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Bessent Says Russian Economic Woes Can Bring Putin to Table  Bloomberg.com Trump signals readiness for second phase of sanctions against Russia and proposes new terms for Middle East ceasefire  CNN Treasury secretary says U.S. and EU must partner to ‘collapse’ Russian economy  NBC News Trump to Sanction Russia After Large-Scale Attack on Kyiv  Time Magazine Trump ready for second stage of sanctions on Russia …

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader  The New York Times Trump is furious at China, but he’s making US foes great again  CNN America’s biggest adversaries “conspire” in Beijing  Axios Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?  The Sydney Morning Herald Trump says China should have mentioned US during ‘beautiful …

US President Donald Trump has accused Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping of conspiring against the US with the leaders of Russia and North Korea. Trump’s comments came as China hosted world leaders at its largest-ever Victory Day parade in Beijing on Wednesday – a showcase of China’s military might. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Please give my warmest …

It may be oversimplifying things to say that “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” the new Olivier Assayas film starring Paul Dano and Jude Law, is “Interview with the Vampire” meets “The Apprentice,” but the comparison is probably welcome considering the latter film earned two Oscar nominations earlier this year for stars Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as …

As a French auteur with international pedigree, Olivier Assayas likes to split his time between intimate homegrown dramas and kinetic thrillers that never stay in the same place for too long. On one side, there are the director’s very Gallic works like Late August, Early September, Summer Hours, Non-Fiction and recent COVID comedy Suspended Time. And on the other there …

“The Wizard of the Kremlin,” a political thriller starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his former right-hand man and spin-doctor Vadim Baranov, earned a hugely enthusiastic 10-minute standing ovation at this year’s Venice Film Festival. While the film belonged to Dano, who smiled appreciatively at the applause, it was the star power of Law that gave …

Oliver Assayas’ topical drama The Wizard of the Kremlin, revolving around a scheming Russian spin doctor who smooths Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in the 1990s, world premiered in Venice this afternoon. Paul Dano plays the titular role of Vadim Baranov, a former avant-garde artist and reality TV show producer, who becomes the unofficial advisor to ex-KGB agent Putin as rises up the political …

Jude Law had no qualms about portraying the ruthless Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas‘ political thriller “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which premiered Aug. 31 at the Venice Film Festival. “I hope not naively, but I didn’t fear repercussions. I felt confident, in the hands of Olivier and the script, that this story was going to be told …

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin for Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which has its world premiere Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. Law said Sunday before the premiere that he didn’t enter the project naively, and that he also does not fear repercussions for his portrayal. “I felt safe in the hands of …

Emergency service workers at the site of a Russian air strike on a residential building in Kyiv. (Bloomberg) — Russia unleashed a wave of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, in defiance of US calls for an end to the fighting, as Ukraine and its allies kept up efforts to obtain future security guarantees for the war-torn nation. The Russian …