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Putin and Trump agreed on the end of the war through peace, according to the Kremlin
The Kremlin assured today that the Russian presidents, Vladimir Putin, and the American presidents, Donald Trump, agreed on Wednesday during their telephone conversation that the end of the war in Ukraine is possible through peaceful means.
“There is agreement that the settlement is possible through peace negotiations,” said Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, in his daily telephone press conference.
Peskov stressed that “there is political will, which was confirmed during yesterday’s conversation by both parties, to engage in dialogue in search of settlement.”
“From now on we have to wait for the first results of the joint work,” he said.
According to the spokesman, Moscow has already begun to form the working group that will participate in the negotiations and stressed that the conversation between both presidents was “very important”, since there had been no contacts at the highest level between Moscow and Washington for a long time.
Putin and Trump agreed that they will “immediately” order their advisors to organize a bilateral meeting, like the one that both dignitaries held in 2018 in Helsinki, he said.
“The previous US Administration supported the point of view that everything possible must be done for the war to continue. The current Administration, from what we see, is attached to the position that everything possible must be done to stop the war and for peace to prevail,” he said.
He added: “We like the position of this Administration much more. We are open to dialogue.”
On the other hand, Peskov denied that both leaders had addressed issues such as a possible ceasefire, the lifting of sanctions and the recognition of the Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia, including the Crimean peninsula.
As for the possible European participation, he replied that Moscow cannot forget what happened with the Minsk Peace Agreements, which were ten years old the day before and that Russia accuses Kiev and its European allies of non-compliance.
“You have to arm yourself with patience,” he recommended to the press about the details of the future negotiations and the meeting between Putin and Trump.
Trump said on Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart for both countries to begin “negotiations immediately” with the aim of ending the war in Ukraine.
As Trump explained on his social network Truth Social, the agreement with Putin was reached after a “long and very productive phone call,” in which both leaders expressed their willingness to “stop the millions of deaths that are taking place in the war between Russia and Ukraine.”
Meanwhile, the Kremlin reported that Putin reminded his colleague that to achieve a lasting peace it is necessary to “eliminate” the original causes of the conflict, in reference to the expansion of NATO.
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Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Dick Cheney, former U.S. vice president under George W. Bush and a chief architect of the 2000s “war on terror,” died Monday night at age 84.
According to a family statement, Cheney passed away due to complications from pneumonia and cardiovascular disease.
Cheney, who rose to political prominence as White House Chief of Staff under President Gerald Ford in the 1970s, went on to become one of the most influential vice presidents in U.S. history during the Bush administration (2001–2009). He was widely known as one of the strongest advocates for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
In his later years, however, Cheney emerged as a vocal critic of the Republican Party under Donald Trump’s leadership.
“Dick Cheney was a great man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country and to live with courage, honor, love, kindness, and a passion for fishing,” his family said in a statement.
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Sheinbaum maintains 70% approval despite growing discontent in Mexico
Seven out of ten Mexicans — 70% — approve of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s performance a little over a year into her term, even as disapproval reached its highest level in October at 30%, according to a monthly survey published by the newspaper El Financiero.
The approval rating marks a slight decline compared to September (73%), August (74%), and especially February, when Sheinbaum peaked at 85%. Meanwhile, disapproval rose to 30%, three points higher than in August and double the levels recorded between January and March, when just 15% of respondents disapproved of her leadership.
Of the 1,000 Mexicans surveyed, 59% rated the government’s response to last month’s deadly storms — which left 83 people dead and 16 missing — as good or very good. Additionally, 56% gave positive marks to cleanup and recovery efforts, while 40% viewed them negatively.
Support programs for affected families received 53% positive and 42% negative evaluations. Sheinbaum’s visits to impacted areas generated a narrower split: 50% approval versus 45% disapproval.
The president’s empathy stood out as her most valued attribute, earning 63% favorable ratings, followed by honesty (59%), leadership (59%), and ability to deliver results (47%).
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Shootout in Sinaloa leaves 13 gunmen dead as authorities rescue kidnapping victims
A confrontation between Mexican security forces and an armed group in the troubled state of Sinaloa left 13 gunmen dead and four others arrested, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch reported on Monday.
Sinaloa, located on the Pacific coast, has been shaken for more than a year by a violent power struggle between factions of a powerful local cartel — a conflict that has resulted in at least 1,700 homicides, including 57 minors, and nearly 2,000 disappearances.
The shootout occurred around 12:45 p.m. local time (18:45 GMT) in the municipality of Guasave, where authorities were able to rescue nine kidnapped individuals following the clash. Officers also seized seven vehicles, long weapons, and tactical equipment, according to the minister’s post on X.
García Harfuch explained that security forces “were attacked by an armed group hiding under a bridge” while patrolling the La Brecha community of Guasave, prompting an “immediate response” from authorities.
The detainees and seized items have been turned over to Mexico’s federal prosecutor’s office, he added.
The internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel erupted after the capture of longtime leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who was betrayed and extradited to the United States in July 2024 by the son of his former partner Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Guzmán has been serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison since 2019.
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