Russian President Vladimir Putin has released Stephen Hubbard, a 73-year-old retired teacher from Big Rapids, Michigan, who had been imprisoned in Russia since 2022. According to the Detroit Free Press, President Donald Trump announced the release on Oct. 21, ending more than four years of captivity for an American the U.S. State Department said was … Read more
President Donald Trump waived key sanctions and tariffs against Russia late last week, defending the Trump Russia sanctions waiver on Sunday as a necessary step to keep peace negotiations over Ukraine alive. The move, taken just days before the measures were due to take effect, sent oil prices lower and drew sharp reactions from Kyiv, … Read more
Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries this week, ending a brief energy ceasefire and drawing a sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump, who called the renewed attacks a “disgrace” as European Union leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss the fallout. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes, signaling that Kyiv is “done” with … Read more