Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender…
This summary covers major world developments, including Putin's demands on Ukraine, Israeli-Lebanon strikes, NATO's role in aiding Kyiv, Princess Kate's cancer battle, and the re-election of South Africa's Ramaphosa. Other topics include U.S. bishops' apology to Native Americans, G7's stance on China and AI, and humanitarian challenges in Gaza.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the alliance was discussing the "adaption" of its nuclear arsenal to the "current security environment" amid soaring tensions with Russia. He listed two examples of NATO's "adaptation," the Netherlands acquiring F-35 fighter jets that could drop US nuclear weapons stored in the country…
G7 leaders have long wanted to agree on a deal on using the profits from the interest on 300 billion euros ($325 billion) of frozen Russian central bank assets.