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According to Le Monde, citing sources, U.S. special envoy Witkoff held a tense meeting in Florida on October 9 with Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office.
Sources claimed that Witkoff spoke to Budanov “like a child,” trying to “teach” him how to make money.
Witkoff proposed a postwar “regional prosperity plan” that included fully restoring Russian oil and gas transit to Europe through Ukrainian territory.
Witkoff argued that Ukraine would earn transit revenues while Europe would benefit from lower energy costs.
Budanov reportedly replied that Ukraine’s model is “not Belarus, but Poland,” then stepped out to call President Zelenskyy, who advised him not to show any reaction.
When the talks resumed, the Ukrainian side was shown a document outlining a U.S.-Russia diesel deal.
An irritated Witkoff reportedly said: “Accept this diesel deal and stop striking Russian oil refineries — you are putting the world at risk!”
Ukrainian participants were described as shocked, viewing the plan as creating dependency on Moscow and noting that the United States appeared to have secured nothing in return from Putin.
A source close to the delegation told Le Monde: “I have never seen the Ukrainians so stunned and alarmed after a meeting.”
Analysts contrasted the episode with the February 28, 2025 Oval Office incident, saying this one involves concrete policy decisions that could affect Ukraine’s ability to defend itself ahead of a potentially harsh winter.
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The Battle of Alberta returns. @RogersPlace. Tonight.
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The secretary of the left-wing CGIL trade union Maurizio Landini posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Brazilian President Lula.
However, the original photo also showed his predecessor Susanna Camusso, who was promptly photoshopped out.
Oct 27, 2026
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Sote-menojen kasvun, armeijan tarpeiden ja nousevien korkojen vuoksi valtio ottaa pian velkaa 20 miljardia vuodessa.
Eläkkeet joutuvat nyt tulilinjalle, kun sopeutusurakan massiivisuus valkenee kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/254…
A union built on burocracy, assembly line legislation, bookkeeping, cowardice, faces an inevitable trajectory toward institutional collapse.
EU was desperate to bury Iceland's August decision to reject EU membership.
So up stepped Carney, gifting the embattled and unelected von der Leyen some positive PR around her September State of the Union speech.
It worked. Media brands the world over painted EU as something even democratic Canada wished to join.
And now, just a month later, the silly and unworkable proposal is quietly killed, to little media attention.
Henry Graham retweeted
EU was desperate to bury Iceland's August decision to reject EU membership.
So up stepped Carney, gifting the embattled and unelected von der Leyen some positive PR around her September State of the Union speech.
It worked. Media brands the world over painted EU as something even democratic Canada wished to join.
And now, just a month later, the silly and unworkable proposal is quietly killed, to little media attention.
🚨 BREAKING: EU countries have dropped the idea of offering Canada "associate member" status in the 27-member bloc, opting instead for softer language promising "ever closer association," according to a draft statement, seen by POLITICO.
Full story: vist.ly/5qd4s
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"Like an alcoholic who cannot admit they have a drinking problem, the former PM is convinced that everyone else is to blame for her failures."
Read Simon Heffer's zero star review 👇
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In the library at the Scuola Normale in Pisa, Carlo Ginzburg, age 20, made three decisions in the same instant: to become a historian, to study witchcraft trials, and to try and rescue the voices of the defendants. nplusonemag.com/online-only/…
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Israeli opposition leader theoretically has enough seats to oust Netanyahu. The problem is he'd need the support from the Arab parties. And if they join government, then the non-Arab parties will no longer support him.
Shekel worst performing currency
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Always read @NeriZilber This is why I'm not surprised by the results. Stellar reporting and analysis through and through.
Turbulent weeks ahead-- across the region.
For those shocked by the election results (at least so far) in Israel - I tried to warn you. giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
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For those shocked by the election results (at least so far) in Israel - I tried to warn you. giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
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Trump's affordability message: "You could even come to Mar-a-Lago. You'll be my guest. The problem is that for $5,000 the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert. I'm not even sure you could buy that! No, don't go there. It's not a good place if you're price conscious."
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Techno-optimists, AI doomers, open-sourcers and safety-first advocates all have very different ideas about where AI should go. Big Think managing editor @KristinJHouser maps out 10 philosophies that divide the AI world, who holds each one, and what we risk if each one wins. Read it here: bigthink.com/history-society…
ALT Big Think's print magazine open to "The Philosophies of AI" by Kristin Houser, showing illustrated profiles of the techno-optimists, AI doomers, effective accelerationists and safety-first advocates.
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"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well." —George Orwell, "1984”
