US & Allies Split on Hormuz, BOJ Rate Hike, More
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And I'm Caroline Hepker. US President Donald Trump is promising the Strait of Hormuz will reopen by the end of the week. European allies don't share his optimism. As leaders gather in France for the G7 summit, one official told Bloomberg there are serious difficulties in finding a common position, with few expecting a joint communique. Leaders are expected to discuss a framework for demining the waterway, which would require agreement from Iran. and other parties involved. European leaders hope to secure Trump's backing for the mission, though, but the US president is already downplaying both Europe's role and the challenges involved. Here he is speaking alongside the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
I don't think we're going to need much help because we have an agreement where it's going to be open. So I don't think we're going to need much help, but I don't think it's a bad idea to have a ship or two up here from a few countries. You'd be a great country to do it, because you never know what happens. But I think it's going to be open, and I think it's going to be freesailing.
Trump was speaking during a bilateral meeting with Macron, who, along with the UK's Keir Starmer, has been leading efforts to develop a plan to reopen the straits. While Washington and Tehran both say that they have reached an interim agreement to reopen the key shipping lane, they have offered differing accounts of what it contains. Officials are due to sign the accord in Switzerland on Friday, with the full text expected to be released later.
The UK is set to impose fresh sanctions on Russia and extend further energy support to Ukraine. A statement from 10 Denning Street said Britain is stepping up and would directly target Russia's illicit shadow fleet, including several LNG vessels. It comes as the UK and G7 allies look to increase pressure on the US to bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. Ukraine's ambassador to the White House, Olga Stefanovichina, says the time is ripe for following Russia's attack on a historic cathedral in Kyiv.
It's 1,000 years old church, which is basically the motherland of the Christianity, has been deliberately attacked by Russians, and they would not even recognize that. That means that the meetings over the next day are really important, and Russians are really afraid that there will be a time when they need to come back to the table and be forced to stop this aggression. And U.S. role is absolutely vital here.
It's Ukraine's Ambassador to the White House, Olga Stefanushina. The UK's latest sanctions push comes as the BBC reported that a series of arson attacks targeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer last year have been linked to an extensive campaign of Russian sabotage.
Now, a new poll has shown that Swiss voters are more inclined to back closer ties to the European Union than to reject them. It's an early indication of sentiment ahead of a vote in Switzerland about the relationship with the EU, which is expected by 2028.
What challenges do the US and European allies face regarding the Strait of Hormuz?
The polling by Tamedia shows 46% of respondents leaning towards supporting a set of agreements with the EU, 40% leaning towards rejecting them. The result reaffirms the view that a majority of Swiss voters don't want to sacrifice the country's ties with the bloc to calm discomfort over immigration. That's as voters did reject plans to cap the country's population in a vote last weekend.
The Bank of Japan has raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1%.
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