Lukoil’s $20 billion deal: the oil ‘battle’ uniting Trump, Putin and Gulf billionaires
The sale of Lukoil's international assets, worth around $20 billion, has moved from sanctions policy into the talks between Washington and Moscow, with a Boehly-led consortium backed by Gulf investors and a US state agency challenging Carlyle's earlier agreement.
Power Game: Putin sees U.S. as weakened, “defies” Trump’s message and prepares to meet Xi Jinping and Pezeshkian
According to The Washington Post, the Russian president believes the U.S. has been weakened by its prolonged war with Iran and is therefore unable to deter a Russian escalation in Ukraine, despite the message delivered to the Kremlin by the CIA director
Iran’s supreme leader still not seen in public six months into war
His prolonged absence is raising more and more questions about his health and the actual role he plays in decision-making
