This is cobbled together from speaking to multiple sources on both sides of the Capitol. The House is now aiming to vote Thursday on the “clean” interim spending bill which would fund the government through November 27. But Republicans must first get the bill through the House. Several senior House Republican sources said that they were still […]
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EU agrees to extend sanctions against Russia for 6 months
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. The European Union on June 26 reached an agreement to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months, an undisclosed EU official told the Kyiv Independent. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed the agreement shortly afterwards in a joint press conference alongside European Commission […]
US wants Putin to extend Easter truce beyond Sunday, State Department says
The United States aims to secure “a full and comprehensive ceasefire” in Ukraine beyond a temporary Easter truce, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on April 20 in a statement emailed to Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a temporary Easter ceasefire from 6 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 until midnight on April […]
EU foreign ministers agree to extend sanctions against Russia
Editor’s note: This story is being updated. European Union foreign ministers approved the extension of sanctions against Russia on Jan. 27, the EU’s chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, announced on X. “Europe delivers: EU foreign ministers just agreed to extend again the sanctions on Russia. This will continue to deprive Moscow of revenues to finance its […]