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President Donald Trump is heading to China this week with a smaller-than-expected group of U.S. corporate executives, hoping to turn a tense summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping into a show of economic strength, trade progress, and diplomatic control at a moment when Beijing may have more leverage than Washington wants to admit.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sharply accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of lying after the Ukrainian leader claimed the Trump administration was conditioning U.S. security guarantees on Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas region, escalating tensions between Washington and Kyiv during fragile peace negotiations with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that the United States is playing a central role in a planned large-scale prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, one that could become among the biggest swaps since the war began.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also pointed to ongoing assistance, including oil shipments, and said such support would continue alongside contributions from China

Errol Musk, the father of Elon Musk, said in an interview with Russian state news agency RIA Novosti that he believes Jeffrey Epstein is still alive, repeating a claim that contradicts the official U.S. finding that Epstein died by suicide in federal custody in 2019.

The findings come as the Trump administration increases pressure on Cuba, including tightening economic measures and seeking political change in Havana.

Russia's air force is emerging from the war in Ukraine as a more dangerous fighting force than many Western officials believed in 2022, according to airpower analysts who say Moscow has used the conflict to sharpen tactics, improve weapons integration, and give pilots far more combat experience than they had before the invasion.

Russia is preparing a second oil shipment to Cuba, a fresh sign that Moscow is stepping in as Havana struggles with a punishing fuel shortage that has triggered blackouts, transportation disruptions, and broader economic paralysis.

A Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of crude arrived at the Cuban port of Matanzas this week, marking the first such delivery in three months

Cuba consumes an estimated 100,000 barrels of fuel per day but produces only about 40% domestically

A top Cuban official celebrated the arrival of a Russian tanker loaded with hundreds of thousands of oil barrels to address acute shortages taking place in the island.

Russia welcomed the arrival of an oil shipment to Cuba, framing the delivery as humanitarian assistance despite ongoing U.S. restrictions that have contributed to a deepening energy crisis on the island.

A Russian tanker arrived in Cuba this week after President Donald Trump said he wouldn't enforce the U.S.'s oil blockade on the island.

One of two ships carrying Russian oil that appeared to be heading to Cuba arrived in Venezuelan waters, according to a new report.

Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev confirmed that the country is sending fuel to Cuba, effectively defying the U.S. blockade on the island's private sector.

A Russian tanker carrying hundreds of thousands of oil barrels is less than a week from reaching Cuba, potentially setting up a showdown with the U.S., which continues enforcing a fuel blockade of the island.

Russia is maintaining ambiguity about whether it is sending fuel to Cuba, a move that would mean evading an ongoing U.S. blockade.

The U.S. is seeking to prevent Cuba from getting Russian oil despite lifting restrictions on it to reduce energy prices soaring during the war in Iran.

A sanctioned oil tanker sailing under the Russian flag is also heading to Cuba while carrying hundreds of thousands of oil barrels as the island continues to face acute fuel shortages.

Russia condemned the U.S.'s pressure of Cuba, saying it will continue providing support to the island, including "material support."

A tanker believed to be carrying Russian oil resumed navigation to Cuba weeks after diverting course as the country continues to endure critical fuel shortages.

Coons' comments came after Trump and Putin held a roughly one-hour phone call Monday described by Russian officials as "frank" and "constructive"

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Venezuelan oil and the impact of the war with Iran on global energy markets during what the Kremlin described as a "frank" and "constructive" phone call.

Elon Musk appears to have limited Russia's access to Starlink over the past weeks, a development that has allowed Ukraine to make gains at the battlefront, according to a new report.

The Trump administration is moving to ease fuel shipments to Cuba's private sector as part of a broader strategy to make the island more dependent on U.S. supplies, according to a new report.

A tanker believed to be carrying Russian oil that was on its way to Cuba changed course and diverted from the island, which continues to experience severe fuel shortages.

The Russian Intelligence Service (SVR) is claiming that the UK and France are preparing to give nuclear weapons to Ukraine as the invasion of Russia enters its fifth year.

Cuba has until late march before running out of fuel as a result of the ongoing blockade imposed by the U.S., according to an analyst.

A ship potentially carrying Russian fuel is on its way to Cuba, potentially challenging the blockade imposed to the U.S. on the island, according to a new report.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to "show common sense" and "abandon its plans for a naval blockade" of Cuba as the country teeters on the brink of collapse due to fuel shortages.