he has sought to shift blame for high energy prices away from the Iran war

2026-10-18T22:03:49.000Z

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) with US President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska in August last year.

Trump to take up to 60 days to assess economic impact of Russia sanctions: Rubio

The waiver comes just weeks before November’s midterm elections, with the US president under pressure over high energy prices

2026-10-18T10:03:31.000Z

International Monetary and Financial Committee chair Mohammed Al-Jadaan (left) and IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva in Bangkok on Oct 17.

Global economy resilient but ‘no room for complacency’, IMF committee head says amid Russia tensions

Fiscal authorities should work to rebuild buffers while protecting vulnerable populations and growth-enhancing investments, adds Mohammed Al-Jadaan

2026-10-18T02:39:13.000Z

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Europe is facing “the most decisive moments... in defending the freedom and peace of (the) continent”.

Opinion & Features

THINKING ALOUD

If Europe goes to war, the fallout will be felt in East Asia

The continent appears to be preparing for a possible conflict with Russia by 2030

2026-10-14T23:00:00.000Z

“I said to him, ‘Do what you want. Don’t hit refineries. There’s plenty of targets. Don’t hit refineries.’ And he went out and he hit,” Trump said of Zelensky.

‘Time for Ukraine to get a new president’, says Trump after Zelensky slams US diesel deal with Russia

Zelensky says the decision emboldens Moscow

2026-10-11T04:16:58.000Z

US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in September 2025. The organisation is struggling to remain relevant and weathering attacks from Trump, who has slashed America’s contributions and withdrawn from dozens of UN bodies.

Global Enterprise

Growing AI risks, wars in Middle East and Ukraine test UN as world leaders gather in New York

Trump returns as organisation faces financial and political pressures

2026-09-20T07:26:42.000Z

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) said no deal had been finalised, though he acknowledged a “strong US proposal for a mutual halt to strikes on critical infrastructure.”

Trump claims Russia-Ukraine energy truce; Kyiv says not yet

Markets largely shrugged off Trump’s claim

2026-09-15T01:43:35.000Z

North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge, a structure that spans the Tumen river connecting the border cities of Rason and Khasan, Sep 7, 2026.

North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge, a symbol of expanding ties

The bridge was “a new symbol of friendship”, Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin said

2026-09-08T02:15:53.000Z

(Front, from left) US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Sep 5.

Kremlin calls Putin’s talks with US envoys ‘highly useful’ but gives no sign of Ukraine breakthrough

Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner to meet Zelensky in Kyiv on Sep 6

2026-09-06T02:25:37.000Z

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