WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy appeared with Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday as she brought together Russian and Ukrainian officials to mark the localized ceasefire she brokered between their nations in a besieged Ukrainian village. Putin envoy joins Melania Trump at White House event to discuss ceasefire she brokered in … Read more
US President Donald Trump has said he met Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House. As per Bloomberg, Trump said he did not meet any Ukrainian representatives. He also said a “big agreement” is coming. Donald Trump said he met Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) What Trump … Read more
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been accused of posting an unauthorised State Department press release using fabricated department letterhead to explain her departure as President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative. Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been accused of posting an unauthorized State Department … Read more
France’s new ambassador to the United States, Aurelien Lechevallier, officially took up his post this week, the French embassy said Thursday, after his appointment had been delayed due to a diplomatic spat between Paris and Washington. French envoy to US takes post after stalled approval “I wanted…to tell you all how honored I am to … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff faced criticism Wednesday for calling Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” despite the Russian leader’s brutal war in Ukraine. Trump envoy criticized for calling Putin ‘humanitarian’ Witkoff made the comments as he met Putin in Saint Petersburg to secure the release of Stephen Hubbard, an American citizen who was … Read more
President Donald Trump’s designated special envoy, Steve Witkoff, travelled to Russia on Wednesday to engage in discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and facilitate the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired educator from Michigan who had remained in Russian custody since 2022, as reported by Russian state-controlled media outlets. Stephen Hubbard, a former Michigan … Read more
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, with her designation expiring last month, a State Department official said on October 15. Noem will continue working on the initiative as a senior adviser to Deputy Secretary of State Christopher … Read more
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, with her designation expiring last month, a State Department official said on October 15. Noem will continue working on the initiative as a senior adviser to Deputy Secretary of State Christopher … Read more
Mike Waltz said Trump was not convinced that Iran was negotiating in good faith. US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the ongoing conflict because Tehran wanted sanctions relief and other concessions before negotiations on its nuclear programme.“They were asking for everything up front,” … Read more
Neria Leiter, son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, was critically injured in a car-ramming attack near Beit Horon in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, September 23. Leiter, an Israel Defense Forces reservist, was on duty at a checkpoint when a vehicle struck him. Emergency teams took him to Shaare Zedek Medical … Read more