Parties, influence, who runs things
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the invitation after meeting Russia's foreign minister in New York. The Kremlin says no decision has been made — and Putin has an active International Criminal Court warrant for crimes against humanity.
The deal covers 65 billion barrels — more than the entire current US reserve base — and would make the new joint venture the world's second-largest corporate holder of proven oil, behind Saudi Aramco. Key details, including when extraction begins and who the private partners are, have not been disclosed.
Voters will be asked whether the provincial government should begin the legal path toward a future binding independence vote. The US tariff dispute has galvanised both camps — pro-unity groups say it proves Canada must stand together, while separatists say it proves Ottawa cannot protect the province.
US officials secretly moved the president to a smaller military jet in Ankara on 8 July 2026, leaving reporters and some White House staff on the decoy aircraft with no idea he had gone. The elaborate ruse involved three separate planes and a staged public boarding.
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