Russia says it has agreed to make sure protected navigation in Black Sea – however has calls for
Pjotr Sauer
Russia stated it might decide to a Black Sea truce as soon as US sanctions are lifted on key monetary establishments supporting its meals exports.
In a readout on the Russia–US talks posted by the Kremlin, Moscow stated it had agreed to make sure protected navigation within the Black Sea, however solely “after the next situations are met,” earlier than itemizing a collection of phrases, together with the lifting of US sanctions on the Russian Agricultural Financial institution and different banks concerned in meals commerce.
“America will help in restoring Russian agricultural and fertilizer exports to the worldwide market, decreasing the price of maritime insurance coverage, and increasing entry to ports and fee methods to conduct such transaction,” Moscow stated.
In its personal readout of the talks, the US steered it was planning to ease some sanctions on Russia’s meals sector, stating that “the US will assist restore Russia’s entry to the world marketplace for agricultural and fertilizer exports.”
Moscow additionally stated it wished port service restrictions and sanctions on Russian-flagged vessels concerned within the commerce of meals merchandise—together with seafood—and fertilizers to be lifted.
Individually, Moscow stated the 2 sides had additionally agreed to develop measures to halt strikes on Russian and Ukrainian power services for a interval of 30 days, which the Kremlin stated began on 18 March, “with the opportunity of extension or withdrawal if both celebration fails to conform”.
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He tacitly admitted a difference between his foreign policy and Trump’s saying that the strike would undermine the president’s Europe policy – one that has been led by Vance in his divisive speech at the Munich Security Conference where he accused European leaders of running from their own electorates and of his Eurosceptic comments on Fox News.</p>”,”elementId”:”7f02f7de-8431-411d-a3ef-2a6b7a6d8512″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>“I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now,” Vance wrote. “There’s a further risk that we see a moderate to severe spike in oil prices. I am willing to support the consensus of the team and keep these concerns to myself. 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But Vance appears far more confrontational and principled in his antipathy toward the transatlantic alliance, and has attacked European leaders for backing values that he says are not aligned with the US.</p>”,”elementId”:”7804ce03-a467-4c39-9cff-86f236638e92″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>That makes Vance even more of a concern for Europe. <strong>Kaja Kallas</strong>, the European foreign policy chief, accused Vance of <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/europe-will-not-take-part-in-us-russia-talks-ukraine-kellogg”>“trying to pick a fight”</a> with European allies. Another European diplomat said: “He is very dangerous for Europe … maybe the most [dangerous] within the administration.” One other stated he was “obsessed” with driving a wedge between Europe and the US.</p>”,”elementId”:”beb5cb25-4be3-4ea5-8013-6c44d4360652″},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Broadly, the administration’s insurance policies on Europe are coming into focus. And there are few stepping as much as voice backing for Nato or for Europe writ massive. On a podcast interview this weekend, the senior Trump envoy <robust>Steve Witkoff</robust> mused concerning the potential for the Gulf economies to interchange these of Europe. “It might be a lot greater than Europe. Europe is dysfunctional right this moment,” he stated.</p>”,”elementId”:”0b744f32-85ee-4b55-88b6-4237e470924f”},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p><robust>Tucker Carlson</robust>, the host and one other Trump confidant, agreed. “It could be good for the world as a result of Europe is dying,” he stated.</p>”,”elementId”:”b0ac44fb-35a3-4eb6-8669-770cfd6a8927″},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”prefix”:”Associated: “,”textual content”:”Beautiful Sign leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe”,”elementId”:”bc7d6e4b-fa59-407f-91b8-01ad8ff92448″,”position”:”thumbnail”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/25/stunning-signal-leak-reveals-depths-of-trump-administrations-loathing-of-europe”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”abstract”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1742891469000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”04.31 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1742891638000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”04.33 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1742891638000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”04.33 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”04.33″,”title”:”Beautiful Sign leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe – evaluation”,”contributors”:[{“name”:”Andrew Roth”,”imageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2019/06/07/Andrew-Roth.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cdbc60ad355fd8fcf3d98fbbbf89fa50″,”largeImageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2019/06/07/Andrew_Roth,_L.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b43b83c4998787fd8c68631b800cb8f7″}],”primaryDateLine”:”Tue 25 Mar 2025 14.04 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First printed on Tue 25 Mar 2025 04.25 EDT”},{“id”:”67e25c428f08bef627ac8bf4″,”components”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Look, we have all been there. Now and then, you get added to the wrong group on a messaging app (usually some spam), check your suspicions, leave it, and forget it.</p>”,”elementId”:”e4e038e7-eb23-4268-bee8-4cf4e3031a65″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>It’s not quite the same, however, if you get added to a top-secret operational group by the US national security adviser alongside some of the most senior US administration officials, up to the level of the actual US vice-president, where they discuss strikes on another country on a commercial chat app.</p>”,”elementId”:”7be18b81-cab2-40c1-971f-4037912d5f49″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Europe wakes up with astonishment to reports in the Atlantic – and the authenticity of the group confirmed by the White House – that <a href=”https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/”>“The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans”</a> on strikes against the Huthis in Yemen.</p>”,”elementId”:”3223d62f-f5ee-4500-b683-cae820b4d4a4″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”prefix”:”Related: “,”text”:”White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist”,”elementId”:”84d7e2c6-af65-4782-98cc-bba100a1fca9″,”role”:”thumbnail”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/journalist-trump-yemen-war-chat”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>There is a lot to be said about the foreign policy, intelligence implications of this highly-sensitive security leak, and we have key US reactions for you here.</p>”,”elementId”:”57fa0601-102e-45ea-9a68-e945a2456a27″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”prefix”:”Related: “,”text”:”Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’”,”elementId”:”232a328b-6a65-4ec2-b62c-c3167521fdb3″,”role”:”thumbnail”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/journalist-trump-yemen-war-chat-reaction”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>However, one other thing that stands out in the texts revealed by the Atlantic is genuine and visceral resentment against <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news” data-component=”auto-linked-tag”>Europe</a> among top US officials.</p>”,”elementId”:”415baa51-fc9b-4b73-b4c3-74e46ba19a0f”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p><strong>JD Vance</strong>, of the Munich speech fame, says how much he hates “bailing Europe again,” arguing that the strike and the unblocking of routes would benefit Europe most.</p>”,”elementId”:”afc6055b-5a28-472a-9d53-3f4cc323555c”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>US defence secretary <strong>Pete Hegseth</strong> joins in along similar lines: “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC.”</p>”,”elementId”:”f03375d5-0ce5-442a-99a6-b180f21bd6e6″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Other officials discuss how they could claim the costs of the strike back from Europe, with “further economic gain extracted in return.”</p>”,”elementId”:”fa1b7463-2c35-42ee-a726-83329124cfad”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The leak raises major questions about the safety of sharing intelligence with the US, how it’s handled, and who has access to sensitive information.</p>”,”elementId”:”75d9d658-bede-47dd-9589-0f88c24b9342″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Allies will also no doubt take note of the fact that the group appears to have been created just as US envoy <strong>Steve Witkoff</strong> may have been, erm, literally at the Kremlin holding talks with Vladimir Putin over <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine” data-component=”auto-linked-tag”>Ukraine</a>. This prompts further concerns. I’m sure the Kremlin wifi has strong privacy protections, right?</p>”,”elementId”:”b60bafe9-6cb8-459b-9757-2518c0b610e8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The breach comes at a particularly sensitive time as Europe waits to learn what has come out of US talks with <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia” data-component=”auto-linked-tag”>Russia</a> in Riyadh, so we are unlikely to hear many public reactions to these comments from seething Europeans. <em>(But, by all means, add me to your secret groups and let me know what you think, European diplomats!).</em></p>”,”elementId”:”8b18e38f-b254-48c4-9cb2-2d9b03ab220e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>But first reactions from some of former leaders and diplomats give you an idea of what they may think.</p>”,”elementId”:”c503e9e4-9e08-4c74-abc6-d73c68176f15″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Former Swedish prime minister <strong>Carl Bildt</strong> noted that “in the amazing story of the Signal group coordinating Yemen air strikes, Vice President JD Vance once again comes out as driven by <strong>deep anti-European resentment.”</strong></p>”,”elementId”:”2216c52c-3b9a-4b7b-963c-6bbc6dd9049a”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Former Polish ambassador to the US <strong>Marek Magierowski</strong> described the report simply as <strong>“chilling.” </strong>On Witkoff, he added: “Le Carré, Forsyth and Clancy together would not have come up with such an absurd scenario.”</p>”,”elementId”:”43170fac-550c-4856-b2c3-867863927643″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>It’s a long day ahead for us as we await update on US-Russia talks, and with the first sitting of the new German parliament, so let’s get going.</p>”,”elementId”:”5de3b752-48af-4704-9814-0731bc344c75″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>It’s <strong>Tuesday, 25 March 2025</strong>, and this is <strong>Europe live</strong>. It’s <strong>Jakub Krupa</strong> here.</p>”,”elementId”:”050e9c2f-4dc2-4a2a-8513-9b6b041cb75d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Good morning.</p>”,”elementId”:”b8cac856-cecd-4a7c-8624-95a9cd78836d”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”abstract”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1742891155000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”04.25 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1742891144000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”04.25 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1742891155000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”04.25 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”04.25″,”title”:”Morning opening: New group, who this?”,”contributors”:[{“name”:”Jakub Krupa”,”imageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2025/01/22/Jakub_Krupa.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=41cc9981ec7b067e2d3b5391c5a68a4f”,”largeImageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2025/01/22/Jakub_Krupa.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4a039a2b765744058f3c2c677268513e”}],”primaryDateLine”:”Tue 25 Mar 2025 14.04 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First printed on Tue 25 Mar 2025 04.25 EDT”}],”filterKeyEvents”:false,”id”:”key-events-carousel-mobile”,”absoluteServerTimes”:false,”renderingTarget”:”Net”}”>
America stated it’s dedicated to serving to Ukraine alternate prisoners of conflict, launch civilian detainees and return “forcibly transferred Ukrainian youngsters,” Reuters reported.
The outlet has extra on the origin of the deal:
The deal is successfully a return to the Black Sea Initiative, struck in 2022 with the assistance of Turkey and the United Nations, and to an accompanying three-year memorandum of understanding below which U.N. officers agreed to assist Russia get its meals and fertilizer exports to international markets.
Russia withdrew from the initiative in 2023, complaining that its personal meals and fertilizer exports confronted severe obstacles, although Moscow is just not at present dealing with severe issues getting its grain to market by the Black Sea.
Whereas Russian exports of meals and fertilizer usually are not topic to Western sanctions, Moscow has stated restrictions on funds, logistics and insurance coverage have amounted to a barrier to shipments.
Russia stated on Tuesday that the US agreed to raise restrictions on meals, fertilizer and delivery in alternate for a Black Sea safety deal and an finish to strikes on power infrastructure, Reuters reviews, calling the transfer the “clearest progress but in direction of a wider ceasefire”. The outlet has a rundown of which nation will get what within the deal.
Right here’s what’s in retailer for Russia:
America stated it “will assist restore Russia’s entry to the world marketplace for agricultural and fertilizer exports, decrease maritime insurance coverage prices, and improve entry to ports and fee methods for such transactions”.
Russia stated it had agreed with Washington “to make sure the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, which incorporates making certain the protection of navigation within the Black Sea, the non-use of pressure and the prevention of using industrial vessels for navy functions whereas organizing acceptable management measures by way of the inspection of such vessels”.
The Kremlin stated the deal on maritime security would come into pressure after a collection of situations had been met – together with the lifting of restrictions and sanctions on a serious agricultural financial institution, exporters of meals and fertilizer and on Russian vessels.
Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of nationwide intelligence, spoke to the US Senate intelligence committee Tuesday, saying earlier than the settlement was introduced that Russia remains to be a safety risk, citing its cyber and nuclear capabilities.
“Amongst Russia’s most regarding developments is a brand new satellite tv for pc designed to hold a nuclear weapon,” she stated Tuesday earlier than the settlement was introduced.
Russia says it has agreed to make sure protected navigation in Black Sea – however has calls for
Pjotr Sauer
Russia stated it might decide to a Black Sea truce as soon as US sanctions are lifted on key monetary establishments supporting its meals exports.
In a readout on the Russia–US talks posted by the Kremlin, Moscow stated it had agreed to make sure protected navigation within the Black Sea, however solely “after the next situations are met,” earlier than itemizing a collection of phrases, together with the lifting of US sanctions on the Russian Agricultural Financial institution and different banks concerned in meals commerce.
“America will help in restoring Russian agricultural and fertilizer exports to the worldwide market, decreasing the price of maritime insurance coverage, and increasing entry to ports and fee methods to conduct such transaction,” Moscow stated.
In its personal readout of the talks, the US steered it was planning to ease some sanctions on Russia’s meals sector, stating that “the US will assist restore Russia’s entry to the world marketplace for agricultural and fertilizer exports.”
Moscow additionally stated it wished port service restrictions and sanctions on Russian-flagged vessels concerned within the commerce of meals merchandise—together with seafood—and fertilizers to be lifted.
Individually, Moscow stated the 2 sides had additionally agreed to develop measures to halt strikes on Russian and Ukrainian power services for a interval of 30 days, which the Kremlin stated began on 18 March, “with the opportunity of extension or withdrawal if both celebration fails to conform”.
Downing Avenue stated it’s “hopeful of the progress” after the announcement Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a deal on the Black Sea.
However the British authorities was unclear whether or not it might comply with American efforts to ease some sanctions on Russia as a part of the deal agreed on Tuesday, PA reported.
Instantly following information of the settlement, a No 10 spokesperson stated: “Our place for the time being is that we’re clearly hopeful of the progress.
“We’re following developments intently.”
Human rights campaigner Sir Invoice Browder warned in opposition to easing sanctions on Russia following the announcement of a ceasefire within the Black Sea.
He advised the PA information company: “That is lacking the purpose fully.
“Russia can proceed to pound civilian targets like hospitals, faculties and condominium buildings and I’m certain they’ll.
“And by getting this concession, it saves Russia’s oil refineries that are one of many key engines of funding for his or her conflict.
“Moreover, releasing Russia from sanctions is hardly an acceptable response to a rustic which has killed tens of hundreds of harmless Ukrainians and performed a trillion {dollars} of harm.
“There’s completely nothing to rejoice right here.”
Russia confirms that Moscow has agreed to make sure protected navigation within the Black Sea, the Kremlin stated on Tuesday.
Russia and the US have additionally agreed to develop measures to halt strikes on Russian and Ukrainian power services for a interval of 30 days.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Black Sea and power ceasefire efficient instantly
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated a truce masking the Black Sea and power infrastructure was efficient instantly on Tuesday and that he would search extra weapons and sanctions on Russia from Donald Trump if Moscow broke the offers.
America stated earlier it had made separate agreements with Kyiv and Moscow to make sure protected navigation within the Black Sea and to implement a ban on strikes in opposition to power services within the two nations.
“If the Russians violate this, then I’ve a direct query for President Trump. In the event that they violate, right here is the proof – we ask for sanctions, we ask for weapons, and so on,” Zelenskiy advised reporters at a information convention in Kyiv.
Jakub Krupa
That’s all from me, Jakub Krupa, however my colleague Tom Ambrose is right here to information you thru the night with extra reactions from Ukraine, US, Russia and Europe as quickly as we get them.
US state secretary Marco Rubio simply welcomed the international ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Washington DC, however all the media protection of their assembly lasted precisely 36 seconds as they posed for an image in entrance of their nationwide flags.
They didn’t reply to questions from reporters.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses for {a photograph} with the Overseas Relations Ministers of Lithuania – Kstutis Budrys, Estonia – Margus Tsahkna, and Latvia – Baiba Braze on the Benjamin Franklin room on the US State Division earlier than their assembly in Washington, DC. {Photograph}: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Photographs
Motion of Russian navy vessels past Japanese Black Sea would violate sea settlement, Ukraine says
The assertion, launched within the identify of defence minister Rustem Umerov, says that “the motion of Russian navy vessels past the Japanese Black Sea will likely be thought of a violation of the spirit of this settlement.”
It added it should additionally “be thought of a violation of the obligations to make sure freedom of navigation within the Black Sea and a risk to the nationwide safety of Ukraine.”
“In such case, Ukraine can have the complete proper to train the correct to self-defence,” it famous.
Curiously, it additionally goes additional than the US assertion on the power strikes, saying that “all events agreed to implement the agreements … on a whole ban on assaults on the power infrastructure of Ukraine and Russia.”
The assertion additionally added that “for the efficient implementation of the agreements, it is very important maintain extra technical consultations as quickly as doable to agree on all the small print and technical points of the implementation, monitoring and management of the agreements.”
Let’s see what comes out of Russia.
Two very comparable readouts present each phrase issues – snap evaluation
Jakub Krupa
It’s price noting that whereas we technically acquired two separate statements on US talks with Ukraine and Russia, they’re very, very comparable.
In actual fact, the important thing components on ceasefire at sea and settlement “to develop measures for implementing” the ban on power infrastructure strikes are actually the identical to keep away from any confusion in decoding what has been agreed by the edges.
After US president Donald Trump spoke with Russian president Vladimir Putin earlier this month, the 2 sides issued fully completely different readouts, resulting in confusion over the extent of the ban on strikes on infrastructure and whether or not it solely coated power, or additionally vital civilian infrastructure.
This time we get two very comparable texts, solely marginally customised to cowl particular person discussions: with Russia, on restoring its entry to agricultural and fertiliser exports; with Ukraine on returning prisoners of conflict, civilian detainees, and forcibly transferred Ukrainian youngsters.
Let’s see what particulars come out in additional briefings we’re certainly going to get from the opposite sides of the settlement: Ukraine and Russia.
US says it has agreed sea ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine to make sure ‘protected navigation in Black Sea’; will ‘develop measures’ to cease power strikes
The White Home has simply printed two readouts from its talks with Russia and Ukraine, successfully asserting an settlement for a ceasefire at sea “to make sure protected navigation, remove using pressure, and forestall using industrial vessels for navy functions within the Black Sea.”
It additionally stated the 2 nations agreed to “develop measures for implementing” the sooner settlement to cease strikes in opposition to power infrastructure, each statements stated.
Ukraine and Russia will even “proceed working towards attaining a sturdy and lasting peace,” the statements learn.
In the Ukraine-specific readout, the White Home additionally stated the US confirmed it “stays dedicated to serving to obtain the alternate of prisoners of conflict, the discharge of civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian youngsters.”
The Russia-specific document famous that the US would assist “restore Russia’s entry to the world marketplace for agricultural and fertiliser exports, decrease maritime insurance coverage prices, and improve entry to ports and fee methods for such transactions.”
Each variations ended stressing that “the US reiterated President Donald J. Trump’s crucial that the killing on either side of the Russia-Ukraine battle should cease, as the required step towards attaining an everlasting peace settlement.”
“To that finish, the US will proceed facilitating negotiations between either side to realize a peaceable decision, according to the agreements made in Riyadh,” they stated.
‘No proof’ to counsel Heathrow substation fireplace was suspicious, UK police says
A noticeboard at a tube station at Heathrow Airport in London. {Photograph}: Maja Smiejkowska/PA
The UK police investigating the hearth of the electrical energy substation in Hayes that disrupted the operations of Heathrow airport and European air area final Friday have confirmed it discovered “no proof to counsel that the incident was suspicious in nature.”
It stated it was “now not treating this as a probably felony matter,” supporting different companions as they give the impression of being into what brought on the hearth.
“Ought to any related new data or proof come to gentle it is going to be checked out and thought of as acceptable,” they stated.
Fury in Denmark over US senator’s feedback Greenlanders are ‘all in’ on US plans
Republican US senator Tommy Tubervilleclaimed in an interview with Fox Business earlier that Greenlanders are “all in on it,” referring to US plans to take management over the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
His feedback sparked a livid response from Danish diplomats and lawmakers, including gasoline to the rising frustration with what they see because the US interference in Danish and Greenlandic politics.
Danish ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen advised Tuberville in a social media post that he “merely acquired this fallacious.”
“It’s important to revisit your information on Greenland, together with what the folks need.
It isn’t respectful to ship a delegation of senior officers at the moment, when the Greenlandic politicians say that they don’t need this go to.”
Rasmus Jarlov, outspoken chair of the defence committee within the Danish parliament, went additional saying “it is rather exhausting to take care of this.”
“The chief of Greenland viciously says no. Each single member of the Greenlandic parliament says no. They simply had an election two weeks in the past. Nobody who needs to be American was elected. Not a single one,” he stated.
He added {that a} latest ballot confirmed that 85% of Greenlanders are in opposition to leaving Denmark, and solely 6% backed the transfer in direction of the US.
He continued:
“It’s nearly unanimous. By no means has a NO been clearer.
But these [expletive] folks simply proceed to lie and inform the American public that folks in Greenland wish to be a part of the USA. And the American ‘journalists’ allow them to get away with it.
It’s unbelievable.”
Earlier I introduced you the newest feedback from Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, speaking about the “unacceptable” stress put by the US on Greenland with this week’s visits of vice-president JD Vance’s spouse, Usha Vance, and senior US officers (11:45).
Here’s a video of what she stated:
Danish PM says US is placing ‘unacceptable stress’ on Greenland – video
UK refuses to criticise US officers and their Sign feedback on Europe
On the sooner matter of US Sign group on Yemen, we have had an on-the-record response from the UK, with prime minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson refusing to straight criticise the 2 figures who had been most crucial of Europe, JD Vance, the vice-president, and Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary.
And the spokesperson insisted that the UK stays pleased to share intelligence with the US regardless of the leak, which concerned detailed planning for a navy assault being shared inadvertently on Sign, a industrial chat app, with a journalist.
Requested if the federal government was happy that any intelligence it shared with the Trump administration can be correctly dealt with, the spokesperson relied:
Sure. The US is our closest ally with regards to intelligence and defence. We have now a longstanding relationship on intelligence and defence cooperation … We’ll proceed and proceed to construct on the very robust relationship we have already got with the US.
The spokesperson wouldn’t talk about the leak intimately. However requested if the federal government was “100% assured” about sharing secret data with the US, the spokesperson replied: “Sure.”
For extra UK reactions, you’ll be able to comply with my colleague Andrew Sparrow’s reside weblog right here:
Russia able to strike new Black Sea deal if Washington ‘orders’ Zelenskyy to respect it, Lavrov claims
We’re getting extra strains from Russia on its talks with the US over the weekend and on Monday.
Reuters is reporting that Russian international minister Sergei Lavrov claimed the nation was keen to strike a brand new settlement on the protection of delivery within the Black Sea – a doable stepping stone in direction of a ceasefire with Ukraine – however provided that the US ordered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to respect it.
All sides criticised the opposite over the collapse in 2023 of an earlier settlement meant to make sure the protection of service provider delivery within the Black Sea after Russia despatched tens of hundreds of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Reuters stated.
“We’ll want clear ensures. And given the unhappy expertise of agreements with simply Kyiv, the ensures can solely be the results of an order from Washington to Zelenskyy and his group to do one factor and never the opposite,” Lavrov stated in televised feedback.
Reuters famous that Lavrov’s feedback indicated that Russia will demand an additional tightening of US stress on Zelenskyy earlier than it should conform to a maritime ceasefire, which Washington says can be an necessary step in direction of a extra complete truce.
Russia’s international minister Sergei Lavrov leaves after a press convention of Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, earlier this month. {Photograph}: Maxim Shemetov/EPA
In his regular update last night, Zelenskyy stated that “Russia stays the one actor dragging this conflict out, jeering at each our folks and the worldwide group,” as he known as for “robust actions” to “push Russia towards peace.”
Russia sought guilty Ukraine for blocking a joint US-Russian assertion on progress made in peace talks in Saudi Arabia, with senior Russian senator Vladimir Chizhov telling state TV channel Rossiya-24:
“The truth that they sat for 12 hours and apparently agreed on a joint assertion, which was not adopted although due to Ukraine’s place, could be very typical and symptomatic,” Reuters reported.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that “there’s an understanding that the contacts will proceed, however there’s nothing concrete for the time being.”
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