US keeps sanctions against Russia, Türkiye may send peacekeepers to Ukraine - Thursday brief
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US President Donald Trump decided to extend sanctions against Russia for another year. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may agree to send troops for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.
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Trump extends sanctions against Russia for another year
US President Donald Trump has decided to extend sanctions against Russia for at least another year.
The document states that Russia's actions and policies still pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and therefore, sanctions "must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2025".
Erdoğan doesn't rule out sending Turkish peacekeepers to Ukraine – Bloomberg
Türkiye could send its military to Ukraine. But Ankara will not participate in any peacekeeping mission unless it is involved in all consultations and preparations for its formation.
Anonymous sources said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the matter with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during separate meetings in Ankara earlier this month.
NATO preparing 'billions more' in aid for Ukraine, says Rutte
NATO is preparing new aid for Ukraine, amounting to additional billions, stated NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after a conversation with US President Donald Trump.
According to Rutte, the US and NATO are growing stronger, and NATO members are rapidly increasing defense investments.
France discusses mineral extraction for defense industry with Ukraine since October
Paris and Kyiv have been discussing the use of Ukrainian minerals for France's defense industry since October 2024.
"Zelenskyy and his team saw that this raw materials issue could be one of the elements of negotiations with us to create resilience. So, President Trump (Donald Trump, the Head of the White House -ed.) didn’t come up with this entirely, as it was the Ukrainians who initiated it," Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces of France said.
US and Russia hold second meeting this month: What’s known about the talks
The United States and Russia were holding their second meeting in a month. Their representatives gathered in Istanbul and, as officially stated, would discuss the “normalizing the work of embassies” of the two countries.
RBC-Ukraine has gathered the latest information about the second round of talks between the US and Russia.
