Video Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the Biden administration has made a “substantial proposal” during talks with Russia to release the W.N.B.A. player and the former Marine Paul Whelan.CreditCredit…Andrew Harnik/Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken revealed on Wednesday that the United States had “put a substantial proposal on the […]
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Your Friday Briefing – The New York Times
Good morning. We’re covering a possible deal on Ukraine’s blocked grain and an interest rate hike in Europe. Ukraine’s grain: Unblocked? Turkey said that Moscow and Kyiv had reached a deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports. The Turkish presidency said the pact would be signed today, but Russia and Ukraine did not confirm they had […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Latest News – The New York Times
A HIMARS vehicle in eastern Ukraine in early July.Credit…Anastasia Vlasov/ The Washington Post, via Getty Images The commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces said on Tuesday that new long range artillery systems supplied by the United States are helping in “stabilizing” the country’s defense. Russia’s defense minister, by contrast, on Monday ordered his forces […]