Canadian in London. Senior Reporter, UK Trade
at POLITICO.
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Putin could order attacks to stop on election day — but Russia has rejected a longer ceasefire.
Graham Lanktree
@glanktree.bsky.social
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.social@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialBritain and the EU will hold their annual leaders summit on Nov. 20 in Brussels, U.K. PM Andy Burnham has confirmed the date in a statement to the House of Commons.
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialNATO’s top commander U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich today vowed to block, blunt and break any Russian attack as part of a new “Theory of Victory,” and underlined that alliance troops would fight even if U.S. forces were engaged elsewhere.
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialEuropean governments have rebuked Donald Trump’s plan to import hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel and vowed to keep isolating Moscow and supporting Ukraine as it heads into a brutal wartime winter.
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialEXCLUSIVE: The European Commission is working with the U.K. to avoid a cliff edge that threatens to raise the cost of cross-channel electric vehicle exports by 10 percent from the start of next year.
@mariadrutska.bsky.socialReposted by @glanktree.bsky.social🚨Trump apparently made a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel weeks ago, around the time he signed the Graham Act into law. A shipment of diesel departed St. Petersburg September 22nd, and is about to arrive in the US. Will history call this the Dmitriev-Witkoff pact?
@christopherjm.ft.comReposted by @glanktree.bsky.social"The @financialtimes.com spoke with officials from five different European intelligence agencies who warned that chief executives and other senior employees at defence companies were being targeted by Kremlin operatives."
@bloomberg.comReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialFor a sign of just how extraordinary oil shipping costs have become, consider this: It’s now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to launch a rocket into space.
bloom.bgHiring US-to-China Oil Tanker Costs More Than Launching a Space RocketFor a sign of just how extraordinary oil shipping costs have become, consider this: It’s now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to launch a rocket into space.
@atrupar.comReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialTrump: "I think you heard about the oil deal with Russia. That is a big deal. That is massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and I want to thank President Putin to be honest with you."
@arstechnica.comReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialA batch of previously undisclosed documents also reveals Exxon promoted climate-solution claims, such as its work on biofuels and carbon capture and storage, that its own scientists said were unlikely to reach commercial scale: arstechnica.visitlink.me/tPZG9V
arstechnica.visitlink.meInternal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaignCourt filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.
@atrupar.comReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialPeter Navarro on a hot mic: "So, this shithead at the pool camera won't turn on the camera" (Shame C-SPAN didn't take more of this)
@robertscotthorton.bsky.socialReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialAmerica's major allies rebuke Trump and Rubio for riding to the defense of Putin and Netanyahu with vile attacks on the ICC. No one is fooled by what they are doing.
@anandmenon.bsky.socialReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialAn announcement. There will be plenty of time to reflect on what we've achieved, and on the fantastic colleagues who have helped us achieve it. But for now, sad news ukandeu.ac.uk/announcement... 1/2
@jdportes.bsky.socialReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialThis prompted me to go back and check the claim that "On current DWP forecasts, from the 2024 election until 2030, Labour will have increased working-age benefit spending by a further £51.6 bn/year." It appears to be equally fictional/spreadsheet error. Correct figure is maybe £36bn..
@johnspringford.bsky.socialReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialGood news. A larger, more liquid carbon market allows UK and EU emitters to buy permits from plants that can decarbonise at the least cost. Plus it avoids pointless CBAM charges on both sides. A no-brainer.
@glanktree.bsky.socialGermany wants the U.K. to raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for protection from Made in Europe rules, according to a person familiar with Berlin’s position.
@glanktree.bsky.socialThe U.K.’s trade watchdog is urging Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds to impose anti-dumping tariffs of up to 63.66% on Chinese producers of a widely used whitening chemical.
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialBritain’s Andy Burnham jets off to Germany for his first European trip as PM.
Can the countries align their ambitions and maybe find an avenue for the U.K. to rejoin the EU?
🎙️ Anne McElvoy + @samcoatessky.bsky.social discuss on #PASAA 👇
@politico.euReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialThe U.K. and Israel have stepped back from the diplomatic brink by securing a compromise to prevent the full closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem.
@davidheniguk.bsky.socialReposted by @glanktree.bsky.socialThis time three years ago I was very confident there would be a workround on UK-EU electric vehicles, I'm less sure this time, the politics around China is less favourable and hence why the UK may have to put more on the table.