## Zelenskyy: No world leader has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that no country or world leader has the right to negotiate with Russia on behalf of Ukraine.

Details: Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine determines its own future, and no other nation or political leader has the right to dictate terms.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "I insist that no leader in the world has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine.

He stressed that peace could be achieved only when Ukraine is strong enough and has guarantees of support from international partners.

To sit down with Putin under such conditions would mean giving him the right to decide everything in our part of the world.

More details: The president emphasised that Ukraine determines its own future, and no other nation or political leader has the right to dictate terms.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "Who can guarantee that Putin will not return to Ukraine [after a ceasefire is established]? »

### Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster over final Iowa survey

Authored by cnn.com

President-elect Donald Trump is escalating his legal campaign against media outlets by suing renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register newspaper and its parent company Gannett.

The case reflects Trump’s anger at the final Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the 2024 election season.

The poll found Harris with 47% support and Trump with 44%, a shocking result since Trump was universally expected to win the state. »

### In reversal, key House panel votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report

Authored by cnn.com

The House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into the conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz before the end of this Congress, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter.

When the committee voted last month to shelve the report, Gaetz was President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general.

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### FTC bans hidden junk fees in hotel, event ticket prices

Authored by cnbc.com

The rule is narrower than what the FTC proposed in 2023 that would have broadly banned hidden and deceptive fees regardless of industry.

The FTC estimates the rule would save U.S. consumers 53 million hours per year they would not have to spend sleuthing out total costs before making purchases.

Biden's regulators have taken aim at inflated and hidden fees, though their efforts have met with lawsuits by businesses and corporate interest groups. »

### Government news: The AOC–Pelosi fight is not good for Democrats.

Authored by slate.com

But the Democratic Party is currently split over a committee position that is quite symbolic over its internal warring about the future.

After November’s drubbing, House Democrats signaled that they were prepared to accept a changing of the guard atop some of the important House committees.

And because Pelosi suffered a fall in Luxembourg and had to have her hip replaced, she’s essentially whipping votes from a hospital bed.*. »

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