Negotiations continue with Palestine protester up Big Ben clock tower | Protest

Negotiators are still working to persuade Palestinian protesters who have climbed up to the Big Ben Barefoot clocktower and come down safely. So far, the man has been flying the Palestinian flags for over 15 hours from the shelves at the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, in the House of Congress. Negotiations are expected […]
‘AmerExit’? Republicans push for US to leave NATO amid stalled Ukraine peace negotiations

The momentum is being built between some Republicans and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, withdrawing the US from NATO amid stalling negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. President Donald Trump reportedly floated personally to pull the United States out of the alliance during his first term, but Senator R-UTAH has publicly supported such […]
Trump Says There Is ‘No Room Left’ For Any Negotiations On Postponing Tariffs On Mexico, Canada

President Donald Trump said Monday that there were “no rooms left” due to negotiations over postponed tariffs in Mexico, Canada or China, in response to immigration and handling of the fentanyl crisis. Trump initially planned to impose a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on China on the role of allowing […]
Dan Crenshaw: Europeans can boost defense spending or ‘shut up’ on Ukraine negotiations

R-Texas MP Dan Crenshaw said Europeans would have more weight in negotiations to end the Ukrainian conflict and complain that they would need to either strengthen defence spending or “quickly” to end the conflict in Ukraine. Crenshaw said in Politico's “Power Play” podcast on Thursday that Europeans have not “have won't get a seat” at […]
Macron warns Trump to ‘be careful’ with Russia-Ukraine negotiations, says truce is ‘feasible’ in the next few weeks

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he warned President Trump to be “cautious” when dealing with negotiations to end Russia's war with Ukraine. “We want peace and I think President Trump's initiative is very positive, but my message was to say, “Be careful.” Because Ukraine needs substantial things…for the security of Europe and […]
Ukraine Mineral Rights at Center of Negotiations With U.S. – OilPrice.com

Just as Ukraine is preparing to mark the third year A full-scale Russian invasion On February 24, Kiev leaders weighed US proposals on access to Ukraine's mineral resources. On February 23, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said consultations with the US on the issue are “progressing.” On the same day, Trump's aide Steve Witkoff told CNN […]
Zelensky ‘Needs to Come Back to the Table’ on Mineral Negotiations

WASHINGTON – National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Thursday that President Volodimia Zelensky must return to the negotiation table regarding the rare earth mineral trade, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said will provide long-term security for Ukrainians. I stated. Waltz, who appeared at Thursday's briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House […]
Trump sidelines allies in Ukraine-Russia negotiations

Welcome to Hill's Defense & Natsec Newsletter {beacon} defense&National Security defense&National Security Big story Trump has put allies aside when opening the Ukraine-Russia Gambit European leaders were shocked to find themselves as they were screaming to respond to President Trump's first move to end the Russian war in Ukraine Outside of high stakes talk. […]
Bipartisan Group of Senators Agree Ukraine ‘Must Be Part of Any Negotiations’

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said Sunday on CBS's “Face the Nation” that a bipartisan group of senators agreed to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Partial transcripts as follows: Margaret Brennan: At the meeting you are in, you can talk to European leaders. What are they saying to you about their views in America now? Shaheen: Well, we're […]
Rubio: It’s up to Trump to determine if Putin is ‘serious about negotiations’

President Donald Trump's negotiator skills will help him determine whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said in. Rubio appears in CBS's “Face the Nation,” with host Margaret Brennan considering Putin “likes to use diplomacy as diplomacy to distract him […]