#ukraine-war

#ukraine-war

The EU has agreed to lower the cap on seaborne oil exports to $47.60 from $60 a barrel as part of one of the strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date.

Valery Gergiev, a close ally of Putin since the early 1990s, is scheduled to perform in Italy for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.

"The fact that Putin and his gangsters have threatened nuclear attack continuously since the wider war in Ukraine began suggests they are thinking about it in detail. As three days have become three years plus, they may think they can finish off Ukraine quickly with tactical nukes and we would not react."

Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean alleged that Russia is actively interfering in Moldova's upcoming parliamentary elections to install a pro-Russian government for military positioning in Transnistria.

Germany's economic growth forecasts are negatively impacted by US tariffs, while diplomatic efforts among European leaders to pressure Russia regarding Ukraine show limited success in achieving a truce.

Pompeo emphasized that the U.S. must maintain its leadership role globally, stating, 'There is no other nation that can be the champion of global democracy if America steps back.'

"You cannot move without being seen," Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said of the battlefield in Ukraine during an episode of the War on the Rocks podcast that aired on Tuesday.