After annoying, the time is for appeasement. “I think he will be up to what he told me. And I think he will now fulfill his share of the contract,” said the White House Donald Trump about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday March 31, after expressed the day before his frustration in the face of blockages preventing a cease-fire agreement between Moscow and kyiv. On Russian oil, the 47th American president added that he did not want to “impose additional customs”, changing your tone too after his last threats.
Info to remember
⇒ Negotiations on Ukraine: Donald Trump believes that Vladimir Putin “will fill his share”
⇒ The head of German diplomacy accuses the Russian president of “playing the watch”
⇒ Beijing ready to play a “constructive role” to end the war in Ukraine
11:05 am
China assures that it will work with Russia to contribute to peace
Chinese diplomacy Wang Yi assured on Tuesday, during a visit to Moscow, that Beijing would work with Russia to contribute to peace and intended to strengthen the links between the two countries to reach “a new phase”. “We will work together to make new contributions to the cause of peace and the development of humanity,” said Wang Li during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. He stressed that cooperation with Moscow would “certainly be renewed with a new vitality and enter a new phase”.
10:30 am
Sweden invests nearly 10 million euros to modernize its anti -aid shelters
Sweden has announced to invest 100 million crowns (9.3 million euros) in the inspection, control and renovation of anti -ientomic shelters, the authorities who have repeatedly warned that the country had to prepare for the risk of a war. With nearly 64,000 shelters, it is one of the countries with the largest number of bunkers in the world. Since 2024, the Swedish Agency for Civil Contenses (MSB) has intensified the inspections and controls of these shelters.
Sweden, which became the 32nd NATO member in early March 2024, is investing in improving the operating capacities of emergency services in the event of a conflict, strengthening cybersecurity and completing drug stocks. A vast project to modernize large shelters, capable of welcoming thousands of people, is also underway, said MSB in a statement published on Monday.
9:10 am
The head of German diplomacy accuses Putin of “playing the watch”
The head of German diplomacy Annalena Baerbock, arrived on Tuesday visiting kyiv, accused the Russian president Vladimir Putin of “playing the watch” and of simulating a desire to negotiate a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine. “Ukraine is ready for an immediate ceasefire; it is Putin who plays the watch, who does not want peace and who continues her war of aggression contrary to international law,” said the minister when he arrived in kyiv, according to a statement from the ministry.
The Russian president “pretended to be ready to negotiate, but does not deviate from an iota of his objectives,” she added. Under American pressure, kyiv accepted on March 11 an unconditional cessation of the fighting, for 30 days.
07:20
Beijing ready to play a “constructive role” to end the war in Ukraine
China is ready to play a “constructive role” to put an end to the war in Ukraine while supporting Moscow in the defense of its “interests,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an interview with the Russian agency Ria Novosti on Tuesday. Wang Yi is visiting Moscow this week for discussions with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, and must also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin.
In his interview with Ria Novosti, the chief of Chinese diplomacy clarified that China was “ready, taking into account the aspirations of the parties involved, to play a constructive role with the international community … in the regulations” of the conflict.
Diplomatic and economic cooperation between Beijing and Moscow has intensified in recent years, in particular since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the sanctions of the international community aimed at the Russian war effort. China presents itself as a neutral part in this war, and affirms that it does not provide a lethal weapon to one or the other camp, in opposition to the United States or to several European countries. But it remains a key political and economic ally of Russia, to the point that the member countries of NATO described it as “decisive facilitator” of the war – which Beijing has never condemned.
07:00
Negotiations on Ukraine: Donald Trump believes that Vladimir Putin “will fill his share”
Donald Trump estimated that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was going to “fill his share”, after having expressed the day before his frustration in the face of blockages preventing a ceasefire between Moscow and kyiv. “I think he will show up to what he told me. And I think he will now fulfill his share of the contract. And then there is Zelensky, hoping that he will be up to the task,” said the American president in the White House.
Seeking to fill his own campaign promises, Donald Trump puts pressure on a rapid end of the war in Ukraine, but the talks have so far led to any concrete breakthrough. On Sunday, the American president said he was “very upset” and “furious” against the Russian president reluctant to engage in the cease-fire agreement, threatening to impose new taxes on Russian oil, according to an interview with the NBC channel.
6:55 am
Oil led to the threats of the United States to indirectly tax Russian production
Oil prices jumped on Monday, driven by Washington’s threat to raise customs duties against countries buying Russian production, in the absence of agreement on a cease-fire in Ukraine. The price of the Brent of the Brent of the North Sea, for delivery in May, of which it is the last day of rating, advanced 1.51 % to 74.74 dollars. Its American equivalent, the barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), for delivery the same month, increased by 3.06 % to $ 71.48.
“If Russia and I are not able to reach an agreement to put an end to the bloodbath in Ukraine, and I think it was Russia’s fault […]I will impose secondary customs duties on all the oil that comes out of Russia, “said US President Donald Trump on Sunday. On Monday, he said he did not want to” impose customs duties “additional.” But I think I would do something if I thought he did not do what it takes, “he added about Vladimir Putin.