according to a statement from the Pentagon.

which took place on the sidelines of an Arctic Council summit in Iceland.I have determined that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive the application of sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG.

Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP The White House first floated the idea of a presidential summit last month in an apparent move to restore some lines of communication with Moscow.Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/TASS/Reuters Indeed.which went on for almost two hours.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday bode well for a potential summit this summer between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden.The rumor is that both sides have been preparing for the potential Biden-Putin meeting to take place in June.

It will be difficult to clear this logjam.

leading to another wave of diplomatic expulsions.according to the European Commission.

solar panels and wind turbines.An International Energy Agency report from earlier this month showed the looming mismatch between the worlds strengthened climate ambitions and the availability of critical minerals.

An onshore wind plant needs nine times the mineral input than a comparable sized gas-powered facility.to entirely decouple from China and dominate the critical mineral industry