Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) US media did not appear to be convinced of a successful Ukrainian peace following the meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Most outlets said progress was possible, but a deal remained distant.The Wall Street Journal said the talks at Mar-a-Lago brought “fresh optimism” but no breakthrough. It reported that Russia is still pushing for land gains and has rejected a ceasefire. The paper noted that Trump struck an upbeat ton…
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Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that peace negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine were “very close” following what he described as a “terrific meeting” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.“We’ve done very well. We’ve had discussions on just about every subject,” Trump told reporters after the meeting, adding that the two sides had “made a lot of progress on ending that war.”Trump said he and Zel…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India and the United States continue to remain engaged to finalise a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement (BTA), the government said on Friday.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated during a weekly media briefing here that the trade deal talks between New Delhi and Washington are on. “Both governments — the United States and India — continue to remain engaged with a view to concluding a fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial …
Brussels, Dec 24 (IANS) The European Commission on Wednesday strongly condemned a US decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton, warning it would act “swiftly and decisively” to defend the bloc’s regulatory autonomy if needed. “Freedom of expression is a fundamental right in Europe and a shared core value with the United States across the democratic world,” a Commission spokesperson said in an attributable response t…
Paris, Dec 24 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticised US visa restrictions against former European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and four other European figures, calling the measures as “intimidation and coercion” aimed at undermining European digital sovereignty. Macron’s statement comes after the US announced that it is banning Breton and four other European citizens involved in curbing hate speech from US soil as part of a sanctions package targetting…