Tag: negotiations
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Iran Shifts on Talks With Trump’s U.S.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran is open to negotiations with the United States. Speaking late Thursday, Pezeshkian said that while Iran does not oppose diplomacy, it won’t be bullied into talks either. His remarks come as U.S. President Donald Trump reinstates his administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign, aiming to cripple Iran’s economy while also signaling a willingness…
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Trump-Putin meeting not imminent, as first US-Russia talks on Ukraine finish in Riyadh
“Intensive work” is needed before a meeting between the two leaders, says top Kremlin aide after 4.5 hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Negotiations Tuesday between Russia and the United States led by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bilateral talks lasted…
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Georgia’s new pro-Russia president inaugurated amid protests
The ruling Georgian Dream party has halted talks on joining the EU Georgia inaugurated its new president Sunday amid claims his controversial election was a sham. Mikheil Kavelashvili, a far-right firebrand and former footballer, was sworn in at a ceremony in the country’s parliament, consolidating the hold of the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream party on the…