Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are planning a one-on-one meeting to settle the fate of Ukraine. Kyiv and its European allies want a seat at the table, and are pinning their hopes on the US special envoy to Russia and Ukraine's adviser Ludovic Hood.
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Back-door diplomacy A French administrative court ruling on the interior ministry's handling of an officer from a DGSI officer, who claimed to have been harassed and had his security clearance stripped, sheds light on a simmering dispute over the way contracts for the French domestic intelligence agency's future headquarters are being awarded.
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Agencies A recent disclosure by the new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, shows he undertook lobbying work in 2023 for the investment group of Sultan Jassim Al Thani. The latter claims to be acting independently, but records show the Qatari royal is a registered diplomat in London.
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As an unexpected window of opportunity for negotiations with Tehran has opened up, the French president is eager for France's ambassador in Iran, Nicolas Roche, who is an expert in the country's nuclear programme, to take the reins of France's Defence and National Security Secretariat (SGDSN).
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Defence The British Foreign Office has been in touch with the Emirati authorities regarding a British-Australian cyber specialist who was arrested in the Emirates in mid-January.
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