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President Putin pits himself as a potential mediator but that's not an easy sell, writes the BBC's Russia editor.
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G7 agrees to keep sanctions on Russia despite war on Iran, Macron says
G7 leaders have agreed to maintain sanctions against Russia despite the current turmoil in the Middle East and its impact on global energy markets, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday. Speaking after a call w
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Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he didn’t “know” how the U.S. conflict against Iran will end as the fighting nears its third week. “So how do you see this ending, this war?” CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked Witkoff on “Money Movers.” “I don’t know, Sara. I know this, that President Trump is the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint press conference with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts following their summit in Tehran on July 19, 2022. | Grigory Sysoyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
There are already clear losers from the war in Iran: The battered Iranian regime itself, the
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia and Iran “brothers in hatred” on Tuesday as he sought support from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a time when the Iran conflict has robbed momentum from US-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
During talks with Starmer at 10 Down
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Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, journalist and Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. The war in Ukraine and the escalating confrontation with Iran are no longer separate geopolitical theatres, explains Professor Lu
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